Tony Bear!....lol
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loon :)
Vrachtvliegtuigwerkbouwkundigenarbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekeringsmaatschappijvertegenwoordigersidentiteitkaartendrukkerijmedewerker.
longest word. fact.
most vowels: papegaaieƫieren, kraaieeieren, koeieuier
most consonants: slechtstschrijvende, angstschreeuw
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longest word. fact.
most vowels: papegaaieƫieren, kraaieeieren, koeieuier
most consonants: slechtstschrijvende, angstschreeuw
Those poor souls have to word-build to create vocabulary.
Too lazy to think up nice new short words.
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f u
Vrachtvliegtuigwerkbouwkundigenarbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekeringsmaatschappijvertegenwoordigersidentiteitkaartendrukkerijmedewerker
employee of the printshop of identity cards of the representant of the insurance company for inability to perform work for builders of cargo planes.
or something
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employee of the printshop of identity cards of the representant of the insurance company for inability to perform work for builders of cargo planes.
or something
Oooh useful
In English I think the longest is Antidisestablishmentarianism
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:15,
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cough..
PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS ;)
I thank you ;)
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:19,
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I thank you ;)
it's a lung condition caused by irritation from
ultra-microscopic particles. either miners or asbestos workers can get it I think.
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:32,
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*FACT*
my girlfriend has a PhD in the study of that (and although miners and asbestos workers get silicosis, pneumonoultramicroscopicosilicoVOLCANOconiosis is silicosis resulting from exposure to volcanic ash).
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanicconiosis is the longest word in common useage
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yllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanylalanyprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylisoleyucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylpronylglutamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine is the longest word. This word is a Tryptophan synthetase A protein, an enzyme that has 267 amino acids.
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Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyalylthreonylleucylglcycylaspartylprolylglicylisoleucyglutamylglutaminlserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleuylglutamylalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucyglutamylleucylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylaspartyprolylleucelalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolleucyglutaminylasparaginylalanythreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylglglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleuc
ylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbaraginylleucylvalylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanylyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvalylspartylserylvalylleucylvallalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenylalalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartyspartyleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyroslglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginlalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylanylalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvalylalan
yllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanylalanyprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylisoleyucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylpronylglutamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine is the longest word. This word is a Tryptophan synthetase A protein, an enzyme that has 267 amino acids.
I light up the room, me.
that is a stupid word though. If proteins can concatenate like that, there are definitely longer proteins than that, no?
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:36,
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you couldn't
call it english, it's just a loan word from Greek :)
so it could be transcribed into dutch too, which would only make it longer :D
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:30,
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so it could be transcribed into dutch too, which would only make it longer :D
that's
cheating! There should be a wordbreak between ...scopic and silico...
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:32,
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267 aa is quite small.
You could apply this to any protein, many of which are much longer.
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:36,
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Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind
Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisss
but I said fuck off too, so I win.
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:40,
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but I said fuck off too, so I win.
more fact:
koeieuier is now koeienuier.. bloody new spelling. myself, I'm still partial to "zeeeend"
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:11,
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wat is dat
in engels?
/edit: and when did this "new spelling" happen?
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:20,
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/edit: and when did this "new spelling" happen?
bij jij gek?
dat is niet engels, of ik ben de oom van een aap!
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:35,
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zeeeend is superb :)
no one knows exactly how and when with the new spelling, so we all stick to the old spelling :p
and in spoken language, the fence is completely off the dam. (...)
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:21,
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and in spoken language, the fence is completely off the dam. (...)
TJ: IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN!
BBC News is frontpaging www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com here
Will there be peace in Israel? Who cares? Let's ask whether we should dunk our biscuits!
OK, own up, who here works at BBC news?
Oh, and yay to Tony Bear
This is a threadjack because you've probably all seen it, and I wouldn't like to push an image off the board. Thank you.
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:07,
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Will there be peace in Israel? Who cares? Let's ask whether we should dunk our biscuits!
OK, own up, who here works at BBC news?
Oh, and yay to Tony Bear
This is a threadjack because you've probably all seen it, and I wouldn't like to push an image off the board. Thank you.
martian works at radio 4
could be him.
I say no dunking - crumbs in cup = yuk
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I say no dunking - crumbs in cup = yuk
the secret
is to lightly suck the biccie before you dunk to "hoover" the crumbs off !
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:13,
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Dont
be such a ninny !
Live dangerously for once , feel the adrenalin rush of life on the edge
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:20,
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Live dangerously for once , feel the adrenalin rush of life on the edge
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
I don't like danger. I have a seatbelt on my computer chair*
lie or exaggeration? You decide
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:27,
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lie or exaggeration? You decide
Was just about to post similar
Terry & Gabby on five have just done a 5 min segment about said website & are now running a vote on your favourite childhood biscuit...
[email protected]
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:12,
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[email protected]
It's official then
the b3ta collective are popular culture today. Yay!
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:14,
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exactly
although I have been asked about contributing to a TV show about Carol Vorderman's sexiness.
www.b3ta.com/board/1375149
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www.b3ta.com/board/1375149
apparently
after being asked by some interviewer,
how she would like to be
remembered, CarolVorderman
replied "for being good in bed!"
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:25,
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how she would like to be
remembered, CarolVorderman
replied "for being good in bed!"
The rest of us are members of a cult
according to the Guardian
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:17,
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The Virgin blood makes me feel a bit uncomfortable
but I just *love* the robes! :)
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:18,
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Branson
used to own Mates condoms
100% of FACT!
Funny though, I don't think they used the Virgin brand... Can't think why
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:25,
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100% of FACT!
Funny though, I don't think they used the Virgin brand... Can't think why
In case you missed it earlier
Nicey's on the 1 O'clock BBC news today
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:14,
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No
TV
/student
I'll look into getting it online though
/10MB connection
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:15,
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/student
I'll look into getting it online though
/10MB connection
Hmmm
Accessing www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/ appears to be like wading through treacle.
Such is the price of fame.
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 11:16,
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Such is the price of fame.