Archive for the 'August 2008'

readme: Well, here we are again, a mere month...
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Swing low, stale guest. Dear Word Detective: ...
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Herd word. Dear Word Detective: In reading...
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From drink to think. Dear Word Detective: My...
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Like a scrapbook full of beets. Dear Word...
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