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1. about 14 hours ago on Lola

   Or them?

2. about 14 hours ago on Mike du Jour

   From the Amer. Herit. Dict. 5th Ed.:

   balata – The nonelastic rubber obtained from the latex of the South American tree Manilkara bidentata. It was formerly used in the manufacture of golf-ball covers and machine belts.

3. about 14 hours ago on Lola

   “Let HIM who is without. . .”.

4. about 14 hours ago on Last Kiss

   “Super-free”? How’d that get in there?

5. about 14 hours ago on Crabgrass

   When will I learn? Yesterday’s “fin” does NOT mean the storyline is over.

6. 1 day ago on Thatababy

   From Wikipedia:

   Dürer’s Rhinoceros is the name commonly given to a woodcut executed by German artist Albrecht Dürer in 1515. Dürer never saw the actual rhinoceros, which was the first living example seen in Europe since Roman times. . . . It was regarded as a true representation of a rhinoceros into the late 18th century, and it has been said of Dürer’s woodcut that “probably no animal picture has exerted such a profound influence on the arts”.

7. 3 days ago on Prickly City

   Counting Karin and Fred (and they’re not even real), plus The Dude from FL above, and me, that makes four of us.

8. 4 days ago on Moderately Confused

   I think I’ll laminate this and keep it in my wallet.

9. 4 days ago on Dark Side of the Horse

   Only C and M. The I represented counting hash marks such as IIII; IMO V represented a hand with five fingers, and X was two hands. But I have no idea about L and D.

10. 4 days ago on Dark Side of the Horse

    The Ancient Romans did not use subtractive numerals such as IX. That was a medieval invention.