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Post #91,346 by tseliot 3/25/03 10:21:00 AM Reply	"Tempur-pedic"? = "Hot children"? Dum Muricans... What's in a name? A rose by any other name would not sell as sweet. Many fears are born of stupidity and ignorance - Which you should be feeding with rumour and generalisation. BOfH, 2002 "Episode" 10
Post #91,349 by admin 3/25/03 10:29:40 AM Reply	Swedish company, actually... Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #91,464 by CRConrad 3/25/03 4:07:41 PM Reply	Naah, hot-footing it outta there...
Post #91,543 by a6l6e6x 3/25/03 7:46:19 PM Reply	It's a take-off of "orthopedic mattress". Alex Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Post #91,547 by tseliot 3/25/03 7:55:58 PM Reply	Well, maybe Point being that "orthopedic" is derived from "ortho" (correct) and "paedic" (child). So even the "orthopedic mattress" is a misnomer, unless it's for children. Many fears are born of stupidity and ignorance - Which you should be feeding with rumour and generalisation. BOfH, 2002 "Episode" 10
Post #91,570 by a6l6e6x 3/25/03 8:47:20 PM Reply	Orthopedics: a branch of medicine concerned with the... correction or prevention of skeletal deformities. But you're right about the etymology of orhtopedic: French orthop\ufffddique, from orthop\ufffddie orthopedics, from orth- + Greek paid-, pais child. from online Merriam-Webster's. Alex Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Post #92,024 by Ashton 3/26/03 9:02:51 PM Reply	..sale of Pharm-chem in lieu of effective remedy for above.

Tempur-pedic pillow - (admin) - (15) - March 24, 2003, 08:12:42 AM EST

on pillows and necks - (boxley) - (1) - March 24, 2003, 08:27:00 AM EST

Not even remotely the same. - (admin) - March 24, 2003, 08:33:06 AM EST

Hmm... - (ben_tilly) - (3) - March 24, 2003, 06:18:56 PM EST

Much better than a waterbed. - (admin) - (2) - March 24, 2003, 06:35:29 PM EST

When I need to know, hopefully I will remember.... :-) -NT - (ben_tilly) - March 24, 2003, 07:28:28 PM EST

Re: Much better than a waterbed. - (deSitter) - March 24, 2003, 09:06:28 PM EST

Agreed. - (a6l6e6x) - March 24, 2003, 11:48:51 PM EST

"Tempur-pedic"? = "Hot children"? Dum Muricans... - (tseliot) - (6) - March 25, 2003, 10:21:00 AM EST

Swedish company, actually... -NT - (admin) - March 25, 2003, 10:29:40 AM EST

Naah, hot-footing it outta there... -NT - (CRConrad) - March 25, 2003, 04:07:41 PM EST

It's a take-off of "orthopedic mattress". -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (3) - March 25, 2003, 07:46:19 PM EST

Well, maybe - (tseliot) - (2) - March 25, 2003, 07:55:58 PM EST

Orthopedics: a branch of medicine concerned with the... - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - March 25, 2003, 08:47:20 PM EST

..sale of Pharm-chem in lieu of effective remedy for above. -NT - (Ashton) - March 26, 2003, 09:02:51 PM EST

Night three - (admin) - March 26, 2003, 03:05:14 PM EST

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