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Barbee

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May 12, 2008, 5:55:55 PM5/12/08
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blind (blnd)
adj. blind·er, blind·est
1.
a. Sightless.
b. Having a maximal visual acuity of the better eye, after correction
by refractive lenses, of one-tenth normal vision or less (20/200 or
less on the Snellen test).
c. Of, relating to, or for sightless persons.
2.
a. Performed or made without the benefit of background information
that might prejudice the outcome or result: blind taste tests used in
marketing studies.
b. Performed without preparation, experience, or knowledge: made a
blind stab at answering the question.
c. Performed by instruments and without the use of sight: blind
navigation.
3. Unable or unwilling to perceive or understand: blind to a lover's
faults.
4. Not based on reason or evidence; unquestioning: put blind faith in
their leaders.
5. Slang Drunk.
6. Lacking reason or purpose: blind fate; blind choice.
7.
a. Difficult to comprehend or see; illegible.
b. Incompletely or illegibly addressed: blind mail.
c. Hidden from sight: a blind seam.
d. Screened from the view of oncoming motorists: a blind driveway.
e. Secret or otherwise undisclosed: a blind item in a military budget.
8. Closed at one end: a blind socket; a blind passage.
9. Having no opening: a blind wall.
10. Botany Failing to produce flowers or fruits: a blind bud.

Gordon

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May 12, 2008, 9:35:04 PM5/12/08
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Gordon: I going to guess this was a touch of aqueous humor.

MrM

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May 12, 2008, 11:40:29 PM5/12/08
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On May 12, 6:35 pm, Gordon <gor...@onceuponaguy.com> wrote:
> Gordon: I going to guess this was a touch of aqueous humor.- Hide quoted text -
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MrM: Gordon are you implying then that a simpler and more complete
definition of 'blind' would be:

Vanier?

Gordon

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May 13, 2008, 12:57:40 AM5/13/08
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Gordon: Not at all MrM. I was speaking from an esoterically humorous
perspective. You see "aqueous humor" isn't humor at all, it's a fluid
between the lens and cornea of the eye. :)

~~~AllisonWonderland~~~

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May 13, 2008, 7:46:36 AM5/13/08
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Gordon:
> I going to guess this was a touch of aqueous humor.

~~~AllisonWonderland~~~:
Upun my word, such pun-ishment! :)

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Heh heh heh heh :) (Not genuine ~~~AW~~~ without this chuckle)

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~~~AllisonWonderland~~~

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May 13, 2008, 7:48:33 AM5/13/08
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Gordon:
> Not at all MrM. I was speaking from an esoterically humorous
> perspective. You see "aqueous humor" isn't humor at all, it's a fluid
> between the lens and cornea of the eye. :)

~~~AllisonWonderland~~~:
Go ahead! Try to explain your way out of this! :)

Barbee

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May 13, 2008, 7:03:08 PM5/13/08
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On May 12, 9:57 pm, Gordon <gor...@onceuponaguy.com> wrote:

Good one, Gordon.....Stephen, if I were to guess, has more than a
touch of vitreous humor, not only in his eyes, but between his
ears.....it keeps the crossed wires greased up and firing smoothly.

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