Posted by WALSH on October 1, 2000 at 16:52:33:

In Reply to: It's in the dictionary(*)... posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on October 1, 2000 at 16:09:59:

> Cut 'n paste, so some characters are lost:
> ne·pen·the: 1.A drug mentioned in the Odyssey as a remedy for grief. 2.Something that induces forgetfulness of sorrow or eases pain.
> [Alteration of Latin npenthes, from Greek npenthes (pharmakon), grief-banishing (drug), nepenthe: n-, not; see ne in Indo-European Roots + penthos, grief; see kwent(h)- in Indo-European Roots.]
> ne·penthe·an adj.

> (*): Standard disclaimer, before some yahoo starts venting: Nepenthe is so god-durn old that he pre-dates the current name rules. So he's allowed to have a name from the dictionary(**). You still aren't.
> (**): Yes, this explains Nimbus, Pico, Poetry, BoltThrower, scarabaeus sacer, the Being Formerly Known As Twist, and all that.

> See also: 1-800-NEPENTHE, www.nepenthe.com

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• I'd assume he answers the phones for the Central Intelligence Agency. =P (n/t) Proud Blade(VIP) 20:31:47 10/2/2000 (0)
• Nope. (n/i/t) Nepenthe(IMM) 13:19:34 10/2/2000 (0)

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