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[raphi]

because i was riding my bike on the sidewalk, with no lights on.



€21  


    

[Candy with Strangers]

Scofflaw!

[raphi]

come on!

[samora]

Why were you riding on the sidewalk?

What's Scofflaw?

[raphi]

samora, on Nov 29 2007, 09:17 PM, said:

Why were you riding on the sidewalk?

because my lights were broken...  

[the central scrutinizer]

that's insane
21 pounds/euros (what is that symbol?)?

scofflaw= scoff + guffaw?
or
scofflaw= scoff the law?

[samora]

the central scrutinizer, on Nov 29 2007, 05:21 PM, said:

that's insane
21 pounds/euros (what is that symbol?)?

scofflaw= scoff + guffaw?
or
scofflaw= scoff the law?

euros

and that's what I thought but then where did the L come from??

[Little Midnite Vulture]

Bike as in bicycle? You need lights for it?

[raphi]

yeah bicyle. yes you need lights, and it's forbidden to ride on the sidewalk. you have to be on the street. like, where the cars are.

[Candy with Strangers]

Do you all really not know the word "scofflaw"? Did you look in a dictionary? It's defined in Webster's 11th as "a contemptuous law violator." (Raphi knew what it meant! I think...)

[the central scrutinizer]

Miss Candy Darling, on Nov 29 2007, 06:31 PM, said:

Do you all really not know the word "scofflaw"? Did you look in a dictionary? It's defined in Webster's 11th as "a contemptuous law violator." (Raphi knew what it meant! I think...)

oh there, i see it

i can add this to the list of new words i've learned this week:
umami
scofflaw



wat a pitiful amount of words i've learned

[Candy with Strangers]

I guess people don't say scofflaw much anymore....Our language used to be so picturesque!

[the central scrutinizer]

Miss Candy Darling, on Nov 29 2007, 06:36 PM, said:

I guess people don't say scofflaw much anymore....Our language used to be so picturesque!

the hawthorne era is lost forever   

[Candy with Strangers]

the central scrutinizer, on Nov 30 2007, 12:37 AM, said:

Miss Candy Darling, on Nov 29 2007, 06:36 PM, said:

I guess people don't say scofflaw much anymore....Our language used to be so picturesque!

the hawthorne era is lost forever   

Nathaniel?  

[samora]

Yeah I've never heard that word before. Ever.

[the central scrutinizer]

Miss Candy Darling, on Nov 29 2007, 06:39 PM, said:

the central scrutinizer, on Nov 30 2007, 12:37 AM, said:

Miss Candy Darling, on Nov 29 2007, 06:36 PM, said:

I guess people don't say scofflaw much anymore....Our language used to be so picturesque!

the hawthorne era is lost forever   

Nathaniel?  

ya.  scarlet letter.  
edifice

[Candy with Strangers]

Well, it seems to have been coined in 1924. I guess that's why it makes me think of the '30s. I picture it being used in some early black-and-white movie. People who robbed banks were scofflaws!

[toadstool]

Miss Candy Darling, on Nov 29 2007, 07:31 PM, said:

Did you look in a dictionary?

this forum definitely needs to start using the dictionary, and also wikipedia or just google.
that has been bugging me but I am certain we can adopt those sites.
once you start using those methods of acquiring information you won't be able to stop, but it will be fun.

strangely, I know the word scofflaw, in fact well enough I would feel comfortable using it myself.  not that I am thinking you all are dumb for not knowing it, but it is interesting and I wonder how I learned it.

[the central scrutinizer]

Miss Candy Darling, on Nov 29 2007, 06:44 PM, said:

Well, it seems to have been coined in 1924. I guess that's why it makes me think of the '30s. I picture it being used in some early black-and-white movie. People who robbed banks were scofflaws!

that's a cool word
i'm gonna annoy my friend with that tommorow
she hates when i use unusual words
and when i quote song lyrics and television shows
especially when i quote beck

[raphi]

yeah i looked it up at dict.cc

took me like one second