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Reply #30 posted 05/29/04 12:14am

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is talismanic. nod

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.

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Reply #31 posted 05/29/04 7:41am

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Sweeny79 said:

starkitty said:

with a good luck charm?

kinda

Main Entry: tal·is·man
Pronunciation: 'ta-l&s-m&n, -l&z-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -mans
Etymology: French talisman or Spanish talismán or Italian talismano; all from Arabic tilsam, from Middle Greek telesma, from Greek, consecration, from telein to initiate into the mysteries, complete, from telos end —more at TELOS
Date: 1638
1 : an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
2 : something producing apparently magical or miraculous effects
- tal·is·man·ic /"ta-l&s-'ma-nik, -l&z-/ adjective
- tal·is·man·i·cal·ly /-ni-k(&-)lE/ adverb

oh my god....Its the DAY-O word.....

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