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pointless discussion^2
meraj
04/06/01 at 03:25:30
slm,

heh.. as long as i'm here, it wont die ;-D

'eh! drop the chalupa!' ;-D
Re: pointless discussion^2
eleanor
04/06/01 at 16:31:16
I love these discussions..what are they about again??? oh yeah......
Will I tell you the joke about the pencil?

naaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
there's no point to it!!!!

lol lol lol lol lol
lmho
lmho
Cuckoo
Re: pointless discussion^2
PacificBreeze
04/06/01 at 22:18:31
dude
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
04/07/01 at 15:08:35
slm,

[quote]dude[/quote]

ddddduuuuuuuuuddddde!!!!!

[end of conversation] ;-D
mmmooooooo...
meraj
04/07/01 at 22:00:27
slm,

if you cant tell the difference between a regular cow and a mad cow, then you should see this... i believe this may be of help to the albany crew ;-D

[url]http://www.send4fun.com/mad.htm[/url] [sub] [This post was modified by Meraj on 04/07/01 at 22:00:27]
Re: pointless discussion^2
Mona
04/08/01 at 16:34:08
Talking about cows reminded me of a cute name that (some) people use (jokingly) in reference to Guelph University, here in south western Ontario... they call it [color=black]MOO U[/color] :D That's b/c it was Ontario's (or Canada's?) first agricultural college.  

Of course now I will be demoted to some obscure Madina title, courtesy of Jannah who decided to revamp the madina titles just as I qualified for the then 200 post qualifying mark for the title 'Madina Mujahid'.  But nooooooo.  I tell ya, she is on to me ;)  Bhaloo & se7en, I am counting on you guys, don't leave me alone else I am in trouble.

In other pointless discussion news, I've lately heard a meaningless, supposedly hip, phrase spoken by the 'young ones'.  Has any of you heard 'aw flip'?  I heard a story on how it came into existence but find it a bit too much!
[sub] [This post was modified by Mona on 04/08/01 at 16:34:08]
Re: pointless discussion^2
bhaloo
04/09/01 at 15:23:49
slm

[quote]Bhaloo & se7en, I am counting on you guys, don't leave me alone else I am in trouble.[/quote]

Anyone that can come up with cow jokes is a-ok.  :)
Re: pointless discussion^2
pakiprncess
04/09/01 at 18:41:01

[quote]slm

Anyone that can come up with cow jokes is a-ok.  :)[/quote]

hows this? (my fav)

My cow refuses to give milk,
And you know why, of course.
She's been grazing in the field too long,
And now she thinks she's a horse.

hehe, am i in ??
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
04/09/01 at 18:41:25
slm,

Q: what do you call a dead cow?

A: ground beef ;-D

heh... sorry its a bit morbid, but funny, eh? ;-D
Re: pointless discussion^2
Ikani
04/10/01 at 01:58:58
Assalamu alaikum,

Cow1: Here these humans go again with their jokes, and when you get mad they start complaining.

Cow2: Watch your mouth 'fore you end up with one foot in the grave! It's happening a lot these days.

Cow1: Hogwash!

Cow2: That still didn't save them from being massacred and burnt!

Farmer: Hey, stop corrupting the young animals, no smoking in the fields you lot!

Tobacco firms: Cut that out, you're not going to blame us for all your ailments!





http://www.geocities.com/iisule
Re: pointless discussion^2
Kathy
04/10/01 at 08:14:14
;-D
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
04/10/01 at 19:38:24
slm,

heh.. good one ikani ;-D

did you hear about NASA's next mission? they plan to launch a bunch of cattle into orbit on a space shuttle... they will be [i]the first herd shot around the world[/i] ;-D

ok ok.. i hear your groans... i'll hush now :)
Re: pointless discussion^2
pakiprncess
04/11/01 at 11:48:58
lolz...cant resist!

Q) Where do cows go when they want a night out?
A) To the moo-vies!

