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GentlePurpleRain
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Programmer, puzzle partisan, parent, pedant, posting platitudes pell-mell, parturitating perplexing puzzles, probing provoking problems, performing proofreading perforce.

Pronouns: Generally he/him, but I'm not offended by anything else.

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Why is "pineapple" in English but "ananas" in all other languages?
Oct 2, 2017
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Word for: "Repeatedly doing something you are scared of, in order to overcome that fear in time"
Nov 16, 2020
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English equivalent for the Persian proverb "The mountain just gave birth to a mouse"
Feb 18, 2016
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Is 'I f*cked the dog' an actual idiom and are there alternatives
Jul 15, 2015
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Is there a term for a masked / veiled question to find sensitive information?
Jul 11, 2018
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What do you call the strips on shoes that are often used instead of laces?
Dec 20, 2021
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Distinguishing "long-term" African-Americans from more-recent African immigrants
Jul 5, 2018
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Single word that combines the meaning of fascination and hate?
Aug 7, 2015
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Idiomatic expression meaning to not reveal emotions
Nov 3, 2015
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A perfect (honest) pangram that is understandable for a regular native user?
Jul 20, 2016
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Hearken, now, and listen close!
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If my 4-year-old asks me "why", what kind of "why" does he mean?
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Unsolved Mysteries: Kryptos
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You've Probably Seen Me Naked
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A Riddle Within a Riddle