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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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It must have been an utter eternity since we had an everlasting sentences thread. Those were the good old days!
The game is quite simple. The first person posts a sentence to start it off. That person will be me ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
The next player then posts a totally random next sentence, not necessarily connected to the preceding one at all (though it could be) except in one way - it must begin with the same letters (but NOT the same word) that the preceding sentence ended with. You must use more than one "overlapping" letter in your sentence - the wittier and more clever the overlap, the better!
For example:
A) Here is a sentence.
B) Ten cedar trees are growing in my garden.
So, let's begin with....
I would like to wish a jolly good New Year to all my shipmates in the Circus.
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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Customs such as we enter into at Christmas and New Year are looked joyfully anticipated each year.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Early in the day is the best time for walking here.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Her earlier sentences on this thread were clearly of high calibre.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Brevity and prevarication managed in just one sentence, penguin?
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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In my defence, I have been up and done a day's work already.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Read your own instructions; aren't sentences supposed to be unconnected with the one preceding?
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Receding hairlines can cause gentlemen much distress.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Essentially, Wodders, the sentence may be connected with the previous one, it just does not have to be.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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A vet OBE in the New Year's Honour List would be unsurprising.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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I sing praise to a certain penguin for getting everlasting sentences going again.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Gag Ainsley quickly before he blurts out my secrets!
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Sec Retsina is so sour as to be unpleasant to drink.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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In keeping with the festive season, I would like to raise a toast to my shipmates here but as I am teetotal it will have to be toast and jam.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A stand jammed into the corner just makes the room look overcrowded.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Row, dedicated oarsmen, row for your lives.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ives [Charles] was a much under-rated composer.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Ted, Compo: Series of Last of the Summer Wine resumes with only two characters.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Terse, witty conversation is quite beyond the ability of lots of people.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Please can I join in as well?
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Swell to see you, Lucia.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I assume most folks are welcome hereabouts.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Come here about seventy times a day and this thread will soon be the longest one on the Ship.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"He's hip," isn't that a very old fashioned way of referring to a gentleman (well, one hopes he's a gentleman)?
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Le Mans in France is best known for its 24 hour sports car race.
[ 02. January 2014, 14:26: Message edited by: Lucia ]
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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Scar "R", a century was not sufficient to wipe it from the field.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Elderly shipmates may find that certain games are a little too fast-moving for them.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Empathy for the aged is sadly lacking in young people today.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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A younger man would not have made such a remark.
Posted by Stejjie (# 13941) on
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Are Mark Owen et al still performing together as Take That?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A stake that truly works is one though a vampires heart.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"A vamp": I re-shear the mini-skirt into a micro length to comply with the fancy dress party invitation requirements.
Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on
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Re quire men: tsetse flies are more likely to target tenors and baritones than basses.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Assess the damage before attempting the repair as you may find it beyond your capabilities.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Tie string into intricate designs and you get macrame.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Cramming elephants into your Mini Cooper is only to be recommended if you have a sunroof.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Of course when you are a Circus host you can break the game rules by missing out the last letter of the previous sentence!
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Certainly you can - but nobody else should try it!
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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It's really good to see this game again - and this time nobody can blame me!
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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'Meme' is one of those modern words that I am rather foggy about.
Posted by Starbug (# 15917) on
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A bout of flu is to be avoided - especially when the weather is so damp.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Sod amplification - a new way of inserting speakers in your lawn - is perfect for providing a musical background for sunny summer afternoons in the garden.
Posted by latecomer (# 8966) on
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Ardent souls burn bright but fast
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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A stern word will be needed with anyone who breaks their New Year resolutions.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I, on seeing that Chorister had posted on this thread, hurried here to read her pearls of wisdom.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Is domination by the current and former Circus hosts a given?
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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I've never known it to be otherwise.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Other Wise Men went looking for the Baby Jesus, but some of them got lost.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Osteopaths are professionsls whose services, happily, I've never yet required.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Quire decanii always sit on one side of the quire stalls.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I rest all strained muscles by having a luxurious bubble bath.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Bleb: a thing in cell biology, medicine and mineralogy is also a book of poetry, apparently.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"Yap, parent!" lycra-clad teenage granddaughter Delishush responds to any attempt at discipline from my long-suffering son Tarquinette.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I netted a giant squid last time I went fishing with a paperclip on a piece of string.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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[gah, Smudgie, barely do I find this thread than you pip me to the post!!]
[ 04. January 2014, 11:59: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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St. Ringworm is little known amongst hagiographers.
[ ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Rap her sharply on the knuckles if she won't behave.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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"Hew on t'B, 'e have to!" exclaimed the alarmed Lancashire stonecutter, on seeing that his less experienced colleague had no option but to attempt to disguise his misspelling of the gravestone epitaph by chiselling a bit more off.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Offended Victorian matrons left with their noses in the air.
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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He airs all the family's dirty laundry.
Posted by latecomer (# 8966) on
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Dry cornflakes do not make pleasant eating
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Tea tin gathering is an odd pursuit.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Suit yourself by bringing your own packed lunch.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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"Unchurched" is felt by some atheists to be a slightly insulting description.
[ 04. January 2014, 21:43: Message edited by: Lucia ]
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Script Ionic Greek is a requirement for scholars of this Byzantine palimpsest.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Nepali MPs established parliament again five years after it was dissolved by the king.
Posted by Alban (# 9047) on
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Ingots of gold are a relatively safe investment in the current economic climate.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Lima tends to be the first city that springs to mind when one thinks of Peru.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Inks of (per unit) one part squid juice and three parts water can often be rather too runny.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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The RTO or UN NY office leads much of aid efforts throughout the developing world.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Or LD (The Liberian Dollar) may be exchanged for Pounds Stirling instead of trying to work with travellers' cheques.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"RSC," he questioned, "or do you mean the Globe is where you saw that performed?"
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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For medication please refer to an alternative pharmaceutical supplier.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Calsup pliers are of excellent quality.
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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A lit yellow candle can chase the blues away!
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Saw, aye saw with speed that firewood, faithful woodsman.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Manipulation is not permitted in the Circus.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Cussed Circus Hosts taking our fun away!
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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We sing Irish songs in a choir at the Irish Cultural Centre in our town.
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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Tow new sentences from the backside of the previous one!
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Pre VI, o US one, comes V in Roman Numerals as formerly used on the Old Continent.
[and well played to restore order ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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On tin engravings you will find many an interesting image.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Rest, tin GI mage, your unexpected call-up to replace missing Melchior in the Nativity Crèche will soon be over with the advent of Epiphany.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Any Circus host is permitted to conjure up extra letters in "everlasting", but I don't think mere mortals are allowed to.