Q) What kind of milk comes from a forgetful cow?
A) Milk of Amnesia
Re: pointless discussion^2
JustMe
04/12/01 at 10:09:10
I heard this when I was little:

Why can't a cow go over a hill?

Ans: Because it can't go under.  

I know what you're all thinking heh heh i forgot to laugh!
Re: pointless discussion^2
pakiprncess
04/12/01 at 11:12:07

[quote]

ddddduuuuuuuuuddddde!!!!!

[/quote]
hahaaaaa....are you in california? what about us dudets??
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
04/12/01 at 18:50:56
slm,

haha no im not in cali.. believe it or not, im in alabama :o but dude is like the word i use all the time :)

got it dude(ette)? aiight coo ;-D
Re: pointless discussion^2
pakiprncess
04/13/01 at 10:59:34
but dont alabamanians (whatever!) say sir and ma'am ?
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
04/13/01 at 12:42:12
slm,

well for alabamians, and basically most of the south, its common for people, especially younger people to older people to use sir and ma'am... no one usually requires that you say it, but like in school if a teacher gets mad or somethin, then it generally expected that you address them as sir or ma'am :) or especially if someone is of higher authority.
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
04/15/01 at 00:30:25
slm,

MadinaNews: Madinans don't add resident profiles of themselves!! Too bad these will be hardcoded in for them?!

hahaha.. man thats just evil :)
Re: pointless discussion^2
pakiprncess
04/16/01 at 10:51:21
asalaam alaikum -

oh wow...you know what, i dont think thats only a "in the south" thing...cuz no matter who gets mad here, im always like "my sincerest apologies sir/ma'am"....dude just seems kinda outta place, ya know?

ps...whats "hardcoded"?

Allah hafiz
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
04/16/01 at 17:25:50
slm,

yeah i guess its kinda a widespread thing, but thats like one thing that people tend to associate with the south especially :)

and by hardcoded, sr jannah was refering to the fact she was upset that she went through so much trouble to add an extra field to our profiles, and hardly anyone has bothered to make use of it.. so she was hinting that she may possibly add some comments to those fields and make them permanent to take revenge :)
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
04/21/01 at 19:08:30
slm,

i found this somewhere and ive been trying to figure out what it is.. does anyone know ???

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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?
Re: pointless discussion^2
bhaloo
04/21/01 at 22:40:09
slm

Meraj you told the riddle incorrectly, here is an explanation of the riddle and how the question should have been worded.  

Aside from "angry" and "hungry" and words derived therefrom, there is
only one word ending with "-gry" in Webster's Third Unabridged: "aggry."
However, this word is defective in that it is part of a phrase "aggry beads."
The OED's usage examples all talk about "aggry beads."

Moving to older dictionaries, we find that "gry" itself is a word in Webster's
Second Unabridged (and the OED):

gry, n. [L. gry, a trifle; Gr. gry, a grunt]
  1. a measure equal to one-tenth of a line. [Obs.] (Obs. = obsolete)
  2. anything very small. [Rare.]

This is a list of 100 words, phrases and names ending in "gry":
[Explanation of references is given at the end of the list.]

