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MabusIncarnate 12/27/20 10:49:54 PM #1:	What is a Portmanteau? An endangered species of arctic sea lion An artistic style of medieval painting A nautical legal agreement that determines what you can and cannot carry on a commercial boat A large, leather travelling bag that has two zippers for opening on each end A French style of rug, traditionally owned by the rich and royalty A brand of purfume popular in Europe The style of knot used to tie off boats to a dock What is a Portmanteau? - Results (35 votes) An endangered species of arctic sea lion 5.71% (2 votes) 2 An artistic style of medieval painting 17.14% (6 votes) 6 A nautical legal agreement that determines what you can and cannot carry on a commercial boat 11.43% (4 votes) 4 A large, leather travelling bag that has two zippers for opening on each end 37.14% (13 votes) 13 A French style of rug, traditionally owned by the rich and royalty 8.57% (3 votes) 3 A brand of purfume popular in Europe 0% (0 votes) 0 The style of knot used to tie off boats to a dock 20% (7 votes) 7 No cheating, without looking it up, what is a Portmanteau? --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain. =~=; Vicious_Dios Original - https://tinyurl.com/y9fpdoll <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:948829203] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote> What is a Portmanteau? An endangered species of arctic sea lion An artistic style of medieval painting A nautical legal agreement that determines what you can and cannot carry on a commercial boat A large, leather travelling bag that has two zippers for opening on each end A French style of rug, traditionally owned by the rich and royalty A brand of purfume popular in Europe The style of knot used to tie off boats to a dock Vote View Results What is a Portmanteau? - Results (35 votes) An endangered species of arctic sea lion 5.71% (2 votes) 2 An artistic style of medieval painting 17.14% (6 votes) 6 A nautical legal agreement that determines what you can and cannot carry on a commercial boat 11.43% (4 votes) 4 A large, leather travelling bag that has two zippers for opening on each end 37.14% (13 votes) 13 A French style of rug, traditionally owned by the rich and royalty 8.57% (3 votes) 3 A brand of purfume popular in Europe 0% (0 votes) 0 The style of knot used to tie off boats to a dock 20% (7 votes) 7 Show Voting Form No cheating, without looking it up, what is a Portmanteau? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrKapowski 12/27/20 10:51:07 PM #2:	The 2nd option --- So! You want to hear a story, eh? <cite>MrKapowski posted [p:948829238] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>The 2nd option </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sansoldier 12/27/20 10:52:18 PM #3:	I remembered it as some sort of play on words. Must've been mistaken since I don't see the option there. --- http://www.youtube.com/user/san3711 <cite>Sansoldier posted [p:948829278] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>I remembered it as some sort of play on words. Must've been mistaken since I don't see the option there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fam_Fam 12/27/20 10:53:24 PM #5:	Sansoldier posted... I remembered it as some sort of play on words. Must've been mistaken since I don't see the option there. a large trunk or suitcase, typically made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts. a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel (from motor and hotel) or brunch (from breakfast and lunch). <cite>Fam_Fam posted [p:948829318] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>Sansoldier posted... </cite> <quote>I remembered it as some sort of play on words. Must've been mistaken since I don't see the option there.</quote> a large trunk or suitcase, typically made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts.a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel (from motor and hotel) or brunch (from breakfast and lunch). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EvilResident 12/27/20 10:53:27 PM #6:	MabusIncarnate posted... No cheating, without looking it up, what is a Portmanteau? which is the correct answer <cite>EvilResident posted [p:948829320] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>MabusIncarnate posted... </cite> <quote>No cheating, without looking it up, what is a Portmanteau?</quote>which is the correct answer </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Naysaspace 12/27/20 10:53:52 PM #7:	its the combination of two words <cite>Naysaspace posted [p:948829335] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>its the combination of two words </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 12/27/20 10:56:00 PM #8:	EvilResident posted... which is the correct answer ~~4 but apparently it has two meanings, the 2nd option I didn't provide because I didn't know~~ --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain. =~=; Vicious_Dios Original - https://tinyurl.com/y9fpdoll <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:948829412] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>EvilResident posted... </cite> <quote>which is the correct answer</quote>4 but apparently it has two meanings, the 2nd option I didn't provide because I didn't know </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 12/27/20 10:58:04 PM #9:	I believe this qualifies as a flopic --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:948829480] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>I believe this qualifies as a flopic </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 12/27/20 10:59:00 PM #10:	UnholyMudcrab posted... I believe this qualifies as a flopic I've made a lot of these and this is the first time this has happened, lol. I will accept any and all shame thrown on me for fucking up. At least one of the two correct answers is an option in the poll. --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain. =~=; Vicious_Dios Original - https://tinyurl.com/y9fpdoll <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:948829509] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>UnholyMudcrab posted... </cite> <quote>I believe this qualifies as a flopic</quote>I've made a lot of these and this is the first time this has happened, lol. I will accept any and all shame thrown on me for fucking up. At least one of the two correct answers is an option in the poll. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
marthsheretoo 12/27/20 10:59:23 PM #11:	Naysaspace posted... its the combination of two words Yeah, I would have guessed none of the above but it apparently is also a suitcase so joke's on me? --- "Even MarthKoopa has jumped on the MarthKoopa hate wagon." -DevsBro <cite>marthsheretoo posted [p:948829525] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>Naysaspace posted... </cite> <quote>its the combination of two words</quote> Yeah, I would have guessed none of the above but it apparently is also a suitcase so joke's on me? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KainWind 12/27/20 11:00:29 PM #12:	Came in to select the word combo option. --- Momentai <cite>KainWind posted [p:948829556] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>Came in to select the word combo option. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 12/27/20 11:01:20 PM #13:	KainWind posted... Came in to select the word combo option. --- You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:948829579] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>KainWind posted... </cite> <quote>Came in to select the word combo option.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 12/27/20 11:02:28 PM #14:	I tried to throw it off with the word port and boat options, and wound up sailing the seas on my own failboat --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain. =~=; Vicious_Dios Original - https://tinyurl.com/y9fpdoll <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:948829614] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>I tried to throw it off with the word port and boat options, and wound up sailing the seas on my own failboat </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