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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All owed tomatoes are not considered ransomed by bushels of zucchini.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Chin in hand God surveyed creation (especially Job) and thought oh what a tangled web.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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At angle "D", web-based cetacean Jonah benefited from a good vantage point on the internet quadrilateral from which to spot inadvertent letter-adding by Eutychus ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Hustling your way onto this thread by inserting random new letters in a bid to make an impressive overlapping sentence is not exactly a trait which is to be encouraged.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Our aged brains will do their best to comply.
Posted by pjl (# 16929) on
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Plywood dust is what I have for brains this morn.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Rains this morning have taken away our snow.
<yes, I take the low-hanging fruit>
Posted by Pooks (# 11425) on
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Now is the winter of our discontent.
Posted by latecomer (# 8966) on
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contents of this post may vary from illustration on package
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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"On, on, pack!" a gentle sled driver urged the huskies.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Skies are blue but the temps are frigid.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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A ref, rigid with cold from the freezing temperatures and boredom from from the lacklustre game, declared it a draw and sloped off home for hot chocolate with squirty cream and marshmallows.
Posted by Alban (# 9047) on
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"shmall ow's y' father" he slurred, then promptly burst into laughter at his own punchline and slumped face first onto the bar.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Ton tot he barely knew sat heavily on his foot and flattened it.
Posted by Pooks (# 11425) on
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Ten editors sitting on the wall.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Wally George out-blustered Rush Limbaugh by a mile.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Yam! I least expected that!
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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At some point there must have been a rule made that Smudgie has to be the first one to post on every page of this thread.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Address yourself dramatically yet firmly to the problem, nay solution, of monkeys playing plywood violins, dear Leonard.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Earl E, on arduous trek through jungle, home Thursday.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Met Hurs' daytime babysitter today: it seems their son has a predilection for racing toy chariots.
[ 07. January 2014, 05:24: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I, o tsetse fly, stamp on your quest for world domination.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I, o tsetse fly, stamp on your quest for world domination.
Posted by Alban (# 9047) on
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In, at Ionic columns, did I gaze upon the diorama representing ancient Greece.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Cerebral activity is encouraged by this thread, and it hurts.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Tsk, tsk, I say to brain straining because it's better to eat the chunks too.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Hunk, stood on the edge of the road opposite my lounge window, makes seriously pleasant viewing....
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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I... ew, ingratiating that is most certainly not.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Other people may disagree.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Ee by gum, lass, tha's not wrong.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ongoing weather problems are making outdoor activities difficult.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ongoing weather problems are making outdoor activities difficult.
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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I culture cheesy replies to go with my whines.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Nestled all snug in their beds while visions of fried bacon danced in their heads.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Headstones occasionally have witty epitaphs like I told you I was ill.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Silly people doomed to hell for engaging in idle chatter.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Lech, at termination of the previous political regime, became Poland's first directly elected president.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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I'd enter into that conversation, but European political history is a topic I eschew.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Chew each mouthful 100 times before swallowing and you're guaranteed to talk less at the dinner table.
Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on
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Inner tablets - is that a new electronic game?
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Anew, Electro Nic gamely tried to shed his dated 80s drum-machine image - in vain.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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I'm agein' - vainly I try to halt the wrinkle onslaught.
[ 08. January 2014, 13:29: Message edited by: piglet ]
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Leon's laugh told her everything she needed to know about him.
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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Out hi! My inside 'hi' is too weak to be heard distinctly.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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"Himmler has only got one ball, Goring as two but they are small", she sang.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Re: smalls - he's angelic looking in that skimpy magenta pair.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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"Ma, gen, tap, air" were the first four words on the simple reading test administered to my eager class in their latest English lesson.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Less on? no chance - it's winter!
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Terrible things await those who escape winter by taking a trip somewhere hot, like obese lobster-red g-string wearing tourists.
[ 08. January 2014, 21:38: Message edited by: no prophet ]
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ur is tsunami-prone, potentially, since Wikipedia tells me that Chaldea is marshland near the Euphrates.
[ 09. January 2014, 06:29: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rates of exchange these days are working distinctly in my favour.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Favourite quotes of other people are so tedious.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Lear (E), so Ted IOUs reminded us, was a famous writer of nonsense verse - Ted would always add a limerick or two of his on these pieces of paper showing sums outstanding.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Stand in green wellies in the garden if you want your feet to be both dry and camouflaged.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Aged rock-stars quite often appear as mutton dressed as lamb.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Slam-bang thank you Ma'am is not appropriate language in Sunday school class.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Ass is not a suitable word either.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Blew or Dei - there's a difficult choice of words to boost my Scrabble score.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Les cored the apple before eating it, while Desdemona just ate it whole.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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State it wholeheartedly or don't bother saying anything at all
(Edited to ask if this counts, I've not played before!)
[ 09. January 2014, 20:24: Message edited by: Chocoholic ]
Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on
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"A NY thing", a tall and imposing man from that great American city once told me, "is to give tourists neck ache as they search desperately for a glimpse of the sky."
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"He's KY's Senator," was the response when someone asked, "Who IS that guy?"
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Hat Guy' on the market sells the beret you're looking for.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"King Forrest" delighted his posse with his antics at the homecoming dance; the "queen" and the chaperones not so much
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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One's not so much of a chav if one wears green wellies and a Barbour.
Posted by Alban (# 9047) on
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Sand, a bar - bourgeois in style, hosts, among its mock Persian finery, drunkenness and debauchery to rival the most run down and low brow of dives.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's always a treat to have someone new playing on this thread, especially when they do so as creatively as Chocoholic.
Posted by Sherwood (# 15702) on
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'O lickle town of Bethlehem' was a favourite carol of mine when was a nipper.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Perchance would you like to purchase a perch, but failing that, how about an octopus?
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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To pus or not to pus, that is the spotty question.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Potty quest I only undertook in order to save my carpets when my friend's daughter visited, resulted in me buying three new potties, one for each room of the house.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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Ouse, I seem to remember from school, is a river in the North of England, but given all the flooding it could be anywhere now!
(Thank you for one at top of page Smudgie ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Posted by Sherwood (# 15702) on
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No, we do not eat with our fingers, we have cutlery for a reason.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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Are a son's toy usually broken quicker than a daughters's as my friends tell me their boys are more boisterous?
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Er, Ouse is definitely a river, if I recall correctly.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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Directly flowing through the centre of York
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Orkney, not so much - but at least (not saying I've never made the mistake, mind) the beginning of my sentence takes all the letters at the end of the previous one
[ 11. January 2014, 18:03: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Sherwood (# 15702) on
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Oneiromancy isn't a talent that I posses.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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(Not part of the game, oh fiddle, I boobed! Sorry, beginners stupidity!)
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tip 'osse's manure onto the garden for excellent roses.
