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limpet [LIM-pit]

noun
1. Any of numerous marine gastropod mollusks, as of the families Acmaeidae and Patellidae, characteristically having a conical shell and adhering to rocks of tidal areas.

2. One that clings persistently.

3. A type of explosive designed to cling to the hull of a ship and detonate on contact or signal.

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"Oh, let go of my garment, you little limpet boy!" exclaimed Torquil in a poor attempt to remember an actual line from Archer's Goon.

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Date: 2009-12-09 02:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
Ah, Torquil. Such a good book.

---L.

Hijacking a thread for administrivia

Date: 2009-12-09 02:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
Is it time for a new round of recruitment for those days where the regular posters have gone AWOL? And should that be done here or in a separate post? (Who's the administrator around here anyway?)

And as part of putting my money where my mouth is, I'm down as an alternate for a weekday, and am willing to step up to being a regular.

---L.
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