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Minor oversight?"Things go better with Sprite"!ChuckBe happy be safe!
On Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 05:30:56 PM EDT, stanbmason--- via Spridge=
ts <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
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Spridgeteers and other references to our Sprite Name Sake!
Happy 4th to all my Spritely friends.=C2=A0 In the past I have had a lot of=
fun making up alternative names on the base root "Sprite" from the creatio=
n of Donald and Geoffrey Healey.=C2=A0 I thought I would share what the dic=
tionary/internet says about Sprite and share a tribute to Donald Healey's B=
irth:
sprite
American =C2=A0[sprahyt]/ spra=C9=AAt /Or spright
noun
sprites =20
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(in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin.
noun
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(in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water
- =20
a small dainty person
I Guess I used "Have a Spritely life" as a corruption of sprightly life, wh=
ich I think our favorite ride is more than ever knowing it's advance age of=
68 years old (younger than many of it's owners / Racers)
adjective
sprightlier, sprightliest =20
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animated or vivacious; lively.
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- Synonyms:
- spry, buoyant, blithe, spirited
adverb
=20
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in a sprightly manner.
sprightlyBritish =C2=A0/ =CB=88spra=C9=AAtl=C9=AA /
adjective
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full of vitality; lively
Etymology
Origin of sprightly
1590=E2=80=931600; spright (spelling variant of sprite ) + -ly
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s to our Sprite Name Sake!</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>Happy 4th to all my Spritely friends. In the past I have had a lot o=
f fun making up alternative names on the base root "Sprite" from the creati=
on of Donald and Geoffrey Healey. I thought I would share what the di=
ctionary/internet says about Sprite and share a tribute to Donald Healey's =
Birth:</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"ydpfa=
e55adeyiv8597758135ydp8588b254pasted-link"><div style=3D"margin-bottom:12px=
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rif;font-size:medium;letter-spacing:normal;" dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"ydpfae55a=
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is-before-box-inflected-form-sets"><h2 style=3D"margin:0px;line-height:16px=
;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:0.75em;"><div><div style=3D"border-radi=
us:24px;margin:0px 0px 32px;padding:24px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Fig=
tree, Figtree fallback, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:medium;letter-spacing=
:normal;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7box-headword-audio-pro=
nunciation"><div style=3D"position:relative;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv859775=
8135ydp97ce4e7box-headword-type"><h1 id=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4=
e7hdr-headword-dcom-1" style=3D"margin:0px;line-height:48px;font-size:2.5em=
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sprite</h1><span style=3D"font-size:0.75em;font-weight:600;line-height:20px=
;text-transform:uppercase;width:auto;margin-left:auto;padding:0px 20px 0px =
0px;display:inline-block;background-size:20px 20px;background-repeat:no-rep=
eat;background-attachment:initial;background-color:initial;min-height:20px;=
" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7txt-entry-group-type ydpfae55a=
deyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7dcom">American </span></div><div class=3D"yd=
pfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7box-audio-pronunciation"><button style=3D"l=
ine-height:1.1;cursor:pointer;border-width:0px;border-style:none;border-col=
or:currentcolor;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;background-color:rgb(=
0, 87, 255);width:24px;min-height:24px;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135y=
dp97ce4e7common-btn-headword-audio ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7js-pla=
y-word-audio"></button><span style=3D"font-size:1.125em;" class=3D"ydpfae55=
adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7txt-phonetic">[sprahyt]</span><span style=3D"font=
-family:sans-serif;font-size:1em;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce=
4e7txt-ipa">/ spra=C9=AAt /</span></div><div class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758=
135ydp97ce4e7box-entry-variant"><em>Or</em> <strong>spright</strong></div><=
/div><div style=3D"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Figtree, Figtree fallback=
, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:medium;letter-spacing:normal;" class=3D"ydp=
fae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7box-posb-content"><div style=3D"margin:0px 0=
px 32px;padding:0px 0px 32px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-style:solid;" =
class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7box-posb ydpfae55adeyiv859775813=
5ydp97ce4e7box-posb-last"><div style=3D"margin-bottom:12px;" class=3D"ydpfa=
e55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7box-pos-label ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4=
