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dislexyc

Those who get their i's and y's confused.
I am dislexyc and my favourite actress is Marylin Monroe and my favourite singer is Marylin Manson. By the way is Cyndi Lauper for real?
by Bylli May 19, 2009
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Stayman

The most popular bridge convention (i.e. the game of bridge) to find a major suit fit after an opening bid or an overcall in No Trumps, particularly 1NT.

The most popular variation is a 2C response to 1NT asking for a 4-card major. It is important for the responder to have an answer to any response he may receive.

There are variations like Puppet Stayman which enables players to open 2NT with a 5 card major and still find a 5-3 major suit fit.
Using Stayman often promises enough strength to invite to game. But even if that is your understanding with your partner, you can play "Garbage Stayman"
by Bylli May 24, 2009
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Omer

Originally a measurement, and the term comes from the amount of barley offered as part of a daily offering over a period of 49 days.

Now the period between the first day of Passover and Shavuot, which comprises of 7 weeks.

During these weeks each day is counted, and from the 7th day onward, the number of weeks and days is also counted.
Today is the 41st day of the Omer making 5 weeks and 6 days.
by Bylli May 19, 2009
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Rathbone

Defacing a parking sign in a way such that the parking fee will be unenforceable thus effectively creating free parking.

Particularly effective in Westminster, London on Motorcycle parking bays in a manner such that the bay is still restricted to motorcycles but the pay instruction details are withheld.

(Name originates from such a defaced sign in Rathbone Place, London, W1).
(sp) Rathboning (present tense), ‘He’s rathboning it’. Rathboned (past tense), the sign was rathboned.
by Bylli June 7, 2010
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single malt

A whisky which is distilled at a single distillery, and which is made completely from a single type of malted grain (usually barley).

This is generally considered the best type of whisky. The most popular varieties are from Scotland although there are a few from Japan.

Some are bottled at cask strength, but most of them are watered down before bottling. The age of the whisky is the whole number of years that have passed between distillation and bottling (during which it was kept in the cask).
On Burns night we'll wash down our haggis with a nice drop of single malt.
by Bylli May 24, 2009
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Blackwood

Popular convention in the game of Bridge to determine if the side has enough controls to play in a slam.

Generally a bid of 4NT asks partner to respond with an artificial bid dependent on the number of aces he holds.

The most popular variation is Key-Card which counts the king of the implied trump suit as a key-card. Other variations allow for more than one key suit in which they king counts as a key card.
1S - 2H - 4NT

4NT is Blackwood. According to which variation you are playing you are asking for aces only or possibly the presence of the king or spades or king of hearts as well as a keycard.
by Bylli May 20, 2009
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Security Question

An extra question used for setting up an account somewhere in case you forget your password.

However rather than adding extra security like they think they do, they make your account easier to hack because whilst you may have a great unguessable password, these questions are often easy for someone to guess or even know the answer to.

A sensible person would not give an accurate answer to one of these questions and would in fact have an answer that is as hard to guess as a password.
As an extra security question, Brooklyn Beckham, what is your mother's maiden name?:

Wouldn't be Adams by any chance?
by Bylli May 20, 2009
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