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>Besides, as anyone knows, the definition of 'viscous' is, " 1. The act of
>biting toes through socks. 2. Any act of play resulting in a ferret bite
>to the webbing between the thumb and first finger of a human. 3. A ferret
>bite to the nose or lip."
Actually, Bob, I looked it up in Webster's, and found the following:
vis-cous \'vis-kes\ adj [ME viscouse, fr. LL viscosus - full of birdlime;
viscous, fr. L viscum - mistletoe, birdlime; akin to OHG wihsila - cherry,
Gk ixos - mistletoe] (14c) 1: VISCID 2: having or characterized by viscosity
<~flow> - viscously adv - viscousness n
--i.e. how sticky is it.
'Course, the "much documented fact" that domestic ferrets are "viscious" is
"viscosus" anyway.....
(Sorry, Bob & BIG, I know it was just a typo, & I may regret posting this
when I wake up 'n my eyes aren't crossing anymore, but it was 1:45 am when I
read that & I just couldn't resist...)
Blessings,
Carla (who really shouldn't stay up just to read the FML when it first comes
out...)
[Posted in FML issue 1607]
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