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Sipech
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"I, Encephalitis" was the working title of a book by Robert Graves.

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Raves are not popular with the powers that be.

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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?

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At Benenden there used to be a TB hospital.
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O spit always grosses me out, much more so than blood.

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Penny S
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Oodles of cakes have been presented on the Bake Off Extra show.

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Ex-trash owes its recovery to recyclers.

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Penny S
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Clerstorey is not the correct spelling, I suspect.
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Welease Woderwick

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Pectoral muscles cease to impress after a certain age.

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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?

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In ages past, a scrubbing-board was used to do laundry.

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Sipech
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Drywall screws have conquered home centres and hardware stores, but the traditional wood screw is still better designed for holding two pieces of wood together.

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"Gether round, children," said the nursery teacher, "Come and join in, Sidney."
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Welease Woderwick

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"Sidney, don't do that!"

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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?

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Raptor Eye
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Don't dot hats with white spots, unless you want to encourage trade for opticians.

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Penny S
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Answer came there none to the repeated clang of the doorbell.
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Welease Woderwick

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Llanfair­pwllgwyn­gyllgo­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llanty­siliogogo­goch is purportedly the longest place name in Britain.

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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?

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Ta! I needed to know that little factoid.

[ 12. October 2014, 03:26: Message edited by: Oscar the Grouch ]

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Faradiu, dundeibáwa weyu lárigi weyu

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To idolise film-stars, pop-singers and the like is a pastime enjoyed by the young.

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Ungulates, both wild and domesticated, are common over much of the world's land masses.

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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?

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Raptor Eye
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Mass escapes were planned from the prisoner of war camps, but few got away unscathed.

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Welease Woderwick

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The dead call for us to join them.

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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?

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"Joint hems seem to be all the rage, it would appear", said the clothes factory supervisor sarcastically, when it was found that clothes had been sewn together accidentally.
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Dental lysozyme repairs occur when there is abundant saliva.
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"Here is a bun d'ants aliv' ain't crawlin' over" said Miss Clampett with a big dazzling smile.

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Miles Coverdale made an excellent translation of the Psalms.

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Alms houses are an example of the early days of social care.

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Car exhausts are much less obnoxious since catalytic converters.
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Terse statement are often the best.

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He bested his friend three out of four times at chess.

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He's singing in the shower again but at least it's in tune with the dog's howls.
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Owl song comes in the form of a hoot or a screech.

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Reech is a verb meaning to smoke an illegal substance, usually marijuana.

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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?

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Anacondas kill by constriction, not venom.
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Nominations for Best Line in a Film included You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!

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Offended Shipmate can always take recourse in Hell.

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Hellebores usually flower in the winter or spring.

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Pringles are good representations of manifolds with negative curvature.

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At "urea", she paused while considering the ingredients in the fertilizer.

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Zero hours contracts are a most unfair employment device.
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Vice presidents have a difficult role.

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Rolexes are beautiful watches, but I'd be afraid to wear a timepiece that expensive.

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Ha! Tex, pensive for a change, was totally ignorant of cattle rustling.

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E-rustling could be another name for certain sorts of identity theft.

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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?

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The FT is not known as being a newspaper that is particularly left-leaning.

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An Ingersoll watch used to be quite common when I was growing up.

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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?

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Rowing up the Thames, I bumped into my Canadian brother-in-law's canoe.
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Scan oestrogen levels for the optimum time to conceive.

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I've always wanted to go to Venice.
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Nice legs, shame about the face was one of the wittier songs of its time.

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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?

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"Fits timepieces" would describe the professional function of a watch-maker.

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"Watch, ma: kerchief here, kerchief gone,' said the junior magician.

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