e7is-before-box-inflected-form-sets"><h2 style=3D"margin:0px;line-height:16=
px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:0.75em;">noun</h2></div><div style=3D=
"margin:0px 0px 24px;font-size:1.5em;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;" cla=
ss=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7box-inflected-form-sets"><span clas=
s=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7inflected-form-with-tooltip"><span s=
tyle=3D"cursor:default;border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(235, 235, 235);font-siz=
e:20px;line-height:28px;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7inflec=
ted-form-form">sprites</span></span></div><ol style=3D"margin:0px;padding:0=
px;list-style-type:none;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7list-d=
efinition ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7hide-ordinal"><li style=3D"marg=
in:0px;counter-increment:listDefCounter 1;padding:0px;line-height:24px;posi=
tion:relative;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7item-definition"=
><p style=3D"margin:0px;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp97ce4e7txt-va=
riant-label-short">(in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin.</p></li></ol></d=
iv></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-bottom:24px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);fon=
t-family:Figtree, Figtree fallback, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:medium;le=
tter-spacing:normal;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydpebd1b42bbox-pos-l=
abel"><h2 style=3D"margin:0px;line-height:16px;text-transform:uppercase;fon=
t-size:0.75em;">noun</h2></div><ol style=3D"margin:0px;padding:0px;list-sty=
le-type:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Figtree, Figtree fallback, verd=
ana, sans-serif;font-size:medium;letter-spacing:normal;" class=3D"ydpfae55a=
deyiv8597758135ydpebd1b42blist-definition"><li style=3D"margin:0px 0px 24px=
;counter-increment:listDefCounter 1;padding:0px 0px 0px 1.75em;line-height:=
24px;position:relative;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydpebd1b42bitem-d=
efinition"><p style=3D"margin:0px;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydpebd=
1b42btxt-variant-label-short">(in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp =
one associated with water</p></li><li style=3D"margin:0px 0px 24px;counter-=
increment:listDefCounter 1;padding:0px 0px 0px 1.75em;line-height:24px;posi=
tion:relative;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydpebd1b42bitem-definition=
"><p style=3D"margin:0px;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydpebd1b42btxt-=
variant-label-short">a small dainty person</p></li></ol></div>I Guess I use=
d "Have a Spritely life" as a corruption of sprightly life, which I think o=
ur favorite ride is more than ever knowing it's advance age of 68 years old=
(younger than many of it's owners / Racers)</h2><h2 style=3D"margin:0px;li=
ne-height:16px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:0.75em;"><br></h2><h2 sty=
le=3D"margin:0px;line-height:16px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:0.75em=
;">adjective</h2></div><div style=3D"margin:0px 0px 24px;font-size:1.5em;fo=
nt-weight:600;line-height:32px;font-family:Figtree, Figtree fallback, verda=
na, sans-serif;letter-spacing:normal;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp=
8588b254box-inflected-form-sets">sprightlier, sprightliest</div><ol style=
=3D"margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style-type:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-fam=
ily:Figtree, Figtree fallback, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:medium;letter-=
spacing:normal;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp8588b254list-definitio=
n ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp8588b254hide-ordinal"><li style=3D"margin:0px;=
counter-increment:listDefCounter 1;padding:0px;line-height:24px;position:re=
lative;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp8588b254item-definition"><p st=
yle=3D"margin:0px;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp8588b254txt-variant=
-label-short">animated or vivacious; lively.</p><dl style=3D"margin:12px 0p=
x 0px;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp8588b254box-synonym-antonym"><d=
t style=3D"margin-right:0.5em;font-weight:700;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597=
758135ydp8588b254synant-label">Synonyms:</dt><dd style=3D"margin:0px;"><a h=
ref=3D"https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/spry"; style=3D"color:rgb(0, 87, 255=
);cursor:pointer;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp8588b254lk-synonym" =
rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">spry</a>, <a href=3D"https://www.thesaur=
us.com/browse/buoyant" style=3D"color:rgb(0, 87, 255);cursor:pointer;" clas=
s=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp8588b254lk-synonym" rel=3D"nofollow" target=
=3D"_blank">buoyant</a>, <a href=3D"https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/blithe=
" style=3D"color:rgb(0, 87, 255);cursor:pointer;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv85=
97758135ydp8588b254lk-synonym" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">blithe</a=