Posted by Sherwood (# 15702) on
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Ros Esterhase waited for years for a Christmas card from her civil servant cousin, Toby, before giving up and throwing away his address.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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Dressing to impress, Choccie was embarrassed to find a pair of knickers that had been hiding in her trouser leg fell out.
(not part of game, trying to make amends for earlier stupidity!)
[ 11. January 2014, 20:19: Message edited by: Chocoholic ]
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Louts really are a problem, the way they hang around the street making noise, intimidating people and generally making a nuisance of themselves.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Of them "S" elves, who bore the Silmarils from Angmar in the Middle Years, the Lords of Westron tell us naught; but in addition to equivocal Hungarians called Esterhase, John Le Carré also refers to espionage listeners as "elves" - an in-house moniker.
[ 11. January 2014, 21:54: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Kerosene should not be used to get rid of either louts or elves.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Out, sorel!" Vespasian shouted at the young deer that had wandered into his imperial palace.
Posted by Alban (# 9047) on
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Alp: a lace piece made in a conical shape with uneven edges, resembling the snow line upon a Swiss mountain peak.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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In peak season, we get lots of tourists wearing anoraks.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Ga! No Rak's chutney left so I'll have to resort to using the shop-bought stuff.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ought stuff-and-nonsense be classified as Not Quite Polite?
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I tempered my reply with the milk of human tolerance.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ran Cedric off the premises before breakfast, most satisfying!
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Yin goes with yang like peanut butter goes with jelly.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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Lychee jam is rather an acquired taste.
Posted by Sherwood (# 15702) on
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"Ta, Stevie!" Mick Fleetwood said, after Ms. Nicks laid down another sterling vocal track.
Posted by Scarlet (# 1738) on
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Acknowledgement of differences in musical styles can alleviate many arguments over genre.
Posted by latecomer (# 8966) on
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Gen. Redwood ordered his forces to attack with all force
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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For cedar trees to thrive they need water and sunshine.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I never allow the cat to sleep on the bed.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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Bedside table are very useful for keeping a lamp on.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Ponds should be avoided by this doctor and the next.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Then extra-terrestrial beings should restrict themselves to their own planet and not think of invading ours.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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Ding our sensational new doorbell to be let in
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Tingling fingers and toes are often a first sign of frostbite.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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It even means that you may have fallen in love.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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Overbreathing can also cause it
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Use it with care, though, or you may live to regret it.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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Egret itineries include wading looking for food and flying south for winter
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Interminably long sermons are likely to send me to sleep.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Lee pretends to understand the rules of this game but rarely gets it right.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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This must count as a fairly poor attempt, I'm grateful there are no scores!
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Reno's core stability is questionable, but not as questionable as the tenuous links some people make on this thread.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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Reading the rules again I note that my last attempt didn't count as I only ovrelapped 1 letter, I am sorry I'm not very good at this ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Sometimes an overlap of only one letter is all that is humanly possible and you should ignore the teasings of flippered folk in such cases.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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As essential as ignoring teasing may be, it is normally considered foolish to ignore the wisdom of folk with flippers.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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Personally I find that very reassuring, thank you both, I shall relax and carry on!
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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"Yonder peasant who is he, where and what his dwelling?" is a lyric which doesn't really seem to have much to do with Christmas.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Master that peasant is an angel not an Angle.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Tan angle-poise lamps were probably very fashionable in Seventies decor.
Posted by Alban (# 9047) on
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Seven ties decorated his neck, with the judicious use of starch, number 8 wire and tie pins he arranged them like beams of light radiating from his head.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Is he a dandy, though?
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Ought you to be asking that question?
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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You, Tobe, as King - that quest I only revealed to you and none other, is one you are divinely appointed to pursue as Toby Esterhase XIV of Syldavia.
[ 13. January 2014, 06:02: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Via media, the middle way - for fence-sitters or non-extremists?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Mist seems quite common in the mornings.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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In G, Schubert's Mass is rather fun for the choir.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Echo I really think is an effect to be used sparingly.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Ring lyricist before publicist should be the golden rule of many popular music composers.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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Posers can be found in choirs but can be a source of amusement for others
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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O rot! her self-aggrandizement - whether in a choir or without - is completely devoid of humour.
[ 13. January 2014, 21:16: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Hum our theme tune in the key of F sharp major or not at all, as I cannot bear your tuneless and out-of-key drone.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Ronettes" was the name of a singing group that had lots of hits in the Sixties.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Six ties are required for any man and six hats for any woman representing her majesty.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A jest, you say - fie on your jest, varlet!
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Var, let us recall, is a rather pretty département in Southern France close to Italy.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Lettuce: a complete waste of chewing power!
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Pow! 'er post came almost at the same time as mine, but I pipped 'er to it.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Der! To itch means to scratch!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ratchet up the power a bit on the left bank of speakers, they can hardly hear it at the other end of the village!
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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The Villa Geriatrique is starting to look very good to me, especially the well-stocked 'refreshment' cabinet in each apartment.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Tine, a chap, art, mental brilliance: a fair summary of Salvador Dali and some of his lesser-known paintings featuring floppy forks.
Posted by Sherwood (# 15702) on
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"Part Men!" the film poster exclaimed. "Part Bees!" it continued. "All Civil Servants!".
[ 14. January 2014, 13:39: Message edited by: Sherwood ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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[Going with Eutychus as he was first]
Kshatriya are the warrior or kingly class in the ancient Hindu social order and second only to the Brahmins, the priestly class.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Lassitude is the last attitude we expect from lapdogs.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Dogsledding always looks enormous fun, but difficult to accomplish with 4 Yorkshire terriers and a tea tray.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Ate at Ray's house the other day - his chicken Fricassee is beyond compare.
Posted by Chocoholic (# 4655) on
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Are his veggies equally good or does he serve it with rice?
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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WI thrice lobbied for ladies' loos in the village centre before the misogynistic council grudgingly acquiesced.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Cede all your possessions to me as I am victorious in this thread and therefore have obtained mastery over all.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Er, all things considered: no.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Red? No, I think I'd prefer the green.
Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on
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"Oi thin kid! Pre-fert*!" He, green, sickly and weak as he is, can't manage a proper fart, or even a fert, so needs to be encouraged to do a pre-fert!
*(second definition)
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Fer tea I'm trying to decide if I'd prefer the Victoria sandwich or the fruit cake.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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A key-lime pie may be a tasty substitute.
Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on
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Sub St., it - uterine style - is entirely enclosed by the new housing estate, under which part of it runs, hence the name of this conveniently constructed mostly underground thoroughfare.
Posted by Hart (# 4991) on
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Rough 'fa' relieved by gentle 'so' next sung.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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[gah, Hart!]
