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Re: On second thoughts, no
Posted By: Flaithbhertach MacLoingry, on host 210.55.116.226
Date: Friday, November 19, 1999, at 00:20:21
In Reply To: Re: For geniuses only. GRY is the grunt of a pig and a lot more. posted by Grace on Friday, November 19, 1999, at 00:01:30:

> > > > > > There are three words in the English language that end in "gry". ONE is angry and the other is hungry. EveryONE knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for. EveryONE uses them everyday and if you listened very carefully I've given you the third word. What is it?? ____gry??
> > > > >
> > > > > I think what you mean is this
> > > > >
> > > > > Think of words ending in "gry." Angry and hungry are two
> > > > > of them. There are only three words in the English
> > > > > language. What is the third word? The word is something
> > > > > that everyone uses every day. If you have listened
> > > > > carefully, I have already told you what it is
> > > > >
> > > > > You can find it in the brain food section of rinkworks under groaners.
> > > > >
> > > > > And the answere is...no I won't give it away {{{;-)
> > > > >
> > > > > Spider-whoyagonnacall?-Boy
> > > >
> > > > Hey. There seems to be an entire lexicon on the subject of "words ending in -gry". Years ago, Ann Landers got stumped by the question, so she turned to none other than the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary, who provided the following:
> > > >
> > > > aggry
> > > > meagry
> > > > puggry
> > > >
> > > > and later on, Webster's New World Dictionary listed another one: mawgry.
> > > >
> > > > Guess that means there are only 6 words (at least) that end in -gry.
> > >
> > > I can't believe someone actually looked these all up...they must have had some sort of program do it for them:
> > >
> > >
> > > Gr"and that i actually searched for it..."ace
> >
> > Oh, that's funny. Thanks for the link.
> >
> > Brunnen-"maybe I'll change my name to Flaithbhertach MacLoingry"G
>
> Hmmmm...and what a wise choice that would be. We *still* wouldn't know if you were a man or woman. ;)
>
> Gr"wouldn't want to spoil the mystery anyway"ace

Nah. It's just not cool enough. And not being able to spell your own name right two times out of three would probably be a mistake anyway.

Brunnen-"Brunnen-G"G

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