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Tab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 10:00 AM
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Words that look weird when you look at them too long
Things that you accept as part of your language can seem weird if you look at them too long...

For example: sequence
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 10:38 AM
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1. Chicken.
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 10:55 AM
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2. Cello in the Cellar n/t
Edited on Fri Mar-31-06 10:57 AM by SteppingRazor
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 10:57 AM
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3. Restaurant.
:shrug:
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 10:58 AM
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4. Rhythm
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DUHandle Donating Member (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 11:01 AM
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5. Bajagua
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 11:03 AM
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6. All of 'em
Especially if they've got a 'q' in 'em.

Open the dictionary and pick a word. Stare at it for a couple minutes. The letters stop looking like letters... at least like English letters.
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