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  • Looking up an old copy of Regia Anglorum's newsletter, I noticed an article on riddles that says they are 'a glorified version of that old Northern European favourite, the "Kenning" i.e. descriptive phrases, often highly formulated, used for every day items.

    Old English Riddles - a thousand years of double entendre Carla 2007

  •    When Kenning blew the whistle, I told the kid to follow me.

    Loose Lips Sink Ships 2009

  • When Kenning blew the whistle, I told the kid to follow me.

    Loose Lips Sink Ships BJ Hollars 2009

  • Kenning never saw the animal, so speculation can be rampant as to the cause, from a bear to a fisher, and the latest suspect a Bobcat.

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • Kenning Editions also offers subscriptions, a system which not only broadens access but optimizes the gross income a press receives from sales, which is why discounts are often enormous for those able to subscribe.

    Subscribe, Support Lemon Hound 2009

  • While Kenning will recover from his attack, it should be remindful of all researchers, hikers and campers to be aware that they are in nature and that even in a tent danger can lurk.

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • On Thursday, May 24th, 2007 Jon Kenning, an assistant professor of biology at Creighton University (Omaha, Nebraska) was left with 2-inch lacerations on his head and torso after an early morning attack inside his tent.

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • A final note if I may — a thank-you to GLOBAL TV, and more specifically Dan Kenning and the entire publicity team at CanWest.

    The TV Addict Reports from the Global TV UpFront | the TV addict 2007

  • Kenning began as a journal, so subscription was its basic model from the outset.

    Subscribe, Support Lemon Hound 2009

  • Nope, he tries to find other people that share his name – only he ends up conversing with the High Gregory, a young ruler on the planet Kenning.

    BestScienceFictionStories.com » Post Topic » Burn by James Patrick Kelly 2008

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