[ 15. January 2014, 19:25: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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So, Next's Ungoliant sets out to be the new Shelob of the high street retail clothing scene: bad news for arachnophobes.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Hob espied an especially good deal on vintage chapeaus at the Rose Bowl swap meet.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Owls WAP meetup RFC is a successor to RFC 1149 (on encapsulation of IP datagrams in avian carriers) to be released on April first.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Firs topple when brisk winds from the east doth blow strongly; such wimpish trees, so jejune.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Unedited posts are fine when they contain no grammatical errors.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Er, Rorschach blots can be difficult to decipher.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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"De CIP", her boss explained, "was an attempt during de mid-1990s to define a protocol for exchanging index information between directory services dat also led to several RFCs."
[in homage to Net Spinster: IP over avian carriers rocks and so do you!]
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Everal RFC's hooker and club captain was one of the dirtiest to have played for that club in its long, inglorious, history.
Posted by Hart (# 4991) on
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His tor year-long blooms with glorious shrubbery.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rubbery cold toast is one of the most disgusting things known to man, or woman.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Woma Northern Territory pythons live in the desert and feed on Spiny Tailed monitors.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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It (ORSCA) is the acronym for the Ontario Round Arm Softball Cricket Association, as I have just learned.
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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Lear, Ned (or Edmund), Cordelia, and others are characters in that Shakespeare play featuring a blasted heath.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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As Ted Heath used to say, "I don't think that modesty is the outstanding characteristic of contemporary politics."
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Tics and mites can be a real nuisance!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Is ancestry an important factor in human intelligence, or is it more a result of nurture?
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ure, Cann, Cross and Currie: Ultravox (not forgetting original frontman John Foxx).
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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Oxymorons such as 'O heavy lightness' decorate Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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"Et tu, Brute?" is also a Shakespearian line, and not a lyric sung by original Ultravox frontman, John Foxx
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Ox X-rays are performed only by specially trained vets due to the high mortality rate (of the vets not the oxen).
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Ox enjoy almost everything except pulling carts and having people make soup out of their tails.
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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Ailsa always did enjoy a good session of Strip The Willow
Posted by Hart (# 4991) on
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Will owls maintain their sagacity?
Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on
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Saga City, Japan is in the southern end of the country and known for its balloon festival.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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STI? Val! What have you been up to?
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Uptown Girl was a hit back in 1983 for Billy Joel.
Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on
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Bill? Y. Joe liked to tick items off his electronic to-do list, although inserting the 'Yes' against the heating bill rip-off was a rather cold comfort ('scuse the pun!).
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Set "Hep unplugged" on the synthesizer, and let's go, shipmates!
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Hip mat, especially the fluffy version, is very pretty but not particularly practical.
Posted by Pooks (# 11425) on
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'Act!' I called out to those wannabe hamsters with ever increasing exasperation.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Rat - I only mention it in passing but the word you were looking for was not "hamster", it was "rat".
[blatant abuse of the hostly editing privilege to avoid anyone noticing I had totally mucked up my last attempt on this thread]
[ 17. January 2014, 18:12: Message edited by: Smudgie ]
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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'Twas rather bright earlier, regardless of what today's weather forecast foretold.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Ore', told the miner to the newcomer, 'is whar' the gold comes from. It's what we're a lookin' fer'.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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'Ere! a loo, kin: fertiliser source, so we need to get the 'ole family emptyin' it for manure!
[ 17. January 2014, 20:18: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Pooks (# 11425) on
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Man! Ur evidently was the place for dead royals to get robbed.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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'O get robbed then!', I cried impatiently as he left the front door unlocked again!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ed, a gainfully-employed young man, was considered a good marriage prospect.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Pectoral muscles like cast iron were among Ed's assets.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Sass ETs and face the consequences.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ace! the con sequence saw the audience glued to their seats, and Catch me if you can was a box-office success.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Cessation of this game will occur when someone posts a sentence which cannot be followed, although the likelihood of that when Eutychus is around is zilch!
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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ZiL chose to major on truck and heavy equipment but also produced armored cars for most Soviet leaders, as well as buses, armored fighting vehicles, and aerosani.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Aero's a nice chocolate bar if you like your chocolate with bubbles.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Bubbles was my favourite character in Ab Fab, with the exception, perhaps, of June Whitfield as Gran.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"New hit! Field!" As G ran madly from marker to marker, the cry went out to find the ball.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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"In D!" The ball isn't in sectors A, B or C.
Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on
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Insect or Sabor? Clearly it was difficult to know which creature had inflicted the wound on Tarzan while he slept.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ptarmigan, more likely, in my view; or an oryx.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Or y=x wrote the professor at the bottom of the blackboard in chalk.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Inch alkaline solutions forwards and acidic ones back slightly on the lab bench.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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A.B. Ben chose the Navy over the Army because of the smarter uniform.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Run if ormolu is being made to avoid inhaling the poisonous fumes.
Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on
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"F*** U!" Messages and other forms of communication were generally curt and to the point from Eric, the angry employee; this particular one being directed at his long-suffering boss.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Ring Bo's sister Daisy and see if she's serving at the diner tonight, will you?
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Will your circussy host notice that she has posted the same sentence twice?
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Twi census indicates most speakers are in Ghana.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Hana Mandlikova was a celebrated tennis-player from Czechoslovakia.
Posted by Hart (# 4991) on
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A kia soul, I learnt from google, is commonly reputed to be a "girly car."
Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on
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Girl = y, career = x : these are the two axes; now let us plot the curve to see if there is a relationship between employment remuneration and dating success.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Cesspit employees rarely make good suitors, although the ones that wash after work generally fare better.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Are bet terminators watching the quiz thread to ensure that people don't continue gambling beyond the end of the month?
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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Them on this thread - what are they doing?
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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O in good time, Urfshyne, you will discover the answer to that and many more mysterious Shippy questions.
[ 19. January 2014, 15:29: Message edited by: Barnabas62 ]
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Hey! Do (in general terms) nothing and just watch and you may soon find out.
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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Outstanding, Smudgie, for I wuz fust, just, but you wuz better so I think your link has the con.
[ 19. January 2014, 15:33: Message edited by: Barnabas62 ]
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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He considered the options but decided that discretion was the better part of valour.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Our hosts are so kindly and considerate of each other that they keep tripping over each others' shoes.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Her "ssh" oesophegal remonstration came out much more loudly than she had anticipated, causing several heads to turn.
[ 19. January 2014, 20:09: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Tot urns were the new device from Acme corporation for making Mom's favorite tater tot surprise special.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Especial care should be taken whilst chopping vegetables with a sharp knife, as blood does not season soup.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Sea's on, so up we go to the deck for a bit of fresh air.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Hair-raising stories are all very well, but a little unfair on those who are already nearly bald.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Aldous Huxley, though not exactly hair-raising, wrote some decent stories.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ori, essentially, is one of the dwarves in Tolkien's The Hobbit.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Bit of bread, bit of cheese, glass of wine and there you have a perfect lunch!
