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Thursday, June 15, 2006

Some trivial facts....because I'm bored

When you eat a wiener, the name comes from Wiener Snitzel - or in English, Vienna Sausage.

The word Doosey (doozy, and many other variants) comes from Duesenberg, an automobile known for it's size and audacity and the favorite of early H-wood glitterati.

And according to Hasbro there are 16 words that have the letter q without a u following, can you thinkg of more? I've got one.... but I'm not telling.

Now for the words:
FAQIR - Variation of FAKIR, a Hindu ascetic.
FAQIRS - Plural of FAQIR.
QAID - A variation of CAID, a Muslim leader.
QAIDS - Plural of QAID.
QANAT - A system of underground tunnels and wells in the Middle East.
QANATS - Plural of QANAT.
QAT - Variation of KAT, an evergreen shrub.
QATS - Plural of QAT.
QINDAR - Variation of QINTAR, a monetary unit of Albania.
QINDARS - Plural of QINDAR.
QINDARKA - Albanian currency.
QINDARKAS - The plural of QINDARKA.
QINTAR - See above.
QINTARS - Plural of QINTAR.
QOPH - A letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
QOPHS - Plural of QOPH.
QWERTY - A standard typewriter keyboard.
QWERTYS - The plural of QWERTY, see above.
SHEQEL - An ancient unit of weight and money.
SHEQALIM - The plural of SHEQEL, see above
TRANQ - A variation of TRANK (i.e. tranquilizer).
TRANQS - Plural of TRANQ

1 Comments:

Blogger tara said...

Qoph the raven-
nevermore

5:10 PM  

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