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29 Sep 2006, 1:59 pm

Well....I do like
Greeneggsandhamexistentialism.......perhaps this is similiar?

My particular favorite by the philosopher is the "starbelliedsneetchism"......ah,the beauty of the statment...."and they had no stars apon thars"....I could certainly relate!! !!


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29 Sep 2006, 2:29 pm

krex wrote:
Philostrate....I live in the mid-North of USA...about 4 hours from Canada..Minneapolis Minnesota.It is really pretty area by Lake Superior but pretty cold...I always wanted to be near the Mediterranean...
What did you think about your time in England?Where is your Grandmother from?


I enjoyed my time in England. I had a teacher like none other. There weas another one who was quite good aswell... Most of the time I could be on my own which was quite pleseant. The only downside was that my family worried more than ussual, but I could avoid it with more ease than back in Portugal.

My Grandmother is from Washington. My father's best-friend is from Wisconsin. Am I mistaken or is that also by lake superior?

Also, thank you all for the harm welcome.



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29 Sep 2006, 3:38 pm

Yes.....I lived in Duluth ,MN for 3 years and it is just a few minutes to Superior,Wisconson....across the Bong Bridge(that got a lot of laughs when I was in Highschool...mostly from "stoners")Both states share borders with each other and with Lake Superior.


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29 Sep 2006, 4:26 pm

Is Philostrate some kind of heterosexual pride movement? Why would they use greek?


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29 Sep 2006, 5:03 pm

CanyonWind wrote:
Is Philostrate some kind of heterosexual pride movement? Why would they use greek?


? Why would it be some kind of heterosexual movement?

Philostrate as the name of a minor character in W. Shakespeare play "A Midsummer Night's Dream".



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29 Sep 2006, 5:04 pm

Because of philo[s?]=love and strate being pronounceable as straight.



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29 Sep 2006, 5:29 pm

"Philo" is indeed arcaic Greek form love, and "Strate" meant "layers". But still, it is just a character from Shakespeare plays. And as for the "e", it is not pronounced. The name is pronounced: Phill-o-stra-at



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29 Sep 2006, 6:10 pm

That joke was too dumb to survive an explanation, but congratulations, you passed the aspie qualification test. Welcome to your new home planet.

Not everybody here is as goofy as me.


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29 Sep 2006, 6:18 pm

Philostrate wrote:
"Philo" is indeed arcaic Greek form love, and "Strate" meant "layers". But still, it is just a character from Shakespeare plays. And as for the "e", it is not pronounced. The name is pronounced: Phill-o-stra-at


Wow, love for layers. That's really interesting. Got me thinking, at least... layers... (and I don't mean the ones in cakes).