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To: MizSterious
Main Entry: trog·lo·dyte Pronunciation: \ˈträ-glə-ˌdīt\ Function: noun Etymology: Latin troglodytae, plural, from Greek trōglodytai, from trōglē hole, cave (akin to Greek trōgein to gnaw, Armenian aracem I lead to pasture, graze) + dyein to enter Date: 1555

1 : a member of any of various peoples (as in antiquity) who lived or were reputed to live chiefly in caves

2 : a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes

— trog·lo·dyt·ic \ˌträ-glə-ˈdi-tik\ adjective

These caves perchance?
16 posted on 09/10/2009 8:24:22 AM PDT by mlizzy (Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapels Everywhere spells P.E.A.C.E.)
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To: mlizzy
2 : a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes

They could spin this as the definition of "conservative"...

Badge of Honor?

32 posted on 09/10/2009 8:26:53 AM PDT by Old Sarge (Marking Time On The Government's Dime)
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To: mlizzy

See Montesquieu.


34 posted on 09/10/2009 8:27:07 AM PDT by La Lydia
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To: mlizzy

Bob ought to know about living in caves.


50 posted on 09/10/2009 8:33:29 AM PDT by charlie72
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