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Old 09-25-2003, 11:18 PM   #2
Bungleau
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Join Date: October 29, 2001
Location: Western Wilds of Michigan
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Well.... methinks it lies in the fact that the word is both an adjective and a past tense verb. Apparently, around 1340 AD people started using the word as an adjective, and it's stuck ever since.

Guess they were drunk when they decided [img]smile.gif[/img]

Ouch. Okay, I'll go away now.
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