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Being hot for Inger Stevens as an eleven-year-old boy was not remotely gross. It was perfectly natural and, I would say, praiseworthy.

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BARD:

Do the words steadfast and steed have anything in common?

Yes, the words steadfast and steed are related. They both come from the Old English word steda, which means "horse" or "stallion." Steadfast means "firmly fixed in place" or "loyal and unswerving." Steed is a poetic word for a horse, often used to describe a strong and powerful horse.

The connection between the two words is that a steadfast horse is one that is reliable and trustworthy, just like a loyal friend or companion. Steeds are often depicted as being steadfast in battle, carrying their riders to victory.

Here is an example of how the two words can be used together:

The knight's steed was a steadfast companion, always there to carry him through the darkest of times.

In this example, the steed is being described as being reliable and loyal, just like the knight's steadfast friend.

Overall, the words steadfast and steed are related because they both come from the same Old English word and they both have to do with horses. Steadfast horses are reliable and trustworthy, just like steeds.

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In some cases if you hold down the period you’ll get an option of .com ,org .edu etc.

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Does anyone remember the British television series?

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I accidentally got two of my email addresses signed up (I have five that I use regularly, for reasons), but only one of them is a paying subscriber. This is the paying one. If I win a subscription for the other email version of me, will the Gene Pool be twice as funny?

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I just want to say that a startling percentage of beggars so far ignored my indication that they HAVE TO INCLUDE THEIR NAME AND CONTACT INFO. I do not see your name in the entries, for example. I see it here, in the Comments, but not where it matters. I have at least two that might win, but no idea who they came from.

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The computer ought to do this for me if I am "logged in." I presume the usual surveillance.

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With due respect to "Jill from Utah" (and Dear Leader) there is already a perfectly good word to describe what she's caviling about and no --- it's not caviling, which is not a perfectly good word. It's "niggle." So if you don't mind, for purposes of the weekend Pool party, I'll go with the combo "Jiggle." Should make everyone happy. I was going to say my Jiggle is the overuse of the word "sphincter," but what really gets my knickers in a twist is when you order a venti 7 pump vanilla soy 12 scoop matcha 180 degree no foam green tea latte and THERE IS FOAM. Yes, yes --- I know. Disgusting. Almost as bad as those banana stickers not all facing the same way.

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