aggry [OED:1:182; W2; W3]
Agry Dagh (Mount Agry) [EB11]
ahungry [OED:1:194; FW; W2]
angry [OED; FW; W2; W3]
anhungry [OED:1:332; W2]
Badagry [Johnston; EB11]
Ballingry [Bartholomew:40; CLG:151; RD:164, pl.49]
begry [OED:1:770,767]
bewgry [OED:1:1160]
bowgry [OED:1:1160]
braggry [OED:1:1047]
Bugry [TIG]
Chockpugry [Worcester]
Cogry [BBC]
cony-gry [OED:2:956]
conyngry [OED:2:956]
Croftangry [DFC, as "Chrystal Croftangry"]
dog-hungry [W2]
Dshagry [Stieler]
Dzagry [Andree]
eard-hungry [CED (see "yird"); CSD]
Echanuggry [Century:103-104, on inset map, Key 104 M 2]
Egry [France; TIG]
ever-angry [W2]
fire-angry [W2]
Gagry [EB11]
gry (from Latin _gry_) [OED:4/2:475; W2]
gry (from Romany _grai_) [W2]
haegry [EDD (see "hagery")]
half-angry [W2]
hangry [OED:1:329]
heart-angry [W2]
heart-hungry [W2]
higry pigry [OED:5/1:285]
hogry [EDD (see "huggerie"); CSD]
hogrymogry [EDD (see "huggerie"); CSD (as "hogry-mogry")]
hongry [OED:5/1:459; EDD:3:282]
huggrymuggry [EDD (see "huggerie"); CSD (as "huggry-muggry&quop;)]
hungry [OED; FW; W2; W3]
Hungry Bungry [Daily Illini, in ad for The Giraffe, Spring 1976]
iggry [OED]
Jagry [EB11]
kaingry [EDD (see "caingy")]
land-hungry [OED; W2]
leather-hungry [OED]
Langry [TIG; Times]
Lisnagry [Bartholomew:489]
MacLoingry [Phillips (as "Flaithbhertach MacLoingry")]
mad-angry [OED:6/2:14]
mad-hungry [OED:6/2:14]
magry [OED:6/2:36, 6/2:247-48]
malgry [OED:6/2:247]
man-hungry [OED]
Margry [Indians (see "Pierre Margry" in bibliog., v.2, p.1204)]
maugry [OED:6/2:247-48]
mawgry [OED:6/2:247]
meagry [OED:6/2:267]
meat-hungry [W2]
menagry [OED (see "managery")]
messagry [OED]
nangry [OED]
overangry [RH1; RH2]
Pelegry [CE (in main index as "Raymond de Pelegry")]
Pingry [Bio-Base; HPS:293-94, 120-21]
podagry [OED; W2 (below the line)]
Pongry [Andree (Supplement, p.572)]
pottingry [OED:7/2:1195; Jamieson:3:532]
puggry [OED:8/1:1573; FW; W2]
pugry [OED:8/1:1574]
rungry [EDD:5:188]
scavengry [OED (in 1715 quote under "scavengery")]
Schtschigry [LG/1:2045; OSN:97]
Seagry [TIG; EB11]
Segry [Johnston; Andree]
self-angry [W2]
self-hungry ?
Shchigry [CLG:1747; Johnson:594; OSN:97,206; Times:185,pl.45]
shiggry [EDD]
Shtchigry [LG/1:2045; LG/2:1701]
Shtshigry [Lipp]
skugry [OED:9/2:156, 9/1:297; Jamieson:4:266]
Sygry [Andree]
Tangry [France]
Tchangry [Johnson:594; LG/1:435,1117]
Tchigry [Johnson:594]
tear-angry [W2]
tike-hungry [CSD]
Tingry [France; EB11 (under "Princesse de Tingry")]
toggry [Simmonds (as "Toggry", but all entries are capitalized)]
ulgry [Partridge; Smith:24-25]
unangry [OED; W2]
vergry [OED:12/1:123]
Virgy [CLG:2090]
Wirgy [CLG:2090; NAP:xxxix; Times:220, pl.62; WA:948]
wind-angry.
wind-hungry [W2]
yeard-hungry [CED (see "yird")]
yerd-hungry [CED (see "yird"); OED]
yird-hungry [CED (see "yird")]
Ymagry [OED:1:1009 (col. 3, 1st "boss" verb), (variant of "imagery")]

This list was gathered from the following articles:

George H. Scheetz, In Goodly Gree: With Goodwill, Word Ways 22:195 (Nov. 1989)
Murray R. Pearce, Who's Flaithbhertach MacLoingry?, Word Ways 23:6 (Feb. 1990)
Harry B. Partridge, Gypsy Hobby Gry, Word Ways 23:9 (Feb. 1990)
A. Ross Eckler, -Gry Words in the OED, Word Ways 25:4 (Nov. 1992)

References:
(Many references are of the form [Source:volume:page] or [Source:page].)