marthsheretoo 12/27/20 11:19:34 PM #15:	It's also the proper word for a threesome involving Natalie Portman. --- "Even MarthKoopa has jumped on the MarthKoopa hate wagon." -DevsBro <cite>marthsheretoo posted [p:948830155] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>It's also the proper word for a threesome involving Natalie Portman. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 12/27/20 11:20:29 PM #16:	marthsheretoo posted... It's also the proper word for a threesome involving Natalie Portman. LOL --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain. =~=; Vicious_Dios Original - https://tinyurl.com/y9fpdoll <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:948830179] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>marthsheretoo posted... </cite> <quote>It's also the proper word for a threesome involving Natalie Portman.</quote>LOL </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 12/27/20 11:22:06 PM #17:	is this a troll topic --- http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html I heard potatoes are actually roots though so they probably don't even grow on trees -Crono99 <cite>Choco posted [p:948830229] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>is this a troll topic </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 12/27/20 11:25:41 PM #18:	Choco posted... is this a troll topic It wasn't intentional, I've made a bunch of these over the years, take an obscure word that most people don't know and let them guess what it is. Maybe this is more commonly used in Europe, but more people knew the definition than I anticipated, and I only knew it as a tough leather piece of luggage that unzips on the top and bottom. If it was a troll topic i'd own up to it for sure, but this was just pure ignorance on my behalf. --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain. =~=; Vicious_Dios Original - https://tinyurl.com/y9fpdoll <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:948830345] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>Choco posted... </cite> <quote>is this a troll topic</quote>It wasn't intentional, I've made a bunch of these over the years, take an obscure word that most people don't know and let them guess what it is. Maybe this is more commonly used in Europe, but more people knew the definition than I anticipated, and I only knew it as a tough leather piece of luggage that unzips on the top and bottom. If it was a troll topic i'd own up to it for sure, but this was just pure ignorance on my behalf. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gruntling 12/27/20 11:26:42 PM #19:	It's none of the poll options, I know that much. --- *GRUNTLING* Since April 26th, 2003 <cite>Gruntling posted [p:948830373] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>It's none of the poll options, I know that much. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 12/27/20 11:28:27 PM #20:	KainWind posted... Came in to select the word combo option. --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:948830422] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>KainWind posted... </cite> <quote>Came in to select the word combo option.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DDirtyDastard 12/27/20 11:28:37 PM #21:	I thought it was some hipster in Portland <cite>DDirtyDastard posted [p:948830429] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>I thought it was some hipster in Portland </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragon239 12/27/20 11:30:48 PM #22:	Good topic tbh --- https://imgur.com/nkZgO <cite>Dragon239 posted [p:948830492] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>Good topic tbh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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sabin017 12/27/20 11:32:13 PM #24:	The fourth option is correct if the topic title was something akin to "what most closely resembles what a portmanteau is?" --- https://imgur.com/yewTplO <cite>sabin017 posted [p:948830537] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>The fourth option is correct if the topic title was something akin to "what most closely resembles what a portmanteau is?" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 12/27/20 11:33:47 PM #25:	Gruntling posted... It's none of the poll options, I know that much. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau "portmanteau word (from English "portmanteau", a kind of luggage; in French: mot-valise) is a blend of words" --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain. =~=; Vicious_Dios Original - https://tinyurl.com/y9fpdoll <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:948830579] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>Gruntling posted... </cite> <quote>It's none of the poll options, I know that much.</quote>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau "portmanteau word (from English "portmanteau", a kind of luggage; in French: mot-valise) is a blend of words" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
philsov 12/28/20 12:01:11 AM #26:	Fam_Fam posted... 1. a large trunk or suitcase, typically made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts. 2. a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel (from motor and hotel) or brunch (from breakfast and lunch). Definition 1 is definition 2 :p --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. <cite>philsov posted [p:948831384] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>Fam_Fam posted...</cite> <quote> 1. a large trunk or suitcase, typically made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts. 2. a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel (from motor and hotel) or brunch (from breakfast and lunch). </quote> Definition 1 is definition 2 :p</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
powerman1426 12/28/20 12:18:39 AM #27:	I knew the second definition, I had no idea it was also a type of luggage. Guess I learned something new today --- https://imgur.com/Zz8E0P3 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1439-the-help-desk <cite>powerman1426 posted [p:948831805] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>I knew the second definition, I had no idea it was also a type of luggage. Guess I learned something new today </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 12/28/20 12:21:58 AM #28:	Naysaspace posted... its the combination of two words This. Like flop and topic into "flopic" which is what this topic is --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:948831885] in Without lo... [t:79203595]...</cite> <quote>Naysaspace posted... </cite> <quote>its the combination of two words</quote> This. Like flop and topic into "flopic" which is what this topic is </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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