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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-25-09 05:26 PM
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DU Word o' the Day PYRRHIC
Edited on Fri Dec-25-09 05:34 PM by elehhhhna
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/07/16.html
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-25-09 05:28 PM
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1. Pyrrhic?
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madfloridian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-25-09 05:28 PM
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2. As in victory.
The bitter kind.
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-25-09 05:29 PM
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3. merry christmas to you too
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-25-09 05:30 PM
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4. Thank you for posting, but two things. One, the definition would have been a
nice addition to your OP, and two, your OP says "PHYRRIC" while the link says "Pyrrhic victory."

Thank you for teaching me this word.
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-25-09 05:34 PM
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5. thank you for pointing out that I can't spell it properly lol
hphonics did NOT Help me on this one!

Fixed.
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EVDebs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-25-09 05:35 PM
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6. Corporations may have just 'won' one....
Now that EVERYONE is in the insurance pool, the public's interest will have to be served. Eventually, and sooner not later.
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-25-09 05:44 PM
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7. You certinly have hat one right.
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H2O Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-25-09 05:49 PM
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8. Pyrrhicmaniacs.
Especially on full moons.
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-25-09 06:20 PM
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9. I believe that's a marital term.
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