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  1. February 20th, 2008, 04:01 PM #1
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    I think this should be a sticky. Good cause & only takes a minute, fun game as well.

    VOCAB LEVEL: 36
    YOUR BEST LEVEL: 37
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    Round 2. I like this.....it teaches me how much I didn't know I didn't know what I thought I knew........ I think???:

    CORRECT!
    apiculture = beekeeping
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    1. erstwhile means:
    2. singsong
    3. former
    4. dense
    5. inhibitory

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  2. February 21st, 2008, 10:16 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudman
    It's time again to feed some hungry folks. Play along for a good cause.
    http://freerice.com/index.php
    Very cool Spud...I emailed this link to all my friends and family so they could help out too.
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  3. February 28th, 2008, 02:12 PM #3
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    Very cool.

    Three years of Latin in high school and numerous linguistics classes in college allowed me to guess the correct answer on some of those

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  4. February 21st, 2008, 07:13 AM #4
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    Really a nice link and as said earlier very addictive ! Very useful for a french man like me
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  5. November 20th, 2008, 07:21 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudman
    Here is a way to donate food toward world hunger for free and increase your vocabulary. It could be good if you are ever stuck for a lyric. Each correct answer donates rice.

    Play often.

    http://freerice.com/index.php
    As we are all thinking about which new music toy we are going to get next please give a thought to the people for whom food is a serious issue. YOU can make a difference.
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  6. November 21st, 2008, 09:55 AM #6
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    6000 grains...!

    Level 47, autmagically got there, was too caught up in the game to pay attention to levels..

    Uhoh, I tried to go up 10 levels for grins.. get real though pretty quick!!

    EDIT: one can change the subject... Geography here I come...!
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  7. November 21st, 2008, 11:27 AM #7
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    I still try to play this every few days, and I have posted the link in some of the other forums I visit. This was a great find Spud!
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  8. November 21st, 2008, 11:42 AM #8
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    You have now donated
    2320 grains of rice.

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    this site is very popular at my daughters elementary school....i have a link to it on the school's pta website too....
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    I reached, backed off from, then reached level 41 today. Fun stuff! I had forgotten to do it for a while.
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    Wow. The last time we fed anybody was 1 year ago.

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    There are roughly 2 months until Christmas. If we all play a little bit every day we can make a big difference. Everyone pitch in on this - plus, you might learn something.

    http://freerice.com/index.php

    Please try again. Your donation total is 940 grains of rice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudman
    There are roughly 2 months until Christmas. If we all play a little bit every day we can make a big difference. Everyone pitch in on this - plus, you might learn something.

    http://freerice.com/index.php

    Please try again. Your donation total is 940 grains of rice.

    The "click-thru" link does not load, or takes an extraordinary long time to resolve.
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