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Add a new section "Salon" under Miscellaneous | 89 | 80.91% | |
Add a new thread prefix "Keep it Sensible" to the Lounge | 21 | 19.09% | |
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03-27-2009, 12:19 PM | #46 |
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The Conservatory - cos it's more conservative than the Lounge?
(Or Conversatory - a play on words, but possibly a bit silly.) |
03-27-2009, 12:20 PM | #47 | |
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03-27-2009, 12:23 PM | #48 |
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03-27-2009, 12:24 PM | #49 |
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Having recently played a number of games of CLUE with my kids, this begs the question, "Professor Plum in the Conservatory with the Wrench?" Sorry, I think I'm having flashbacks.
I am still leaning toward "The Water Cooler". Kaz |
03-27-2009, 12:28 PM | #50 |
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03-27-2009, 12:34 PM | #51 |
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How about:
The Snug The Lair The Fortress of Solitude The Bat Cave Uncle Jim's Serious Corner The Void The Old Curiosity Shoppe The Aviary The Barrel Okay, okay, so I can't think of anything that isn't mildly stupid |
03-27-2009, 01:21 PM | #52 | |
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03-27-2009, 01:44 PM | #53 |
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We've got one in our university common room in Wales.
And we usually have water coolers available at conferences. So the item is beginning to catch on, Harry. |
03-27-2009, 01:52 PM | #54 |
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'Water cooler moment' is a common phrase in the UK for something in the media (usually TV) that gets people talking the following day.
But, as the new forum is designed to be a haven from the 'excesses' of the Lounge, might I suggest calling it The Asylum? Last edited by Sparrow; 03-27-2009 at 01:55 PM. |
03-27-2009, 02:16 PM | #55 |
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I'm afraid this has already gone off-topic, but if you are suggesting names already, I'll take the liberty to propose "The Athenaeum". To me, at least, it has the connotation of serious discussion.
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03-27-2009, 02:20 PM | #56 |
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The Fold:
where conversations don't wander. |
03-27-2009, 02:43 PM | #57 |
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The Library.
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03-27-2009, 02:48 PM | #58 |
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Ben Franklin's discussion group was called JUNTO. I think the meaning of the word has changed somewhat since then, but I'm just sayin' . . .
Maybe just Discussion Group. . . . Roundtable . . . Comment and Debate Last edited by Lady Blue; 03-27-2009 at 03:18 PM. |
03-27-2009, 04:42 PM | #59 | |
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Interesting poll results so far.
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03-27-2009, 07:04 PM | #60 | |
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I voted 1 - I often mark entire forums as read when I'm catching up, but very rarely notice tags! However, whilst I happy to miss out on the talk about Kindles, CyBooks and other devices I don't own, I wouldn't want to miss out on the lounge.
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Or about pinching a leaf from Oxford University Press and calling it Notes and Queries?. Then again, maybe not - I seem to recall The Grauniad has a similarly named section, which is altogether more silly, so that might confuse UK bods at the very least... Last edited by ShortNCuddlyAm; 03-28-2009 at 07:38 PM. |
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