User:Fabiform

fabiform, a. [f. L. faba bean + (i)form : see -form .] Bean-shaped.

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What can be deduced from my username?
 * 1) I have a copy of the complete OED
 * 2) I am bean-shaped

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Now that we have the personal details out of the way...

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Likes:
 * wikipedia, knowledge, researching, trivia, obsession
 * the OED
 * the use of they as a gender-neutral third-person singular pronoun
 * the word wamble
 * singing along to the radio when I'm on my own

Dislikes:
 * anyone who leaves the Summary: field blank, especially sysops
 * edit conflicts

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Some articles I have contributed to or started.

January 2004: Julia Quinn, David Strickland, List of romantic novelists, Lists of authors, List of authors by name: A onwards, Mary Balogh, List of biographers, List of political authors, List of science fiction authors, St Austell, Islam in France, List of children's literature authors, Fictionary, Softball, Oxford English Dictionary, Iridology, Tyburn, Fast-food restaurant, Age of consent, Herbert Wehner, Writing resources, January 1 to February 13, Tamar Bridge, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Avignon, Sexual slang, Blushing, Les Éditions de Minuit, Rondel, Rondel (dagger), Cinchonism, Jack LaLanne, Little League, Moral character, Graham Frederick Young, Savate, Sherbet, Stirling, Stirling University, Hutton Inquiry, Prostitution, Charlestown, Cornwall.

February 2004: Toilet paper, Bidet, Menstrual cup, Homosexuality, List of English words with frequent misuse, February 14 to March 18, Shortbread, Ni Putes Ni Soumises, List of famous pairs, WWJD, Ponytail, Swag (disambiguation), French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools, Claude Vorilhon, Hats and headgear, List of hats and headgear, Veil, List of famous trinities, trios, triplets, or threesomes, WikiProject Hats and Headgear, Picard language, Hijab, P'tit quinquin, Cloak, Jack McConnell, Pancake, List of films about independent body parts, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, Fedora, Baseball cap, Trilby, Beanie, Bucket hat, Beret, Headgear, Hat, Bonnet, Cap, Hood, Dharma & Greg, Template:Nationalflags.

March 2004: X-SAMPA, Chador, List of encyclopedia topics (24), Monty Hall problem, Necrophilia, 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks, List of unusual English words, Erie Canal, June 10, List of commonly confused homonyms, List of English words of French origin.

April 2004: James Bulger murder case, Life licence, List of songs whose title includes geographical names, Minced oaths, Couscous, Dumpling, Curriculum vitae, Timothy (tortoise), Headstone, Bonnet (headgear), John Diamond, Nigella Lawson, The Darling Buds of May, Les Dennis, Martin Clunes, Pam Ferris, Victoria Climbié murder case, Mr Benn, 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows.

May 2004: Ray Winstone, Chris Eubank, Pall Mall, Pall Mall, London, Pall mall, Pall Mall Gazette, Rash, Glenn Ford, Kenny G, Stockline Plastics factory explosion.

October 2004: Gail Porter, Slimming World, Allography, Mills & Boon, Healthy eating, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Burkina Faso, mis-punctuated links, B&Q, Ballykissangel, PG Tips.

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My images:
 * Image:Avignon Palais des Papes.jpg
 * Image:Avignon Palais des Papes small.jpg
 * Image:Avignon Pont Saint Benezet.jpg
 * Image:Avignon Pont Saint Benezet small.jpg
 * Image:Broad St Stirling Scotland.jpg
 * Image:Charlestown Beach St Austell Cornwall.jpg
 * Image:Charlestown Beach St Austell Cornwall right.jpg
 * Image:Charlestown Harbour St Austell Cornwall.jpg
 * Image:Charlestown Harbour cottages fishermen St Austell Cornwall.jpg
 * Image:Diagram of rondel dagger.png
 * Image:Uterus and vagina no captions.png
 * Image:Uterus and vagina with captions.png
 * Image:Tampon inserted.png
 * Image:Menstrual cup inserted.png
 * Image:Disposable menstrual diaphragm inserted.png
 * Image:Menstrual cup.png
 * Image:Disposable menstrual diaphragm.png
 * Image:Menstrual cup folded.png
 * Image:Baseball cap line drawing.png
 * Image:Fedora line drawing.png
 * Image:Beanie line drawing.png
 * Image:Bucket hat line drawing.png
 * Image:Hot cross buns.jpg