[ 20. January 2014, 09:23: Message edited by: Lucia ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Uncharitable thoughts plague me some days.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"So me day started orf alright, but I ended up in 'orspital" said the cockney dejectedly.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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'Ockney'd ejected Lymeswold from one of his rare foodie still-lifes, because he didn't like the aroma.
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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A Roma problem is brewing, many say; others think we should have more sympathy.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Pa, thy toe's on fire as thou'rt sitting too close to the 'earth.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Lose tot he 'ear that again from his partner in the burglary as the alarm rang out; he regretted once more promising his mom to take care of his baby brother for a few hours.
[ 20. January 2014, 17:39: Message edited by: Net Spinster ]
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Our sweet dear host must be feeling rather pleased that today is 'Penguin Awareness Day'.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Aye! 'tis indeed.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Yetis in! Dee declared, and the abominable snowmen slowly and rather morosely entered their hutch.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Hut changes direction while standing on chicken legs in the tale of Baba Yaga.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Of Ba, Bay again gossipped after Bay Area [ish, this is as viewed from France, you understand] resident Streisand unintentionally created the eponymous effect.
[ 20. January 2014, 19:30: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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US effect makes all visitors say 'Howdy' to everyone they meet.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Hey! Meet me in the bar after work and we'll have a few jars.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Arsenic is maybe not the most hospitable of drinks to offer your guests.
Posted by pjl (# 16929) on
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tsetse flies will ensure your guests sleep well after their favorite tipple.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Pleasure is taken by sadists in causing pain, whilst the receiving of it is enjoyed by masochists, according to Freud.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Eudora is a reasonable alternative email client if you don't want to use Microsoft Outlook.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Ookpik is an Inuit word for a toy resembling a snowy owl.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Now yowling, now barking in the dimming light; "Children of the Night, what music they make".
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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"Ma, kettle on!" he said, and she scurried to do his bidding.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Dingos are disliked for their predation of domestic herds and liked for their predation of pests like rabbits and rats.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Drats the MW muttered as the priest started the second hour of her fifth sermon on Numbers.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Umber, Sienna, etc are all shades of colour used by painters.
Posted by Leorning Cniht (# 17564) on
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Terse comments are best.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Ain't 'er shoes lovely?" said Lorraine Chase as a model staggered down the catwalk at the Jimmy Choo show.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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How delightful it is to sit here of a morning and read your eloquent ramblings over a leisurely breakfast.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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As tedious as watching paint dry, I expect you mean.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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You mean cetacean! Perhaps my ramblings go well with corn-flakes.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Lakeside camping spots are lovely provided you can cope with the mosquitoes.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Mosqui toes is an unfortunate affliction besetting those who spend too much time in religious buildings.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Build Ingsoc, and Orwell may spin in his grave - if he is not revolving already.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Re: adynamic muscles. Should be brought back to strength gradually with massage and physiotherapy.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Her APY was higher if she left her money where it was, than if she invested it in a bond.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I nab, on doing the more difficult of sentences, a dictionary to assist me with word finding and a few more letters which people generally don't notice I've added.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Deducting letters from the previous sentence is just as wrong as adding them.
Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on
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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!
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Ally down! yelled a ship troll when Rook and Comet tossed his companion in rule breaking into the depthless abyss.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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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 ]
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Hot octopus soup is a delicious specialty to eat in the Kerkennah Islands of Tunisia.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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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!
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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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.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Po, in this context, is a river in Italy.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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... in it, a lyre would eventually sink.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ally sin knowingly with moral wrongdoing.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Do ingrates have their ingratitude ingrained from conception?
[ 23. January 2014, 15:03: Message edited by: no prophet ]
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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I, on the other hand, wonder if an attitude of gratitude is learned or innate.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lear: Ned, Orin, Nat, Elly and Fred all played in the orchestra.
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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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.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Scent is a needed accompaniment to tasty food.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Tot, a sty foodstuff is meant for the pigs, not for toddlers, so please stop eating the swill.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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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 ]
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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"y" 'n' "x" come fairly close to the end of the alphabet,
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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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 ]
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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O, needless to say, Euty sneaks in and shows off his classical education.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ducati, on the other hand, is I believe something to do with motorbikes, but those are below my station.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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St. at ion bonding lecture, became distinctly less saintly when boredom induced him to yawn.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Toy awnings are what all the fashionable doll's houses have these days.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Shavet, hesed... ay, some Hebrew words are easier to translate than others.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Another's problems always seem smaller than my own.
Posted by latecomer (# 8966) on
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"yow never send me flowers any more" said the man from the Black Country
Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on
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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."
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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No nights talking until sunrise is a good policy for ensuring one is not tired in the morning.
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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Red in the morning, shepherd's warning--an old adage about the sky.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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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.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Oompa-Loompas, however, were a common sight there, during their breaks from the nearby chocolate factory.
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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Actor Yul Brynner made creative use of being follicly challenged.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Len, Ged acknowledged, was the unlikeliest truename for a dragon that he had encountered anywhere in Earthsea.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Rein Earth's eager industrialists in before all our beautiful countryside disappears under concrete.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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On Crete many tourists wear a big hat and factor fifty.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Actor F, if tying a knot, would always end up tying his finger too.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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In Ger. to 'O', it is required to follow with obedience very closely the instruction manual.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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On Man U annuals you'll often see the photograph of their most famous striker about to kick the ball.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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All true - but is it also true of Man U alarms?
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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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.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Guil TripAdvisor guest reviews are so glowing, you wonder whether the establishment isn't radioactive.
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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O, ACT! I've had it with your dithering.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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The Ring Cycle is popular with keen Wagnerians however I have never listened to it myself.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Elf'n'Safety would probably advise you to wear earplugs if you plan to turn up the music too loud.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Them, us, I: c-tool OU designates as suitable learning interface to support all.
Posted by DangerousDeacon (# 10582) on
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To sup port all night would be fine; but better to drink beer in a warm clime.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Lime or lemon with your beer?
