Bob Franks
Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer
Caviling
Usage: "I'll have no more of your caviling!"
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Usage: "I'll have no more of your caviling!"
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Words: Caviling
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Duncan1574
Lodge Chaplain & arms dealer
Guessing: Useless excuses.
Bob Franks
Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer
Caviling-
To raise irritating and trivial objections.
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To raise irritating and trivial objections.
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Duncan1574
Lodge Chaplain & arms dealer
Whiney! ;-)
Bob Franks
Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer
YES!
This was an argument made by an extortionist to denigrate the wise man, in an attempt to convince him to give up his valuables.
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Duncan1574
Lodge Chaplain & arms dealer
Our 'regular' 3Js are visually very very whiney.
Bob Franks
Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer
BUT, it was one of them who accused a good man of caviling!
Y'know, pondering on that...When I worked at a prison, I noticed that inmates who made ridiculous accusations, often complained of being subjected to things that they themselves practiced.
Mehbe things haven't changed in 2500 years.
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Duncan1574
Lodge Chaplain & arms dealer
So true. There is nothing new under the sun.