RE: Display or appear -- the smarmy alternatives

Subject: RE: Display or appear -- the smarmy alternatives
From: Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- vitana -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 11:01:23 -0400

Jason Willebeek-LeMair said:

>
> Some smarmy alternatives:
>
> * manifests
>
> * becomes readily apparent
>
> * coagulates
>
> * announces itself in a display of light and motion
>
> * makes its presence known
>
> * shoves its red, swollen ass in the air in hopes of
> attracting a mate (for
> those who like the intransitive use of displays)
>

Funny how I can't get this image of Clippy our of my head ...

Cheers ... Kim
mailto:kim -dot- roper -at- vitana -dot- com

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