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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On withy our bee rests a while before returning to the hive.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Heh, I've found a twenty in an old jeans pocket!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Spock et al were popular in Star Trek.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Start rekeying the locks, was what the police said after the burglary.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Larynx by larynx Hippocrates checked the men before the Dionysia competitions.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Petitions demanding this, that or the other are sometimes handed in to Government offices.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Toff ices usually include a chocolate sauce or some fresh fruit, and a price quite exorbitant.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Orbitan the spacecraft is one of the many topics of conversation among Trekkies.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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I espy a little creative licence in that sentence; but that's ok.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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"Sokudu, isn't that the game where you have to get all the numbers into a grid?" asked the dyslexic.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Lex Icilia gave land to plebians on the Aventine - or so we are told by Wikipedia.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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I kip, e-diagram shows what in.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Ha! Tinfoil hats are not needed by ship crew but may be ordered by ship passengers.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Gershwin's tunes are often very catchy.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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At Chynna Phillips' birth, her parents John and Michelle were most likely very proud.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Pro-udder groups are pressurising people to drink their milk straight from the cow.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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O witty one - I was considering starting with "pro-udder" too, but had no idea how such a sentence might go on.
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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Goon Show fans always have a soft spot for Eccles
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Pot for eccle should cause him to fall out of his tree, and is likely to affect his wood pecking capabilities.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Ties are apparently no longer necessary when politicians are being interviewed.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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View wedgies please from the point of view of those wedged.
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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Edged out of that one but I did notice the extra w.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ex-trawler finally sank off the coast of Wales, near Aberystwyth.
Posted by pjl (# 16929) on
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Wythenshawe, Manchester, the 2nd biggest council estate in the UK
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Heuks were used to hang the coats on in Scottish homes.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Homesteading was the option the latest religious splinter group decided upon to secure their purity; unfortunately they decided to do it in Nunavut.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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A.V. utilities of the free and open-source variety include Audacity, Avidemux, and the Linux-only program Transmageddon.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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"Ma, gedd'on the wagon quick before them raiders hit town," cried the hamming actor in the spaghetti western I was watching last night.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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GLAST nightly orbits the earth - several times - but is now better known as the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
[ 28. January 2014, 12:07: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Le Scope" is not how you say "mouthwash" in French.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Fr. Enchilada was the butt of endless jokes at the monastery.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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As Terylene is terribly out of fashion these days, I suggest you stick to denim.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Toden I'm waiting for the chance to experience your streetcar network in Tokyo.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Yo-Yo Ma is an amazing musician.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Zing music, Ian felt, would one day come to be right up there with hip-hop.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Hi pH operative, what are your readings today?
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Tod, aye, your request for shore leave has been approved.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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As bee nap proved to be profitable in honey production, it was encouraged by playing soft music into the hive at nap time and wafting them with essence of lavender as they snooze.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Hey, Snoo! Zebra wants to play with you!
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Withy outhouses were popular in summer but less so when the winter arrived.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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I've decided to have another serving of spaghetti.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Hettie" was engraved on a wine-glass given to my mother by someone who didn't know that she spelled her name "Hetty".
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Meh," Etty said, clearly unimpressed with the situation.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ionising radiation is insurance policy-speak for a really bad day.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Add aye-ayes was the zoo owner's order, not realizing they were nocturnal.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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ENOC, turn alfalfa into oil and you'll be laughing all the way.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Hew a yam if you wish, but please do so extremely cautiously.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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IOU slyly slid through letterbox and caught me unawares - I thought I'd paid that debt years ago.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Ear Sago is a punishment often meted out to bad bakers by the Pudding Mafia.
Posted by Dal Segno (# 14673) on
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"Ding Ma", Fi announced to the gathered bell-ringers.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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"Ring erstwhile friends' necks", he said, cackling with revengeful malice, "and I'll stand ready with this cutlass to administer the coup de grace.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Acerbic comments don't always cut the mustard.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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He must, arduous though it is, dig right down at least six feet deep if he is planning to bury me there.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ethereal music plays, with a mystic rhythm.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Hyth means 'landing place' and is used in some place names, e.g. Hythe, Kent.
[ 31. January 2014, 18:32: Message edited by: Raptor Eye ]
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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He kent spel prapur, but I intend to teach him.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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To teach himself French, he started frequenting the best restaurants and learning from the menus.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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He-men, us, the students grunted before going on camera and unaware they were on University Challenge.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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All Engels' writings can be seen as seminal to Marxism.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I smack my children daily just in case they have a naughty thought.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Ugh," Ty thought, "six more inches of snow overnight. "
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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SoF snow over-nighties began selling like hotcakes once the colder weather arrived.
[ 01. February 2014, 15:56: Message edited by: Chorister ]
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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(just wondering what an SoF snow over-nightie might look like, and came across this!)
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Rived the package open, and discovered several rotten bananas and a mango.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Sand - a man golfing abhors the stuff.
Posted by Dal Segno (# 14673) on
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He's tuff when wearing a ruff.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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[tangent]
I used to know a chorister whose nickname was Fluff (I can't remember why). When the choristers got ruffs to go under their cassock-collars, he became Fluff in a Ruff. He wasn't very pleased about this, and so became Fluff in a Ruff in a Huff.
[/tangent OFF]
Back to the game:
Wearing a ruffly shirt was high-fashion in the early nineteen-eighties.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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"Neigh" ties became popular with those pretending to be of the horsey set despite being immured in the Gherkin.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Er, Kindle? No thanks I'd rather have a proper book.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Bookies are going to make a killing tomorrow on a little contest in New Jersey.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Jersey milk has quite a high fat content and the cream from the top of the milk goes rather well on cornflakes dusted with sugar, particularly if it's Demerara.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'De mer', Arabella, is 'of the sea', a la Francais.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Franc a is a French coin, franc b Belgian, but neither remain legal tender.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Gal, tender, seeks chap, kind-hearted, with a view to gentle romance.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ten dermatologists out of ten agree: teenagers are likely to get acne.
(X-post)
[ 03. February 2014, 02:23: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ance, in the Pyrenees, is not in NE France.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Frances Chesterton wrote the words of the carol Here is the little door, music by Howells.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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How ells were used in medieval times was to measure clothing, although the word actually means arm.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Armies belong up your sleevies, as all 8 year old jokers know.
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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"Ok, Ersk, now keep your hair on!" the friends of Irascible Erskine, an irritable Scot, used to plead.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Top leaders meet at summits such as the G8.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ed to plea dimwittedness in his trial for trying to bullfight cars on the A11.
Cross posted x
[ 04. February 2014, 10:03: Message edited by: Raptor Eye ]
Posted by DangerousDeacon (# 10582) on
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The G8 or the A11 - both roads lead to hell.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Llantwit Major is another possible destination - or is it the same location?
[ 04. February 2014, 10:13: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Gill H (# 68) on
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O no, definitely not - unless you are trying to get there by public transport during engineering works.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Ring Engineering Works for assistance if your heating boiler breaks down.
Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on
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Reaks*, Dow negative movement and other forms of mischief and financial misfortune might prevent said Engineering Works from getting your poor boiler fixed.
