• ludm...

  

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  Re: mumblety-peg

  Thu, December 9, 2004 - 10:34 AM

  pearl, ham? what? how do these roots have anythng to do with the expression mumlety-peg?
  
  or do they at all? are we missing step or five?

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    Re: mumblety-peg

    Thu, December 9, 2004 - 10:49 AM

    Sorry, Ludmilla, I was just free associating on the nickname Peg for Margaret / Marge / Pearl. The Latin word pernula 'pearl' is a diminutive form of perna which means either ham or seashell.

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  • • ludm...

      

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      Re: mumblety-peg

      Thu, December 9, 2004 - 11:04 AM

      oh. i hate the name peg.
      i have a friend named margaret and we often call her "mags"

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