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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:20 PM
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Words that sound naughty, but aren't
titmouse
sperm whale
chits
angina
Condoleeza

add yours here
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LNM Donating Member (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:25 PM
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1. He was a bibliophile
who also masticated.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:26 PM
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2. masticate
matriculate
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marzipanni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 08:17 PM
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34. osculate
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 09:40 PM
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47. Stole both of mine, you thief!
x( x( x(
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:27 PM
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3. kumquat
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:34 PM
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9. damn, you stole mine!
Kumquat was my first choice, George Carlin made that a very famous word...:)
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skypilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:29 PM
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4. Vibrate
*
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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:31 PM
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5. Homo Sapien and Heterosexual
Believe it or not I have met some extremely homophobic people that will get pissed off if you call them either of the above.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:47 PM
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19. Homo Erectus
The species that Homo Sapiens evolved from
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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:53 PM
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20. Ummm....those knuckle draggers would think it was a gay proposition
...and they probably run in fear or kill you on the spot if you said that to them.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:32 PM
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6. penal
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 09:40 PM
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48. LOL---I always laugh when I see that word.
:D
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:32 PM
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7. thrombosis
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:34 PM
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8. Palm Pilot
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:40 PM
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12. ....
:spray:
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:35 PM
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10. Throat Lozenger
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TallahasseeGrannie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:37 PM
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11. Big breasted chicken
shuttlecock

hoary

cockmaster (person who mc's a cock fight)

Air on the G-String

Volvo

Canonical Erection (got it off a website..means starting up a new monastary or convent)
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:41 PM
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13. another one: circumnavigate
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:41 PM
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14. pianist
Edited on Fri Feb-24-06 03:41 PM by Kerrytravelers
Not the way it's spelled (which is probably wrong if I'm spelling it) but by the way it's pronounced.

pee-nist



Edited for spelling!
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 09:41 PM
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49. Oh, haha, very funny.
:D :D

It's true, though. ;)
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vikegirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:43 PM
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15. abulia
I suffer from it! :silly:
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:46 PM
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17. uvula
I always thought that one was kind of bad sounding, too.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 10:45 PM
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55. If you use that word in mixed company, most people think
it's kind of bad sounding.
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BurgherHoldtheLies Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:46 PM
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16. MEOW! MEOW! "Catstrabation"
When a cat kneads a pillow and gets that far off look in their eye.

Yes, it's a family word, but it sounds dirty.
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chaska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 03:46 PM
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18. pusillanimous
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Ravenseye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 04:00 PM
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21. moist
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 04:03 PM
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22. Delores
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Der Blaue Engel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 02:23 AM
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64. Mulva
:rofl:
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 04:04 PM
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23. come
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Sugar Smack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 04:28 PM
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24. "check your PM"
;-)
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 04:53 PM
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25. checked
and checked! :loveya:
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Hard_Work Donating Member (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 05:13 PM
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26. seminal
I was going to use it in another post but decided not to. Couldn't refer to Public Enemy as a 'seminal' rap group. It just didn't sound right....
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wovenpaint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 05:23 PM
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27. titillate
I thought it would be one of the first!
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last_texas_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 09:10 PM
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44. That's my choice!
It's the king (or queen) of all words-that-sound-naughty-but-aren't!
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 05:27 PM
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28. wenis
it means "elbow skin," apparently ...
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 05:28 PM
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29. cockpit n/t
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 08:35 PM
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36. gladiator movies
:7
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smitty Donating Member (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 05:32 PM
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30. Puissant, niggardly, cocksure, coccyx
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 08:43 PM
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40. A D.C. politician actually got in trouble for saying "niggardly"
Really. I'm SERIES!!!1111!!11!!1
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 05:51 PM
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31. Santorum
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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 10:38 PM
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53. yeah that is hilarious
every time I see that guy I think of this. haha
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 07:14 PM
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32. ferme la bouche
:P
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marzipanni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 08:13 PM
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33. United Arab Emirates
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Nikia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 08:26 PM
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35. Exaserbate
Also the word "erect" and variations when it doesn't refer to male anatomy. A couple of boys in my sisters 7th grade English class got in trouble when they started laughing in class when the word "erections" was read for a class grammar exercise.
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meow2u3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 08:38 PM
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37. bitch (four-legged)
Bitch, meaning a female dog, especially a mama doggie.
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 08:39 PM
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38. castigate - yeah baby
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 09:43 PM
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51. Another good one!
:thumbsup:
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hyphenate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 08:41 PM
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39. a couple:
homophonic
castigate
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 08:48 PM
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41. coxswain
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DemoTex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 08:51 PM
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42. defecate
Websters: To purify or refine, as in sugar or wine.

Would you please pass the defecated sugar?

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wovenpaint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 08:53 PM
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43. circumference
circumnavigate

argh-now I keep trying to think of "naughty" words!
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 09:11 PM
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45. night stick.....
Edited on Fri Feb-24-06 09:12 PM by WCGreen
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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 09:37 PM
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46. Wankel rotary Engine.
End of Line.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 09:42 PM
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50. Bush
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 10:35 PM
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52. God damned son of a bitch
Edited on Fri Feb-24-06 10:36 PM by no name no slogan
oh wait,...

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Meshuga Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 10:41 PM
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54. Cocktail
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Meshuga Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 10:48 PM
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56. Prick
Like the old George Carlin: "On TV you can prick your finger but you can't finger your prick"
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intheflow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 12:05 AM
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57. seaman
Sorry, Navy vets!
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marzipanni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 12:40 AM
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58. Cumulonimbus
Edited on Sat Feb-25-06 12:41 AM by marzipanni
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TheBaldyMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 02:00 AM
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59. comeuppance
tittivate
horneaceous
penal
but
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Kire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 02:02 AM
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60. fallacious
as in, that argument is fallacious
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 02:09 AM
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61. comely
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 02:12 AM
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62. George Fucxking Bush is a big asshole that better get off the pot
because his shit don't count any more!
He is a valid F.U. It's time to 'let go"!
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marzipanni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 02:17 AM
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63. horny layer
the outer layer of skin
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 02:28 AM
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65. playdough
cup'o'noodles
squeegee
beegee
flavanoid
capsule
toquito
cream
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Der Blaue Engel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 02:28 AM
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66. lobotomy
When I was a teenager, I thought it actually was a dirty word until a friend and I decided to ask an older guy to be provocative. He laughed his ass off.
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Der Blaue Engel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 02:29 AM
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67. Oh, and I can't believe no one's said Uranus! n/t
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 12:59 PM
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68. Or Mianus for that matter


Yup, it's a real town (and river) in Connecticut.

(it's actually pronounced with a short "a" sound, but still...)
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leeroysphitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 01:08 PM
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69. Mukluk eh? eh? n/t
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-26-06 02:43 PM
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70. Cleveland Steamer
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Ivan Sputnik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-26-06 02:58 PM
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71. ejaculate
Merriam Webster:

"to utter suddenly and vehemently"
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-26-06 03:02 PM
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72. Crapulence. My favorite.
I especially love it when Mr. Burns says:

"...but with him out of the picture, I was free to wallow in my own crapulence."
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-26-06 03:13 PM
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73. can't believe no one said
pulsate
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-26-06 08:09 PM
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74. Gillooly
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