(* first definition)
[ 05. February 2014, 11:15: Message edited by: EtymologicalEvangelical ]
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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"Oil er fix Ed", he said in his odd accent through his rotten teeth, having given the name "Ed" to his tractor.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Actors, in some cases, seem to be paid a ridiculously large sum of money for pretending to be someone else.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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On eel seminars, we rookie cardinals learn how to squirm effectively when faced with difficult newspaper reporters.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Paper re: Porters will be re-submitted after it has been revised by the relevant committee.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Tee off at half past three on the golf course.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Our selfish ways may yet screw up the planet beyond repair.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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On drep (3), air time can be reduced if the files are zipped up first.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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First: read sentence very carefully for comprehension; I was puzzled, since I was convinced that the previous one said "...flies are zipped up first".
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Firs taller than a skyscraper can be found in these woods!
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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"Sew Oods first before attempting a Dalek" states the step-by-step Dr Who Craft Book
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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"Ook", said the librarian before filing that book where it would never be found.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Underground, overground, wombling free, the Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we.
Posted by mdijon (# 8520) on
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Arwen said: "A gift I will give you. For I am the daughter of Elrond"
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ron didn't like Tolkien.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I endure your inane posts but only because I have to read them as penance for hosting the circus board.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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O! Ar! Dum de-dum de-dum de-dum, dum de-dum de-dum dum... and so another episode of The Archers commenced.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Men, cede power and victory to the female of the species.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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I esteem that to be a totally redundant call.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Allowing for your lack of perspicuity, I concede that you may have difficulty understanding that precept.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Reception of it is impossible because it's already happened.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Pen education should be reintroduced into all schools as the general populace are rapidly losing the ability to use a fountain pen and ink.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Dinky toys or Corgi toys, that was the childhood dilemma.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Hood Di, Lem; make her wear something on her head before she freezes.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Zest grated into the mix is what makes my lemon loaf-cakes so lemony.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Eutychus:
First: read sentence very carefully for comprehension; I was puzzled, since I was convinced that the previous one said "...flies are zipped up first".
'Sole', Mony said, 'is the only fish for me.'
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Is H form entirely necessary for prison blocks?
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Locks are essential for prisons, whatever else may be thought useful.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Beth ought' use fully charged batt'ries in 'er laptop 'stead of al'ays wantin' t' plug it in 'ere.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Tine reconstruction isn't much attempted these days, people just buy new forks.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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"F or K," said Smudgie, "Either letter would get me some good points on that triple word square," as she thrashed Kelly yet again at Scrabble.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Nat's "Crab blessing" ceremonies were a lesser-known Floridian alternative to the snake-handling common in tin chapels in the Appalachians.
[ 08. February 2014, 11:22: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Pal, Achi answers are provided if you search on line for 'people of Guatemala'.
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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G, u ate ma laptop! exclaimed the youngster (in text-speak) to his pet goat, known as G.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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"Own Asgard? I sure do", said Thor as he smote his hammer on the ground.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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He ground his own spices and his own coffee: he was a very good grocer.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"O 'ceratops! Thou art a beauteous tricorned beast!" reads the Shakespearean version of Jurassic Park.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Arkansas has some beautiful scenic wilderness.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Wild ernes settle there and raise their young annually.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ann U., all your eggs are in one basket.
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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None bask eternally in glory, eventually there will be shame
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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I'll be's hame for Christmas he said in his already difficult dialect, made worse by his pissedness.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Amen, said the church wardens after hearing that the parish council would not be allocating money to fix the death trap of a lych gate; it had already done in two obnoxious tourists and most recently the bishop.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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He, bi-shopping casually with simultaneous disinterest on desktop and laptop, accidentally purchased a Lamborghini and the Complete Oxford Dictionary.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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O, nary a days go by that I don't regret not accepting the Cardinal's offer to join him at the poker table.
Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on
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"Hi Matt, .... hep...? OK. Er... tablets might help, do you think?..." And so Dave's phone conversation with his doctor continued on the crackly line, as he tried to come to terms with the devastating diagnosis of hepatitis.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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He (Pat), it is said, drove snakes out of Ireland.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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To fire land for miles around, all it takes is a carelessly-dropped cigarette butt.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Butter on fresh, crusty bread and a hearty bowl of homemade soup makes for a good simple lunch.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Imp 'Lelu' 'n 'Chips' her dog had all kinds of adventures in the children's story I just thought up.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Ugh! Tupperware! Don't answer the door, luv.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
:
Luvvies always seem to greet one another with air-kisses.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Is "sesquicentennial" just a fancy way of saying one-hundred-fifty?
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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If tyranny is to prosper then all that is required is for good people to do nothing.
Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on
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Odo: No, thin goo it is not, as I have just discovered.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Cover Edward, before the shame of his nakedness is exposed like Noah's.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'O Ah!' said the Cornish farmer, 'Ma carrots a git the neck-rot 'n all'.
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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Na, Llanelli's not hard to spell, once you get the hang of it.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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"Go fit the house of bishops with formal vestments (even the most low church) plus wellies as we are putting them on the front line to rebuke the rising waters", the government minister ordered.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Red wine is the very thing to drink with a nice steak or a bowl of chilli.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Of chilled illicit lychee cheese, much could be tongue-twistingly said.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ack!
That should read
Of chill illicit lychee cheese, much could be tongue-twistingly said.
[ 11. February 2014, 18:59: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Tingly's Aid is a preparation specifically designed to relieve the affliction known as 'Pins and Needles'.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Asp in sand need less help with making castles than with preventing sunburn whilst on their summer hols.
[ 11. February 2014, 21:01: Message edited by: ArachnidinElmet ]
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Olsen twins (Mary-Kate and Ashley) are known for their questionable behavior.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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VI, or "six" as it is generally written today, is the number immediately after V.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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"Terv" (n) is the Hungarian for "plan": thus begins lesson 1 of Hungarian for Dummies.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Umm, I especially lurv Hungarian but I'm a bit hazy about the sujunctive...
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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I've no idea what a junctive is, Su.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Issues, much?
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Chav" as a term is more than somewhat derogatory.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Rogatory' is usually used with the word 'letter' in legal terminology, as an adjective.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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I've no idea about legal terms, but seeing the word 'Rogatory' makes me think about upending small choirboys on boundary stones.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Aryst, one suspects, might be a fictional grammar component akin to the junctive mentioned upthread.
Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on
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"I O Ned, up Threadneedle St., a fiver"; thus I wrote as a reminder on my phone, being concerned my good Londoner friend is not out of pocket for too long.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Oolong tea was served with almond cookies, following large servings of Moo Shu Pork and Sweet and Sour Chicken.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Our chic Kendra Hughes, stylist extraordinaire, assembled the perfect red carpet attire for the occasion.
[ 13. February 2014, 04:28: Message edited by: Lyda*Rose ]
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I only asked!
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ask Ed!
