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Curtis O. Seebeck
01-10-2006, 1:21 AM
I see it referenced here occasionally. What is wow? I assume another forum but don't I guess I have never been there. Thanks.

Loy Hawes
01-10-2006, 1:28 AM
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="400"><tbody><tr><td align="left">Pronunciation: <tt>'wau</tt>
Function: interjection
-- used to express strong feeling (as pleasure or surprise)



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Kirk (KC) Constable
01-10-2006, 7:58 AM
Women of Woodworking...they have a forum.

Barbara Gill
01-10-2006, 8:11 AM
World of Woodturners. It is a private forum.

Rich Stewart
01-10-2006, 9:05 AM
I use it like "Oh WOW!!!" What a beautiful piece.

Doug Jones
01-10-2006, 9:12 AM
Wow is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:

* Wow, a pitch variation while playing records with off-center holes; also sometimes heard in audio cassettes.
* The Wow! signal, a strong radio signal of unknown origin detected on August 15, 1977 by a SETI project.

Titles and names:

* Wow!, a British comic book.
* Wow, a film by Claude Jutra.
* Wow!, an album by British girl group Bananarama.
* Wow!, (1980-1987) a children's show produced locally by WDCA Channel 20 in Washington, DC, which was an independent station at the time.
* WOW! online service, an online service by CompuServe.
* WOW Hits - annual compilation albums from the big three contemporary Christian music record companies: Word Entertainment, Provident Music Group and EMI Christian Music Group.

Acronyms:

* WoW, Windows on Windows, an application compatibility layer in Microsoft Windows.
* WoW, World of Warcraft, a massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) created by Blizzard Entertainment.
* WOW, Wide Open West, an internet and cable provider.
* WOW (Australian television station), a satellite broadcast TV station for Western Australia.
* WoW, Worlds of Wonder (toy company)
* WoW, Worlds of Wonder, role-playing game
* WOW, Women of Wrestling, a defunct women's wrestling promotion.

Mark Singer
01-10-2006, 9:19 AM
Will often work (if absolutley necessary or for food):rolleyes:

Jeremiah Jordan
01-10-2006, 9:44 AM
WOW --> World Of Warcraft. Massive multiplayer game which I had to stop because I had no time left for turning.

Jeremiah

Mike Ramsey
01-10-2006, 10:41 AM
Upside down it's MoM!

Jim Becker
01-10-2006, 10:49 AM
World of Woodturners. It is a private forum.

Barbara has the correct answer. Contact any member to get an invite to join...there are a number of us.

Kirk (KC) Constable
01-10-2006, 2:01 PM
My bad...I was thinking of Women IN Woodworking...I just have it bookmarked as WOW. :(

Bob Noles
01-10-2006, 2:47 PM
WOW is something I am too new to achieve :o

Mac McAtee
01-11-2006, 1:13 PM
Woodmen of the World? Fraternity

Christopher Pine
01-11-2006, 1:36 PM
WOW= Weight on Wheels.

John Shuk
01-12-2006, 7:18 PM
As far as I know it means Whip'em Out Wednsday