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... tartle.

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Paul Callus

Date: 2/4/2016 9:31:00 AM

This is interesting, Luaer...have you got Scottish connections?:) ~~ You need another word to rhyme with 'tartle', and I suppose that 'startle' would be ideal since it is a defensive response. // paul

Luaer Solnox
Date: 2/5/2016 1:40:00 PM

Indeed, one of my childhood friends. I was always amused when he used little known words.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 2/3/2016 12:53:00 PM

X X :)

Luaer Solnox

Date: 2/1/2016 4:45:00 PM

Today I thought I would experiment with this form. After learning the basics (what in the world is a trochee?), I tinkered around with the form's intent. Here is what I arrived at. Let me know what you think. By the way, a tartle is when you forget the name of the person that you are introducing.