Word of the Day : fluke

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    #1 Nathan, Feb 17, 2011
    1. The flat, triangular piece at the end of an arm of an anchor. 2. A barb or barbed head on a harpoon, arrow, etc. 3. Either of the two lobes of a whale's tail. 4. A chance occurrence, especially a stroke of good luck. 5. A flatfish, especially a flounder of the genus Paralichthys. 6. A trematode: a type of flatworm.

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    #2 lotsie, Feb 17, 2011
    Normally I would be in bed by now, but by fluke I'm still awake. Guess it's time I got out of Atlantic time, or at least stopped working 18 hour days.

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    #3 Metalman, Feb 18, 2011
    I'm not very musically gifted..... But I always wanted to learn how to play the fluke......:D
     
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    #4 carman63, Feb 18, 2011
    I was installing a new radio, and I pulled out my trusty Fluke to check the wiring so that... wait, wrong usage?
     
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    #5 Justa Jim, Feb 18, 2011

    Hummmmmmmmmmmmm. :D

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    #6 Nitrominis, Feb 18, 2011
    What the "FlUKE" Batman?
     

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