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Uh, Paula? You say you got confused by Michael and then realized he had the answer but then got confused by Lizzy and I (double confused) and you blame T? Uh... Huh...

You know, Paula, sometimes it's better if we deal with our problems head on!! You know, look reality in the eye and then we can deal with it. Waddya think? Wanna give it the ol' college try??

Linda.

that's ok. as long as you don't call me teragon anymore. yes, mike got it first, although he didn't exactly answer the riddle in a complete sentence that would allow others a chance to understand that he got the answer correct. and i don't know exactly what tchocolatl is talking about with the kindergarteners and the stanford university seniors not being correct or whatever. i really wouldn't know myself. that's just how the riddle was handed to me, with that little bit attached to it, so that's how i gave it to you all.

OK I am gonna go back on the medication.

SWITZ your whole post confused me

Linda - your point is? As you can see Teratogen has accepted liability so now you know it is all Teratogen's fault

Teratogen - that is why I called you T afterwards I couldn't remember how to spell your name, have you considered a less complex one

Lizzie - I don't know why but your pathetic truck joke made me laugh.

Paula ~

Pathetic is right. You know what, though? I still can't tell it, without laughing. Anti-Zen or something. So simple and true, it's funny . Well, to the likes of me, anyway. [I'm easily amused .]

~ Lizzie

Paula,

When I posted to you, neither T's or Switz' posts were there yet! So, I didnt' see T's 'confession' to being the cause of all this hoo-hah. Can you ever forgive me? No? OK. We'll find you a bed in Bedlam, pdq.

Linda.

this sure is bedlam! mass hysteria! chaotic malevolence! and people joking about other people being trucks!

well, paula, my name is only 4 syllables, and it's got a greek prefix and suffix. and with you calling me teragon and c2 calling me terry wogan, i see that none of you can probably pronounce it correctly either. hahaha. you all have a 25% chance of figuring out what syllable is accented in my name, too. go for it. i wanna see who is able to say it correctly. you must spell it out like they do in the dictionary. let me know what syllable is accented and how the letters are pronounced and everything, and then, while you're at it, give us all a definition, too.

(waiting for you all to frantically flip through your dictionaries)

Sorry, I am too busy keeping an eye on the wall, watching the grass grow, waiting for the tide to rush in.


Cia

Ter-AT-o-gen

You see, I did my cancer risk assessment training!

Sorry, Insanitor, Bzzzz! I know, I know!! But I'll keep it under me lid.

Linda.

You know, I know T. I'll keep quiet, just you watch.

Actually, Cia has the right idea. I'm going to do all that, from dreamworld.

Linda.

OK I cheated I did a search

WHAT IS A TERATOGEN?

A teratogen is any medication, chemical, infectious disease, or environmental agent that might interfere with the normal development of a fetus and result in the loss of a pregnancy, a birth defect, or a pregnancy complication.

There are a variety of teratogens that are relatively common. Some examples are listed, but there are other teratogens which are not on this list.

Social Drugs: alcohol, cocaine, cigarettes

Medications: Seizure medications (such as Dilantin, Valproic Acid, Tegretol), Accutane, thalidomide, chemotherapy, lithium

Environmental Agents: organic solvents, chemicals, lead, anesthetic gases, organic mercury

Infectious Diseases: rubella, cytomegalovirus, genital herpes, toxoplasmosis, Fifth's disease, chicken pox (varicella)

Other: diabetes, radiation, hyperthermia (high fever)

T - you keep forgetting that we're all sitting in front of computers.

WoW ~ had no idea on all of that meaning, and I've probably been mispronouncing it, too. After all, if I can do it with Jarkko and Eija's names, doing it with yours is no problem.

I've been pronouncing it Tare-uh-TOE-gin, which is almost the same as TARE-uh-TOE-gin, which may be a more accurate rendering.

How do you pronouce Jarkko and Eija - I would have said Jar-co and E-ja.