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Pete Zicato · 01-06-2012, 03:38 PM

It really is a semantics thing. Does the hunter encircle/circumnavigate the squirrel? Of course he does.

I've tried to come up with a word or phrase that explicitly means what the nay-sayers are talking about. I haven't found one. In particular, M-W online does not contain a definition for "go around" that has the alternate meaning.

I think I understand what the "no" people are thinking. The hunter doesn't get to see the backside of the squirrel, because the squirrel is constantly adjusting to make sure it faces the hunter.

But I don't see that as a valid definition for "go around". Perhaps we need a new word for this. Since we already have "haggis" as the new word for LOL, I searched for other disgusting foods and found this page: http://www.toptenz.net/top-ten-grossest-foods.php

I suggest in the future when we mean that the hunter never gets to see the backside of the squirrel, we use the term "maggot cheese". I.E. The hunter definitely did not maggot cheese the squirrel.

01-06-2012, 03:38 PM	#12
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	It really is a semantics thing. Does the hunter encircle/circumnavigate the squirrel? Of course he does. I've tried to come up with a word or phrase that explicitly means what the nay-sayers are talking about. I haven't found one. In particular, M-W online does not contain a definition for "go around" that has the alternate meaning. I think I understand what the "no" people are thinking. The hunter doesn't get to see the backside of the squirrel, because the squirrel is constantly adjusting to make sure it faces the hunter. But I don't see that as a valid definition for "go around". Perhaps we need a new word for this. Since we already have "haggis" as the new word for LOL, I searched for other disgusting foods and found this page: http://www.toptenz.net/top-ten-grossest-foods.php I suggest in the future when we mean that the hunter never gets to see the backside of the squirrel, we use the term "maggot cheese". I.E. The hunter definitely did not maggot cheese the squirrel. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.