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i think you got i wrong about the origin of "pigeonhole". its origin is in the shape of storage compartment for *real pigeons* used in antiquity when pigeons were used for message delivery carrier pigeons). they were stored in small square holes in a similar shape to the desk compartment you linked.
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to assign to a definite place or to definite places in some orderly system: to pigeonhole new ideas. ... to lay aside for use or reference at some later, indefinite time: We must pigeonhole this excellent plan until the time is ripe.
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dictionary.reference.com/browse/pigeon%20hole
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of L. pipio "chirping bird," from pipire "to peep, chirp," of imitative origin. Modern spelling is from later Fr. pigeon. Replaced culver (O.E. ... Pigeonhole (1577) was originally a small recess for pigeons to nest in.; The verb sense of "label mentally" is from 1870. Pigeon-toed first recorded 1801 (of horses).
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Comics and Illustrations by Dennis Pacheco ... Atom Girl Banner Bizcochito Bolt Center for Cartoon Studies Comics Dennis Pacheco Neon Girl Origin Pachekipedia Pigeonhole Press Preview Process sketch sketchbook speedster Super-speedster Superspeed Super speed superspeedster Thumbnails...
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www.pigeonholepress.net/
www.pigeonholepress.net/
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Origin Coffee is a small, independent and innovative coffee company from Cornwall with a purpose beyond profit. We are a small group of highly experienced and passionate coffee people that continue to strive to raise coffee standards throughout the UK.
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www.origincoffee.co.uk/
www.origincoffee.co.uk/
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American Mechanical Engineer ... (Webpage still under construction) ... Robert E. Grimshaw developed a distinguished professional career as a mechanical engineer in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He published numerous technical books and was on the faculty of New York University, City College of New York and Rutgers University.
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www.grimshaworigin.org/WebPages/RobtEngr.htm
www.grimshaworigin.org/WebPages/RobtEngr.htm
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and Gorton House, East of Central Manchester ... In 1906, Francis John Angus Skeet1 published a history of several families that included a line of Grimshaws from Audenshaw. The earliest recorded Grimshaw family line Eccleshill and Clayton-le ... One of the best known descendants of this Grimshaw line was Robert Grimshaw,
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www.grimshaworigin.org/WebPages/AudLine.htm
www.grimshaworigin.org/WebPages/AudLine.htm
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I state in the introduction that “Dr. Theobald does not address the origin of the first living thing,” and I state in the footnote accompanying ReMine’s quote that “Dr. Theobald assumes a single origin of life, so this comment is beyond the scope of his paper.” I also explain in the footnote that I included...
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www.trueorigin.org/ca_ac_01.asp
www.trueorigin.org/ca_ac_01.asp
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Hi- Matt Frank asked: >What I'd like to know about the pigeonhole principle is: when did it come >to be associated with pigeons? The principle itself is attributed to Dirichlet in 1834, although he apparently used the term Schubfachprinzip.
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