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Old 02-June-2007, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by maryccc View Post
That's not much of a clue. Saucy could be saucer and when I think of saucer I think of Saturn and it's far from little. It's probably wrong but how about another clue.
Actually, there are two clues there and they are both rather good ones. Saucy should not be taken as implying anything more than its literal meaning. Yes, Saturn is far from little and so is the object in question but vastly more so.

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