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Topic: Origin of Orz' word "Frumple" (Read 27820 times)
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Deathy
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Um, sorry about going back OT after all these fascinating tangents, but I'm pretty sure that everyone (native english speaking) has heard *frumple* before.
As in, frumpy. As is, dowdy, plain, uninspired looking, usually pertaining to clothing.
"In the first few seasons of X-files, Agent Scully looked kind of like a frumpy housewife."
Granted, reverse engineering the word yields something like frumpulated or frumpulized, but still.
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Lukipela
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Eh, that's due to a slight problem on my side. through the university, I have my own webspace, but until I set up a site, it's only active as long as my computer is on. So if you happen to see the image, I'm definetly online. until I get off my lazy behind and do something about it, that's the way it's gonna be I'm afraid, unless someone will volunteer to put the image up on their website  It shouldnt really take very long, but i just never seem to have the time to do it, or find out what I need to do...
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In case youre wondering, it's an androsynth guradian, but you probably guessed that already : )
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« Last Edit: February 15, 2003, 09:05:21 am by Lukipela »
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GermanNightmare
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Um, sorry about going back OT after all these fascinating tangents, but I'm pretty sure that everyone (native english speaking) has heard *frumple* before.
As in, frumpy. As is, dowdy, plain, uninspired looking, usually pertaining to clothing.
"In the first few seasons of X-files, Agent Scully looked kind of like a frumpy housewife."
Granted, reverse engineering the word yields something like frumpulated or frumpulized, but still.
And since English is n o t my native language and that is the only word I've never heard before in all the 15 years I've been speaking English (and the 11 years playing SCII) I figured better look it up than ignore it 
You never know when you might have to *frumple* - but it could come handy, right?
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Greetings from the German Nightmare - Up the Irons!
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Death 999
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We did. You did. Yes we can. No.
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Not really... whenever I could use "*frumple*", the better phrase is "I grow turgid. Violent action ensues."
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