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Old Mon Nov 22, 2010, 01:12pm
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What stipulates where the defenders' nose belongs or doesn't belong?
It belongs on his face. If he sticks his face outside of his vertical plance and within the opponent's vertical space, I'd say his face doesn't belong there.
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Old Mon Nov 22, 2010, 01:17pm
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It belongs on his face. If he sticks his face outside of his vertical plance and within the opponent's vertical space, I'd say his face doesn't belong there.
I like this word. May I use it?

Oh, and can you describe a horizontal plance?
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Old Mon Nov 22, 2010, 03:07pm
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Oh, and can you describe a horizontal plance?
He not only spelled it wrong, everybody knows most plants grow vertically.

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Old Mon Nov 22, 2010, 08:07pm
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What stipulates where the defenders' nose belongs or doesn't belong?
Remember: You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.
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Old Mon Nov 22, 2010, 08:35pm
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Remember: You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.
Not true. You can if you really want to and your friend has no complaints about your doing so.

Just saying.....
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Old Mon Nov 22, 2010, 10:49pm
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Not true. You can if you really want to and your friend has no complaints about your doing so.

Just saying.....
Not many of us have friends like that.
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Old Mon Nov 22, 2010, 11:36pm
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Not many of us have friends like that.
Or want friends like that.
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