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- noun
fleur-de-lis
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kewpid commented on the word ⚜
The elusive fleur-de-lys.
December 2, 2007
kewpid commented on the word ⚜
December 3, 2007
bilby commented on the word ⚜
Kewpid's one below is much nicer than the one I can see above.
May 17, 2010
plethora commented on the word ⚜
I see a swirl above. Interesting...
May 17, 2010
bilby commented on the word ⚜
To me it looks like a stripey turtle-beetle under a magnifying glass. Ruzuzu will be along in a minute to save it I guess.
May 17, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word ⚜
All I see is a little blue box - but I'd guess it's just the right size for capturing the turtle-beetle and escorting it outside.
May 17, 2010
bilby commented on the word ⚜
May 17, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word ⚜
Oh! Thanks for capturing it, bilby.
May 17, 2010
milosrdenstvi commented on the word ⚜
May 17, 2010
milosrdenstvi commented on the word ⚜
Another strange thing (explained, no doubt, by the vagaries of Unicode) is that the address bar displays it as ⚜, and the "Most Commented On" in Zeitgeist as some bizarre craudestopper faintly resembling an indented wristwatch.
EDIT: aforementioned craudestopper can be seen in the above paragraph. I had been attempting to say that the address bar displays it rather as the ubiquitous rectangular box, which is also how it appears when I type my comment, but not when I publish it.
EDIT 2: And, of course, in the Zeitgeist itself, the wee beastie looks like a's version all coloured in and miniaturised.
EDIT 3: Just realised, also, that probably none of you will see the craudestopper the same way as I do. In which event, the description was worthwhile.
May 18, 2010
inky commented on the word ⚜
May 18, 2010
Prolagus commented on the word ⚜
Is there any award for the best use of the word craudestopper?
May 18, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word ⚜
The "ubiquitous rectangular box" has become very emblematic.
May 18, 2010
reesetee commented on the word ⚜
I think Milos should get the award, Pro. :-)
May 19, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word ⚜
Oooh... now I'm seeing the snail-like spiral.
May 19, 2010
bilby commented on the word ⚜
Fleur-de-escargot :-(
May 19, 2010
milosrdenstvi commented on the word ⚜
I guess somebody has to tag this with buotwc10 now, so that we'll remember it when there's voting at the end of the year.
You know...thingy...doodad...whatsit...craudestopper...
May 19, 2010
plethora commented on the word ⚜
remove off the craudestoppers!
May 19, 2010
reesetee commented on the word ⚜
And whatever you do, remember to gluppit the prawling strangles.
May 20, 2010