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Feb 10, 2008
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    • "Hi, I'm Dave Kellett, and I've been listening to Daft Punk's "Doin' It Right" on loop for 79 continuous hours."
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    What does "Hubris" mean?
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    1 ARTHUR: Hey - What does "hubris" mean, again?
    GRAMP: I think "pride", right?
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    2 GRAMP: Yep... "Overweening pride"
    ARTHUR: "Overweening"? What the heck is overweening?
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    3 GRAMP (flipping pages): "Arrogant"
    ARTHUR: Jeez-louise. What does "weening" mean, then?
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    4 GRAMP (flipping pages): "To think" or "thinking" ... but it's an archaic usage.
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    5 GRAMP: I'm weening it's a good thing the English language ditched THAT word.
    ARTHUR: ... It hurts to even ween about it.
    ARTHUR: ... Would Rodin's sculpture be "The Weener"?

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    ARTHUR
    First Appearance
    December 10, 2001
    Recent Appearances
    May 07, 2006
    GRAMP
    First Appearance
    December 01, 2001
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    June 03, 2006
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