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John says, "This site has photos of many famous people throwing the devil's salute, aka the manu cornuta."
Boing Boing: January 16, 2005 - January 22, 2005 Archives 2005
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The term pestilentiae manu factae was coined by Seneca, the Roman philosopher and advisor to Emperor Nero, in the first century.
Blowback Brad Thor 2005
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The term pestilentiae manu factae was coined by Seneca, the Roman philosopher and advisor to Emperor Nero, in the first century.
Blowback Brad Thor 2005
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_ of the great blue pigeons, and the plaintive cry of the ringdoves, so well termed manu-tagi (the weeping bird) by the imaginative Samoans.
The Call Of The South 1908 Louis Becke 1884
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Which frankly speaking, we hadn't played for the first half of the season, apart from a few exceptions, such as manu, chelsea, fenerbache.
British Blogs 2009
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A mahope, he manu okoa ka manu nana i lele mai a hoomoe i ua punana nei, aole nae wau i ike i ka lele ana'ku o ka manu hope nana i hoomoe ua punana nei, a puoho wale ae la wau, aole no hoi i ikeia ka hoi hou ana mai o ka manu nana ka punana. "
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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More like legen …. hope your not lactose intolerant …. dary manu
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It was very nice of Randy to offer his services at such a reasonable price! manu
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W manu wybieramy: Ustawienia - Ustawienia systemowe - Czcionki.
Poprawianie czcionki w Kubuntu GregKoval 2010
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I was there as wee manu other and irs time to help those like Dave live what time they have lefr in pace.
Dead Dave Rennie 2010
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The name manu – meaning bird in the Māori language – also has a murky history.
Popping a manu: New Zealand’s unique water jumping obsession Eva Corlett 2025
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The aim of a manu is to create the highest splash and while the v-shape is the most common technique, other styles including the coffin (feet first, straight body), the gorilla (head and shoulders first), and the staple (hands and feet first) regularly feature.
Popping a manu: New Zealand’s unique water jumping obsession Eva Corlett 2025
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These are the “manu” jumpers – people who get a thrill and sometimes compete – in the sport of manu, a unique New Zealand diving technique similar to a bomb, developed by Māori and Pasifika communities, and which has now become a national pastime.
Popping a manu: New Zealand’s unique water jumping obsession Eva Corlett 2025
chained_bear commented on the word manu
Not much info on Wikipedia except: "It is quite likely that this bird was an ancestral albatross."
April 22, 2009
bilby commented on the word manu
Shot to extinction by a tribe of depressed sea-nomads seeking ancestral bad luck.
April 22, 2009
reesetee commented on the word manu
The phrase "ancestral albatross" must be bracketed, please.
April 23, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word manu
*bows*
April 23, 2009
reesetee commented on the word manu
Thank you.
April 23, 2009