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1. On Friday, December 16th, 2011 at 12:06PM Glom (a member) wrote:

	Subject: Hey, I'm the word of the day! I have one of those "Word-of-the-day" calendars, and much to my surprise, the word of the day for Friday, the 16th of December, is "glom". It is defined as - 1: to take or steal 2: to seize or catch It originates with the word "glaum", a term from Scots dialect that basically means "grab". So, whether you pick up on it, or glom on to it, just keep on rockin', bip a little, and bop a lot.
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2. On Friday, December 16th, 2011 at 1:25PM SimonRob (a member) replied:

SimonRob Member Since: February 2011 Confused? I am! Confused? I am!	But did you know what "Glom" meant before you got to the relevant entry on your undoubtedly esoteric "Word-of-the-day" calender? Enquiring minds want to know!

3. On Friday, December 16th, 2011 at 3:30PM Glom (a member) replied:

	Yes, I was aware of its meaning when choosing it as a moniker. My dad told me that Jackie Gleason used the term to describe a meal that he was served that was so awful and inedible that it wasn't food, it was just glom.
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4. On Saturday, December 17th, 2011 at 12:28AM TommyLee (a member) replied:

TommyLee Member Since: March 2005 Wilderian since 1988 Wilderian since 1988	I never heard that word until my college days when I met some guys from the Moline, Illinois area. They would say stuff like "He glommed on to that free ham like a dog on a meat bone". They had a lot of other great 'ol sayings too. So did my Dad. So does Webb, of course. If there ain't already a saying, he can make one up. Where will the 'ol sayings of the future come from? It's a dying art.
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5. On Saturday, December 17th, 2011 at 11:57AM Webb Wilder (a member) replied:

Webb Wilder

Member Since: July 2003

The Old sayings of the future will undoubtedly come from the new sayings of the present! I had never heard the term "gurm" (pronounced like "girl" with an "m" at the end instead of an "l") until I moved to Nashville. It is some kinda slang whose origins are unknown to me but, it refers to the act of beggin' or scammin' somethin' offa someone as in"Yeah, he gurmed me to death! I finally gave him the tickets!" or something like that. WW

6. On Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 at 8:37AM Kennymo (a member) replied:

Kennymo Member Since: July 2003	I have to say, in all my 57 years of Scottishness, I've never heard the word "glaum". We live and learn!
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7. On Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 at 6:44AM Goes to Eleven (a member) replied:

Goes to Eleven Member Since: March 2007	Hey Webb -- Did you ever experience a Glom Rock phase?

8. On Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 at 8:06AM Highway Tsar (a member) replied:

Highway Tsar Member Since: February 2009 Victoria Concordia Crescit Victoria Concordia Crescit	When I moved to the Mid-West of England from London, 25 years ago, I learnt a whole new set of phrases. A couple of favourites are 'To go for a Taz' which is a journey taken just for fun. 'Tazzin about' is similar. If whilst out on a Taz, you decide to see what the limits of your machine are, you are 'Thraipin it' or Thraipin the Motor' There are of course many phrases not suitable for posting!

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