Andree, Richard. Andrees Handatlas (index volume). 1925.
Bartholomew, John. Gazetteer of the British Isles: Statistical and
     Topographical. 1887.
BBC = BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of English Names.
Bio-Base. (Microfiche) Detroit: Gale Research Company. 1980.
CE = Catholic Encyclopedia. 1907.
CED = Chambers English Dictionary. 1988.
Century = "India, Northern Part." The Century Atlas of the World. 1897, 1898.
CLG = The Colombia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World. L.E.Seltzer, ed. 1952.
CSD = Chambers Scots Dictionary. 1971 reprint of 1911 edition.
Daily Illini (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).
DFC = Dictionary of Fictional Characters. 1963.
EB11 = Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed.
EDD = The English Dialect Dictionary. Joseph Wright, ed. 1898.
France = Map Index of France. G.H.Q. American Expeditionary Forces. 1918.
FW = Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary of the English Language. 1943.
HPS = The Handbook of Private Schools: An Annual Descriptive Survey of
     Independent Education, 66th ed. 1985.
Indians = Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. F. W. Hodge. 1912.
Jamieson, John. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language. 1879-87.
Johnston, Keith. Index Geographicus... 1864.
LG/1 = Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer
     or Geographical Dictionary of the World. 1888.
LG/2 = Lippincott's New Gazetteer: ... 1906.
Lipp = Lippincott's Pronouncing Gazetteer of the World. 1861, undated
     edition from late 1800's; 1902.
NAP = Narodowy Atlas Polski. 1973-1978 [Polish language]
OED = The Oxford English Dictionary. 1933. [Form: OED:volume/part number if
     applicable:page]
OSN: U.S.S.R. Volume 6, S-T. Official Standard Names Approved by the United
     States Board on Geographic Names. Gazetteer #42, 2nd ed. June 1970.
Partridge, Harry B. "Ad Memoriam Demetrii." Word Ways, 19 (Aug. 1986): 131.
Phillips, Lawrence. Dictionary of Biographical Reference. 1889.
RD = The Reader's Digest Complete Atlas of the British Isles, 1st ed. 1965.
RH1 = Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged. 1966.
RH2 = Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Second Edition
     Unabridged. 1987.
Simmonds, P.L. Commercial Dictionary of Trade Products. 1883.
Smith, John. The True Travels, Adventvres and Observations: London 1630.
Stieler, Adolph. Stieler's Handatlas (index volume). 1925.
TIG = The Times Index-Gazetteer of the World. 1965.
Times = The Times Atlas of the World, 7th ed. 1985.
W2 = Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language,
     Second Edition, Unabridged. 1934.
W3 = Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language,
     Unabridged. 1961.
WA = The World Atlas: Index-Gazetteer. Council of Ministires of the USSR, 1968.
Worcester, J.E. Universal Gazetteer, Second Edition. 1823.

Some words containing "gry" that do not end with "gry": agrypnia,
agrypnotic, Gryllidae, gryllid, gryllus, Gryllus, grylloblattid,
Gryllotalpa, gryllos, grypanian, Gryphaea, Gryll, Gryphaea, gryposis,
grysbok, gryphon, Gryphosaurus, Grypotherium, grysbuck.  Most of these
are in Webster's Second also with one from Webster's Third Edition and
one from the Random House Dictionary, Second Edition Unabridged.


One person said:

By now, most of you have seen the seemingly-perplexing riddle that's
been going around on various radio shows, copiers and fax machines, and
of course, every listserv in existence (including THIS one). The riddle
seems to have perplexed just about everyone. Many people have attempted
to be helpful and have posted lengthy explanations, many of which, it
seemed, were more incomprehensible than the original riddle. (I hope
*this* explanation is not one of them.)

So, why then does this riddle continue to mystify even the hardiest
puzzle-solvers? Simple! It's because the riddle itself is almost always
stated INCORRECTLY! That's right. The way the riddle is most often told,
there IS no answer!

