ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Do I see a gun thread morphing from this? :roflblack::roflblack:
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wyliec
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Yes, he did spell it correctly.
Is that little laughing icon supposed to mean that ain't isn't proper English?
Bob Denman
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No; it ain't! 
wyliec
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No; it ain't!
It's in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, and that's good enough for me. It's commonly used in books, and I've seen it used by journalist. I've also seen it used on spyderlovers.com; so, you know it's good English.
Bob Denman
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:shocked: It ain't bad no more?? :roflblack:
(Somewhere; Mr. Webster is doing his best impression of a "Whirling Dervish", in his grave!) :dg1:
(Somewhere; Mr. Webster is doing his best impression of a "Whirling Dervish", in his grave!) :dg1:
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Is whirling dervish supposed to be capitalized or should just Dervish be capitalized? :dontknow:
Bob Denman
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I think that "Whirling" is part of the proper name for the critter; I vote for Capitalization! :thumbup:
It it wasn't; it'd just be an adjective.
Besides; is there any type of Dervish that doesn't whirl?
It it wasn't; it'd just be an adjective.
Besides; is there any type of Dervish that doesn't whirl?
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
There's a hat type??? :roflblack::roflblack:
sddinnh
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I guess there must be. From Wikipedia
A Dervish or Darvesh[SUP][1][/SUP] (from Persian درویش, Darvīsh[SUP][2][/SUP] via Turkish,[SUP][3][/SUP] Somali: Daraawiish, Arabic: درويش, Darwīš) is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or "Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity. In this respect, Dervishes are most similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus.[SUP][4][/SUP]
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Thanks, we needed that. :yes::yes::yes::yes::yes:
sddinnh
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Just trying to bring a little sanity back to this thread if that's possible :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:
Dan_Ashley
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Bob Denman
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I've got a question about these folks...
If they fall down; do they get kicked out of the Dervish Clan?
Dan_Ashley
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no they don't get kicked out. They have to complete remedial Whirling in Motion Practice. Affectionately known as WIMP School among clan members who are in the know. Once they complete this difficult nine month training program, they are then issued new flying colors. These colors are a special shade, and are considered by most of the clan to be ugly. That is why they are called Flying Ugly Colors. (I leave it to you to construct the acronym. Here I'll just call it the F-acronym.). Very few clan members want to be known as F-acronym WIMPS. So, they all practice not falling down while alone in their bathrooms.
The he whole culture is a little weird to me.
Dan_Ashley
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This is actually a very astute question. When the clan gets home and starts to relax they have a very strong need to "un twirl." This need can prevent them from enjoying evenings with family and friends--it must be fulfilled. Unfortunately, the clan believes that the direction of the twirl has important implications for their ultimate trip to heaven or hell. These beliefs were first developed during European Middle Ages--but I digress. As a result the clan's need to unwind cannot be met without each clansman risking a trip to hell. So, to meet this need the clan need to find surrogates who could un twirl for them. Alas, there were no willing volunteers. This resulted in changes to the criminal code of the clan. Whenever one is found guilty of a crime or other transgression, the guilty party must spend time twirling in the other direction. Over the centuries this developed into the convention of turning screws to right to tighten them, unless you are dealing with propane where you loosen by going to the right.
Bob Denman
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Dan_A,
This is really starting to sound like the GREATEST story that I've never heard before! :clap: :bowdown:
This is really starting to sound like the GREATEST story that I've never heard before! :clap: :bowdown:
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