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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Aug 7, 2021 15:36:13 GMT -5
B is for ...... BelugaAlso known as a white whale ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Oceanogr%C3%A0fic_29102004.jpg)
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Post by DrivingtoMars (SW CO) on Aug 8, 2021 10:11:22 GMT -5
C is for Crying (verb. Whether a child wanting one thing and being served another, or someone winning an Olympic medal after climbing out of nearly impossible circumstances, the emotions run deep. Or it could be as simple as dicing an onion.).
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Post by yjsk2100 on Aug 8, 2021 13:39:13 GMT -5
D is for.......Dementia that my husband has.
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Post by BillG on Aug 8, 2021 19:40:32 GMT -5
E is for ... electrcity
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Post by catskillhiker on Aug 9, 2021 4:05:14 GMT -5
F is for ... Football (known to the world as Football; known in the USA as Soccer)
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Post by DrivingtoMars (SW CO) on Aug 9, 2021 8:04:31 GMT -5
G is for Goofball (adjective. You know one, or could be one yourself. It could be short term, or not. A mantra of "Get serious? Not!" would be very common. Less focused on the destination, and more focused on the journey. If focus is possible.).
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Post by BillG on Aug 9, 2021 9:23:22 GMT -5
H is for ... heliograph (a semaphore system that signals by flashes of sunlight (generally using Morse code) reflected by a mirror)
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Post by Admiral37 on Aug 9, 2021 14:33:51 GMT -5
I is for Intermodal Transportation
Intermodal transportation means moving large-sized goods in the same steel-based containers through two or more modes of transport. It's a typical way of moving goods in modern times. Intermodal transfer may involve truck, rail, ship, and then truck again.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Aug 9, 2021 20:40:06 GMT -5
J is for ...... JackConfusingly enough, the "jack" is the female connector of a jack and plug set. Used to remember which with the phrase "Jack is a transvestite." Then, I realized the "plug" is the male connector. ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Jack-plug--socket-switch.jpg)
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Post by catskillhiker on Aug 10, 2021 4:02:35 GMT -5
K is for ... Kickball School and playground game similar to baseball where a large rubber ball is kicked to get onto base. Getting thrown out can be brutal, especially in adult versions.
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Post by DrivingtoMars (SW CO) on Aug 10, 2021 8:54:18 GMT -5
L is for Living (Noun[?] the process of getting from one day to the next. Getting done what must be, but maybe getting a chance to have a laugh or sing as a song, as Carol Burnett used to say at the end of her variety show).
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Post by BillG on Aug 10, 2021 8:59:45 GMT -5
L is for ... logogram (a sign or character representing a word or phrase, such as those used in shorthand and some writing systems)
![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FlxB2/arrival_logograms/master/samples/collage.png)
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Post by catskillhiker on Aug 11, 2021 5:34:36 GMT -5
M is for ... Modernity
Scholarly word for Modern
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Post by DrivingtoMars (SW CO) on Aug 11, 2021 7:09:16 GMT -5
N is for No.
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Post by BillG on Aug 11, 2021 9:04:44 GMT -5
O is for ... octagonal
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