>, <a href=3D"https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/spirited"; style=3D"color:rgb=
(0, 87, 255);cursor:pointer;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp8588b254l=
k-synonym" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">spirited</a></dd></dl></li></=
ol></div><div><div class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501box-item-ent=
ry ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501box-item-entry-last"><div class=3D"yd=
pfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501box-posb-content"><div style=3D"margin:0px=
0px 32px;padding:0px 0px 32px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-style:solid;=
" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501box-posb ydpfae55adeyiv859775=
8135ydp7a869501box-posb-last"><div style=3D"margin-bottom:24px;" class=3D"y=
dpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501box-pos-label"><h2 style=3D"margin:0px;li=
ne-height:16px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:0.75em;">adverb</h2></div=
><ol style=3D"margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style-type:none;" class=3D"ydpfae=
55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501list-definition ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a8=
69501hide-ordinal"><li style=3D"margin:0px;counter-increment:listDefCounter=
1;padding:0px;line-height:24px;position:relative;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv=
8597758135ydp7a869501item-definition"><p style=3D"margin:0px;" class=3D"ydp=
fae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501txt-variant-label-short">in a sprightly man=
ner.</p></li></ol></div></div></div><div class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135y=
dp7a869501box-item-entry ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501box-item-entry-=
last"><div style=3D"border-radius:24px;margin:0px 0px 32px;padding:24px;" c=
lass=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501box-headword-audio-pronunciation=
"><div style=3D"position:relative;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a8=
69501box-headword-type"><span id=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501hdr-=
headword-british-1" style=3D"font-size:2.5em;font-weight:600;line-height:48=
px;display:inline;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501hdr-headwor=
d">sprightly</span><span style=3D"font-size:0.75em;font-weight:600;line-hei=
ght:20px;text-transform:uppercase;width:auto;margin-left:auto;padding:0px 2=
0px 0px 0px;display:inline-block;background-size:20px 20px;background-repea=
t:no-repeat;background-attachment:initial;background-color:initial;min-heig=
ht:20px;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501txt-entry-group-type =
ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501british">British </span></div><div=
class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501box-audio-pronunciation"><span=
style=3D"font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1em;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv859=
7758135ydp7a869501txt-ipa">/ =CB=88spra=C9=AAtl=C9=AA /</span></div></div><=
div class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501box-posb-content"><div styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 32px;padding:0px 0px 32px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;bord=
er-style:solid;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501box-posb"><div=
style=3D"margin-bottom:24px;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501=
box-pos-label"><h2 style=3D"margin:0px;line-height:16px;text-transform:uppe=
rcase;font-size:0.75em;">adjective</h2></div><ol style=3D"margin:0px;paddin=
g:0px;list-style-type:none;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501li=
st-definition ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501hide-ordinal"><li style=3D=
"margin:0px;counter-increment:listDefCounter 1;padding:0px;line-height:24px=
;position:relative;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a869501item-defin=
ition"><p style=3D"margin:0px;" class=3D"ydpfae55adeyiv8597758135ydp7a86950=
1txt-variant-label-short">full of vitality; lively</p></li></ol></div></div=
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ree fallback, verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:normal;">Etymology</h2><h3=
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:Figtree, Figtree fallback, verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:normal;">Ori=
gin of <a href=3D"https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sprightly#hdr-headword-=
dcom-1" style=3D"color:rgb(0, 87, 255);cursor:pointer;" class=3D"ydpfae55ad=
eyiv8597758135ydpf1d46521lk-history-origin-entry" rel=3D"nofollow" target=
=3D"_blank">sprightly</a></h3><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);fon=
t-family:Figtree, Figtree fallback, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:medium;le=
tter-spacing:normal;">1590=E2=80=931600; <em>spright</em> (spelling variant=
of <a href=3D"https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sprite"; style=3D"color:rgb=
(0, 87, 255);cursor:pointer;" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">sprite</a>=
) + <a href=3D"https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ly"; style=3D"color:rgb(0,=
87, 255);cursor:pointer;" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">-ly</a></p></=
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