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Old 03-26-2009, 05:32 PM
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My dad was listening and he told me he hadnt heard that word since Vietnam when Monks would set themselves on fire.
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Old 03-26-2009, 05:59 PM
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My dad was listening and he told me he hadnt heard that word since Vietnam when Monks would set themselves on fire.
Undoubtedly after they took tough beats at DMZ Downs...
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Old 03-26-2009, 10:13 PM
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Undoubtedly after they took tough beats at DMZ Downs...
undoubtedly. The Laos bred races were murder
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Old 03-26-2009, 10:24 PM
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undoubtedly. The Laos bred races were murder
"Smelled like … victory."

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Old 03-30-2009, 06:44 PM
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Great word!

im⋅mo⋅late   [/b]/ˈɪməˌleɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [im-uh-leyt] Show IPA
–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing. 1. to sacrifice.
2. to kill as a sacrificial victim, as by fire; offer in sacrifice.
3. to destroy by fire.


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1540–50; < L immolātus, ptp. of immolāre to sprinkle with holy meal prior to sacrificing, sacrifice, equiv. to im- im- 1 + mol(a) sacrificial barley cake, lit., millstone (see mill 1 ) + -ātus -ate 1
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