Don't believe me? Let's start by reading the riddle as it is usually
told. Here goes:

"There are three words in the English language that end in GRY. Two are
HUNGRY and ANGRY. The third one everyone uses every day and knows what
it stands for. If you listened carefully, I already told you what the
word is."

Sound familiar? I'll bet that YOU heard the riddle worded something
like that, right? And if that's how you heard it, no wonder you've been
wracking your brain trying to find the answer. But you know what? There
IS no correct answer! This riddle or a version of it, has been around for
at least 20 years. In the ORIGINAL format (as you'll soon see), it makes
sense and is a true riddle in the sense that, once you find the answer,
you slap your forehead and go "Of course!"

So, what IS the correct version, you ask? Be patient, because first
we have to consider the nature of riddles. By definition, they are
mind-teasers that use word tricks. A riddle is not a trivia question
for which you can go to a reference book and look up an answer. In a
true riddle, there's always some sneaky little trick that makes such a
straight answer impossible. So to find the sneaky little trick in this
-GRY puzzler, think of the way magic is performed. The magician does
something to divert your attention away from what he is actually up to. If
you watch very closely when all those scarves are being waved about,
you realize that much of the action on stage is simply a technique to
confuse or befuddle you so that you will not catch on to the magician's
sly movements. That lovely assistant who parades around in high heels
and sequins is there primarily to keep you distracted so you won't figure
out the trick. (Hey, it works on ME!) Now back to the riddle.

Here is the riddle in its original form:


"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."


In its proper, original form, the first two sentences have absolutely
nothing to do with the question: "Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry
and hungry are two of them." Ignore those two sentences.  They are there
only to throw you off course. (And it worked, didn't it?) What's left
is the actual riddle itself: "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."  The key is the phrase "the English language." In this three-word
phrase, the third word is simply the word "language." Get it?   "Language"
is definitely something that "everyone uses every day"!  Without that
quirky little twist, the puzzle would be just another trivia question,
not a riddle.

A final note: There are, or have been in the past, a number of English
words ending in -GRY, for example, "mawgry," and "iggry" and even an
obscure noun, "gry," that means a small unit of measure. Many people
*thought* they had solved this puzzle when they found one of these words
in old dictionary or by scouring the Internet. But c'mon, folks, when's
the last time you used a word like "gry" in everyday conversation? The
thing about riddles is, you must follow them to the letter or they just
don't work. This one got messed up somewhere along the way and has become
somewhat of a cruel hoax (and perhaps has even become an "urban legend").


NS
Re: pointless discussion^2
jannah
04/21/01 at 23:41:28
that is so funny!!! poor meraj he probably would have never been able to figure it out ;-D
oh lord..
princess
04/22/01 at 01:29:16
as'salaamualikum :)

yeah..that's too much thinking for a riddle ;) later langur ;-D
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
04/22/01 at 21:05:47
slm,

DOH! arshad bro.. thanx for the umm.. uhh... verbose answer :) , but i was thinkning it would just be another 'oh shoot i knew that' brain teaser... i agree, its too much for a simple riddle :)

oh and i just copied and pasted that form someones AIM profile.. so i didnt knwo it would have been inncorrect.. but izs all good... thanx for response bro ;-) i'll just be more carful with my questions next time ;-D
[sigh]
princess
04/24/01 at 09:32:17
walikumas'salaam warahamtullah :)

i have no windows in my office..[sigh] :( i should tae kwan do me a hole in the wall, eh? ;) later langur ;-D
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
04/24/01 at 18:43:19
slm,

hahaha.. i say go for it princess... did you see the movie 'office space'? where the guy dismantles and knocks down his cubicle walls.. heh.. classic ;-D

oh and i used to be a black belt in taekwondo back in the day :)
Re: pointless discussion^2
Mahmoodah
04/26/01 at 20:14:51
salam,
br meraj, u used to b a black belt in taekwondo back in the day.
man that sounds as if ur really old,"back in the day!!!"
ow n thanks 4 solvin my prob of bein the last 1 b4, lol!!!
wa-salam
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
04/27/01 at 22:47:34
slm,

