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RandyC wrote: Peregrine

RandyC wrote:

Peregrine Falcon --> skyscraper

When skyscrapers first began to be built, falcons started nesting in them and preying on all the pigeons in the city.

 

BTW, post #400 in this thread. 

COOL!!

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Don't know if this is a legit

Don't know if this is a legit 'word link' ...

A 'street sweeper' in German is 'Straßenfeger' (Straße... road/street; 'fegen' or 'kehren' means 'to sweep'). The alternative meaning of 'Straßenfeger' is 'blockbuster'; a successful movie, or e.g. TV show or series.

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Scrooge McDuck wrote: Don't

Scrooge McDuck wrote:

Don't know if this is a legit 'word link' ...

A 'street sweeper' in German is 'Straßenfeger' (Straße... road/street; 'fegen' or 'kehren' means 'to sweep'). The alternative meaning of 'Straßenfeger' is 'blockbuster'; a successful movie, or e.g. TV show or series. 

Sounds good to me

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Frederick I (called

Frederick I (called "Barbarossa" meaning "Red Beard"), Holy Roman Emperor, led the 3rd crusade (1189–1192) to Jerusalem.

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the word was 'damp' and I

the word was 'damp' and I added 'rid' damp-rid is a company that makes stuff you put in damp areas of your home that sucks up the moisture, alot of homes at he beach have it especially those without a/c as it really does work. Closets that get musty are another good use for the damp-rid as well.

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 a black smoker is a

 a black smoker is a hydrothermal (volcanic) vent on the sea bed...

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BLEVE-Boiling Liquid

BLEVE-Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion

It can send train cars over 100 Meters in the air and is the Fire Departments worst fear every time you hear of a train wreck.

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St. Bernard, a breed of

St. Bernard, a breed of rescue dogs from Switzerland, helping to rescue people from avalanches since the 17th century.

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haircut-clippers-(me) L.A.=

haircut-clippers-(me) L.A.= Los Angelos Clippers NBA Team

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