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TheerklaTue 29-Aug-06 06:57 AM
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#93, "Where did the name Nepenthe come from?"


          

The ancient greek drug roughly meaning no pain, the restaurant out on Big Sur, random letters that sounded cool?

Inquiring minds want to know.

  
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nepentheTue 29-Aug-06 07:05 AM
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#94, "RE: Where did the name Nepenthe come from?"
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Thesaurus, if I don't misremember. Who knew I'd be stuck with it for more than a month or two?

  
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TheerklaTue 29-Aug-06 08:41 AM
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#95, "Curious because I was just at the restaurant a bit back"
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Cool place, if you don't mind jostling elbows with the rich & pretentious attempting to be everyday people.

  
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