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Piglet
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Deducting letters from the previous sentence is just as wrong as adding them.

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I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander.
alto n a soprano who can read music

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Ariston
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Hem and haw all you want, and make excuses too, but I notice you all cheating, oh yes, I really do!

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“Therefore, let it be explained that nowhere are the proprieties quite so strictly enforced as in men’s colleges that invite young women guests, especially over-night visitors in the fraternity houses.” Emily Post, 1937.

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Net Spinster
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Ally down! yelled a ship troll when Rook and Comet tossed his companion in rule breaking into the depthless abyss.

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spinner of webs

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Eutychus
From the edge
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By SS Great Eastern's launching chains, Isambard Kingdom Brunel looks quite diminutive in this iconic photo.

[ 23. January 2014, 05:18: Message edited by: Eutychus ]

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Let's remember that we are to build the Kingdom of God, not drive people away - pastor Frank Pomeroy

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Lucia

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Hot octopus soup is a delicious specialty to eat in the Kerkennah Islands of Tunisia.
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Chorister

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Is I awfully suspicious that Smudgie only got herself chosen as a Circus host in order to bring back the Esteemed Game of Everlasting Sentences, thus causing all other hosts to self-destruct and spontaneously combust - oh no, of course not!

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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.

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Eutychus
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Our Senots commune here in France may have a population of only 300, but it has come in mighty useful at this point.

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Let's remember that we are to build the Kingdom of God, not drive people away - pastor Frank Pomeroy

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Welease Woderwick

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Po, in this context, is a river in Italy.

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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?

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Piglet
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... in it, a lyre would eventually sink.

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I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander.
alto n a soprano who can read music

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Welease Woderwick

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Ally sin knowingly with moral wrongdoing.

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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?

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no prophet's flag is set so...

Proceed to see sea
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Do ingrates have their ingratitude ingrained from conception?

[ 23. January 2014, 15:03: Message edited by: no prophet ]

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Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
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Cara
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I, on the other hand, wonder if an attitude of gratitude is learned or innate.

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Pondering.

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Raptor Eye
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Lear: Ned, Orin, Nat, Elly and Fred all played in the orchestra.

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Be still, and know that I am God! Psalm 46.10

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Stradivari is thought to have made the finest ever violins, cellos and other stringed instruments, though this claim is disputed by some of the cognescenti.

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Who is it that you seek? How then shall we live? How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?

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Net Spinster
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Scent is a needed accompaniment to tasty food.

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spinner of webs

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Smudgie

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Tot, a sty foodstuff is meant for the pigs, not for toddlers, so please stop eating the swill.

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Miss you, Erin.

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Eutychus
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ES will eventually founder: either at the eschaton or when somebody posts a sentence with an impossibly difficult last word - like larynx.

[does being unable to spell "eschaton" mean you get to miss it?]

[ 24. January 2014, 05:51: Message edited by: Eutychus ]

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Smudgie

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"y" 'n' "x" come fairly close to the end of the alphabet,

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Miss you, Erin.

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Eutychus
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Alpha, beta, n' gamma come somewhere near the beginning of the Greek one...

[ 24. January 2014, 05:59: Message edited by: Eutychus ]

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Smudgie

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O, needless to say, Euty sneaks in and shows off his classical education.

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Miss you, Erin.

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Eutychus
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Ducati, on the other hand, is I believe something to do with motorbikes, but those are below my station.

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Smudgie

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St. at ion bonding lecture, became distinctly less saintly when boredom induced him to yawn.

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Miss you, Erin.

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Lucia

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Toy awnings are what all the fashionable doll's houses have these days.
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Eutychus
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Shavet, hesed... ay, some Hebrew words are easier to translate than others.

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Welease Woderwick

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Another's problems always seem smaller than my own.

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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
Fancy a break in South India?
Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details

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

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latecomer
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"yow never send me flowers any more" said the man from the Black Country

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Keep it simple - I can do simple

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Gwai
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"Black Count Ryan Smith just doesn't sound right," he said to himself; "I may need to change my name to Ryano Nightstalk."

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A master of men was the Goodly Fere,
A mate of the wind and sea.
If they think they ha’ slain our Goodly Fere
They are fools eternally.


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Eutychus
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No nights talking until sunrise is a good policy for ensuring one is not tired in the morning.

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Let's remember that we are to build the Kingdom of God, not drive people away - pastor Frank Pomeroy

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Cara
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Red in the morning, shepherd's warning--an old adage about the sky.

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Pondering.

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Chorister

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'He's Kylie's boyfriend', explained her sister, when the family were shocked to see a strange man in the room.

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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.

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Eutychus
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Oompa-Loompas, however, were a common sight there, during their breaks from the nearby chocolate factory.

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Let's remember that we are to build the Kingdom of God, not drive people away - pastor Frank Pomeroy

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Barnabas62
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Actor Yul Brynner made creative use of being follicly challenged.

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Eutychus
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Len, Ged acknowledged, was the unlikeliest truename for a dragon that he had encountered anywhere in Earthsea.

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Smudgie

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Rein Earth's eager industrialists in before all our beautiful countryside disappears under concrete.

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Miss you, Erin.

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On Crete many tourists wear a big hat and factor fifty.

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'If a pleasant, straight-forward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle manoeuvres' - Kafka

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Raptor Eye
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Actor F, if tying a knot, would always end up tying his finger too.

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Be still, and know that I am God! Psalm 46.10

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no prophet's flag is set so...

Proceed to see sea
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In Ger. to 'O', it is required to follow with obedience very closely the instruction manual.

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Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
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Smudgie

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On Man U annuals you'll often see the photograph of their most famous striker about to kick the ball.

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Eutychus
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All true - but is it also true of Man U alarms? [Biased]

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Smudgie

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Rue of manual arms, regret of hand-operated weapons, sorrow of small guns and knives; some people really don't understand how inanimate objects are still vulnerable to feelings of guilt.

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Miss you, Erin.

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Eutychus
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Guil TripAdvisor guest reviews are so glowing, you wonder whether the establishment isn't radioactive.

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Cara
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O, ACT! I've had it with your dithering.

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Pondering.

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Lucia

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The Ring Cycle is popular with keen Wagnerians however I have never listened to it myself.
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Chorister

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Elf'n'Safety would probably advise you to wear earplugs if you plan to turn up the music too loud.

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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.

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Curiosity killed ...

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Them, us, I: c-tool OU designates as suitable learning interface to support all.

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Mugs - Keep the Ship afloat

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To sup port all night would be fine; but better to drink beer in a warm clime.

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'All the same, it may be that I am wrong; what I take for gold and diamonds may be only a little copper and glass.'

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Lime or lemon with your beer?

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spinner of webs

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Smudgie

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On withy our bee rests a while before returning to the hive.

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Miss you, Erin.

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Lyda*Rose

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Heh, I've found a twenty in an old jeans pocket!

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"Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano

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Raptor Eye
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Spock et al were popular in Star Trek.

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Be still, and know that I am God! Psalm 46.10

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