for me, 'back in the day' = 5 years ago :)
Re: pointless discussion^2
PacificBreeze
06/09/01 at 04:07:18
duuuuudeeeeessss
soooo like is anyone going to watch this morn's 2am pak vs aussie game in england???? it'll be soooooooooooooo funnn n exciting..n yikesamanga, i need to go take my nap in time for the game!
ws
u HAVE to watch it..it'll be gooooooood insha'allah :)
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
06/30/01 at 12:24:03
slm,

ok i know you people havent forgotten the pointless discussion already ;)

not having to work on the weekends rocks! ;-D imma go have some kool-aid now :)
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
06/30/01 at 12:38:13
slm,

woo hoo! alhamdulillah i got 500 posts now :)
Re: pointless discussion^2
eleanor
06/30/01 at 17:04:31
slm

yaaaaayyyy!! yippee!! and I hit 300 earlier there today!!

wooooooo hoooooooo..............

I wonder how, I wonder why, la la la la la the blue blue sky
and all that I can see, is just another lemon treeeeeeeeeeeee...

wasalaam
eleanor
Re: pointless discussion^2
slime
07/01/01 at 11:30:20
so...u people like cheese? :)
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
07/01/01 at 16:10:16
slm,

cream cheese
cheddar
mozerella (sp?)
american

...and a ton of others whos names ive forgotten ???
Re: pointless discussion^2
slime
07/02/01 at 16:03:48
me like:

cheddar
mozzarella
parmesan
feta
cream cheese (chives and onion flavoured)
:)
Re: pointless discussion^2
eleanor
07/02/01 at 17:26:40
slm

cheddar
feta
cream/cottage cheese........


but not the kind from between your toes, or the kind that's on your face after someone catches you doing something you shouldn't be doing....

wasalaam
eleanor
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
07/23/01 at 20:47:04
slm,

anyone ever actually seen 'the seige'? its on the USA network right now (started at 8pm CST).

i just had some chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.. man that stuff is good, alhamdulillah... may Allah bless the person who invented it ;-D
Re: pointless discussion^2
Ziggy
07/24/01 at 09:57:55
salaam.

lol..as usual..u guyz have gone bonkerz! :D
oh yeah...'pointless discussion'...innit..:)

Respect
Zakira
Re: pointless discussion^2
zanfaz
07/25/01 at 06:50:00
[slm]

wow !! It's drizzling outside :) .....I'm gonna hv a garma-garam Samosa, a cup of chai.....and 8-)
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
07/25/01 at 22:53:58
slm,

*ahem*.. thats a flaming miswak, right? ;)
Re: pointless discussion^2
zanfaz
07/25/01 at 22:59:27
[slm]

[quote]
*ahem*.. thats a flaming miswak, right?  
[/quote]

Yep :) incensed miswak ;)

Re: pointless discussion^2
zanfaz
08/01/01 at 02:04:21
Why is the 'asdf' thread in Ikhwan locked ? Probably Arsalan has some deep rooted meaning behind 'asdf' ;) kyun Arsalan ?

wa'salam
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
08/02/01 at 12:19:18
slm,

whoo hoo! 600 posts! takbir! ;-D
Re: pointless discussion^2
slime
08/03/01 at 06:43:37
salam,
lol allah-hu-akbar :D
i got myself some bottled slime from the dollar store. its so cool, i never thought i would get my hands on that kinda stuff. :)
Re: pointless discussion^2
PacificBreeze
08/03/01 at 10:01:31
jumuah mubarik! :)
n wishing you all a delightful weekend insha'allah! :)
Re: pointless discussion^2
meraj
08/03/01 at 22:32:03
slm,

right back atcha PacBreeze ;) hope ya'll had an outstanding jummah and hope ya have an eventful weekend inshallah :)


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