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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'E'd 'ave no idea!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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I deal with plenty of people who love to give me difficulty.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Tyburn in London, in medieval times, was a place of public execution.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Ionizing air has been shown to reduce the incidence of air-borne infections, but the darn things can be noisy.
Posted by Hart (# 4991) on
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Eno is your best composer of ambient music.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Sickly Susie sews shirts at shows.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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"Ow", she said, after she fell feet over tea kettle, though she felt like uttering something much more profane.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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"Repro fan" exists as a means of drying wet inks in the printing industry.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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'indus try 'itchin lifts to 'alifax.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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To Ali fax the itinerary of this ship's tour of the Persian Gulf.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Per Sian G, "Ulfstan" is what we French call Wulfstan.
[ 14. February 2014, 06:48: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Stan is a shortened version of the name 'Stanley'. To me, both sound a little old-fashioned.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I, on editing other people's work, often stood perplexed at some of their use of language.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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N-guage trains are very popular among model railway ensuthiasts.
[sorry, couldn't resist!]
[ 14. February 2014, 14:37: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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St.'s Peter and Paul had a habit of flying off the wall when given anything challenging to think about!
Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on
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Ink a bout for me, just draw a set of pictures with boxers going at it, please.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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A tit plea: several new nesting boxes needed, sheltered positions preferred.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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"Refer red, but observe green" said the triage nurse to the student.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Stud entry in the cattle competition entails shampooing, blow drying the bull, among other less mentionable things involving reproductive fitness, and then having the animal inspected and judged.
[ 14. February 2014, 18:58: Message edited by: no prophet ]
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Geddit? Geddit? No? Oh never mind!....
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Vermin do not infest this ship due to the constant patrol of the officers; however, some of the crew can be difficult.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Fi! Cult status is easier to achieve than you would conceptualise.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Alise might be an alternative spelling of Alice, or alternatively an alternative spelling of Elise.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Eli severed the cheese with a single strike of his sword.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Hiss words are usually given to the villains much to the dismay of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Squamates.
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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A ma tested her daughter's spelling and was shocked to find she couldn't spell Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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[Barnabas, you are evil. ]
Doc, I ousted all the fatty foods from my diet, so tell me I've improved my cholesterol!
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Lest 'er old car wouldn't start, she always carried a set of jump-leads.
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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Plead something other than reasonable doubt for a change, all you TV series defense lawyers.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Aw, yer sing right nice, m'lad!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Adders are beautiful snakes, but deadly.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
:
"Dead? Lychgate is down that lane and turn right just before the bridge, watch out for the odd hole", said the boy to the lost funeral procession; he failed to mention the nettles, the nest of adders, the perpetual fog, and that the church itself was no longer there due to cliff erosion.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Cliff, eros is only one aspect of love, so consider philios and agape as components of a life of chastity.
[ 17. February 2014, 00:25: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Tying one's shoe-laces was a skill learned in infant school.
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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Hooligans abound, alas, in many places and parishes.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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She's grounded, that hooliganess, but she can't wait to get back to her shenanigans.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Gansey is an Orkney dialect word for a thick, chunky sweater.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
:
We ate really well, and then drank ourselves in a stupor.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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'Up or Down? That is the question', said Jack to Jill as the hill got steeper and steeper.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Tee? Personally, no, I prefer to just whack it as hard as I can manage!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Man, aged 33, is arrested for manslaughter after a fight outside a local bar, the Kegger.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
:
"Egg, er, omelette ," stammered the famished diner to the waitress.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
:
"Ai! Tres magnifique!" exclaimed my French teacher when I scored a perfect A on the exam.
[ 17. February 2014, 23:26: Message edited by: Amanda B. Reckondwythe ]
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ex-Americans include Bobby Fischer, who died Icelandic.
[ 18. February 2014, 05:02: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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And Icarus also died, as a result of an unwise move when flying too high for his own safety.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Sown safe,' Tyler said, 'from those pesky birds,' as he erected netting around and over the seeded site.
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
:
Sit entirely on your own if you wish and no one on this silent retreat will interrupt your attempts to listen for the still small voice of calm.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
:
EOF? Calm yourself it simply means end-of-file. Simples!
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Imp! Lespedezas are shrubby plants, they have nothing to do with what you think they have to do with!
[edit, remove quote!]
[ 18. February 2014, 19:40: Message edited by: no prophet ]
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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Odo wit has very few examples in Star Trek Deep Space Nine because it is hard to find life humorous if you are in constant danger of returning to a gelatinous state.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
:
Tate has a picture it compares to the Ship of Fools so which crew members are depicted?
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
:
"I C," Ted corrected her gently, "not I S, if you mean practice as a noun rather than a verb."
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Erbs can be grown in the garden, and used to enhance your omelettes.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"You! Rome? Let testing of your vocation commence if you really feel called to cross the Tiber."
[ 19. February 2014, 13:03: Message edited by: Curiosity killed ... ]
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"Et Iber maniturus est in Iberia?" you say? Your Latin is impressive, but I'm not even Spanish!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Evens, Pan is Hot' read the board at the race meeting showing the bookies' odds.
Posted by L'organist (# 17338) on
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Sodd soup is a Norwegian delicacy.
A bit like a sloppy hot-pot, its made with mutton, vegetables and dumplings and is excellent for keeping the dank chill of winter at bay.
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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Aylsham is a historic market town on the River Bure in north Norfolk, and a very pleasant place to live.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I've made a habit of making flakes all year long at Snowdays™.
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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Now, days could go by while I figure out what to do with the tiny "TM" at the end of the last sentence. So I am ignoring it.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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No ring, I told you the 'phone didn't work!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Tworking is that nasty thing that Miley Cyrus did at the VMA Awards show, right?
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Ow! - right I'm cutting those nettles back straight away, before they can sting me any more!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Meany Mo' repeated the little boy, substituting the meany for miny as he pointed at his toes.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Is toe swelling a sign of gout? Best cut back on the brandy and foie gras.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Grasshoppers, like ants, tortoises, and hares are supposedly favorite beasts of philosophers; however, unicorns outnumber them by appearing thirty-nine times in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Phil -- O, so physical -- could bench press 350 pounds.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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50 pound sterling at today's exchange rate is apparently worth 8,108.52 Angolan Kwanza.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"An' go lank wan Za Za Bazaar is involved" was the overheard comment on the bus that sent my mind wandering into frenzied speculation.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Pecula, Tio named as his favourite anemonefish.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" was written by Dr Seuss.
Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on
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"Tenby Dr Se, US surgeon, originally from South Korea via Tennessee, saves man from drowning", so rang out the cumbersome headline of the Tenby Observer, celebrating a heroic act by one of the town's most celebrated residents.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Dents in your car would be a surprise of the most unpleasant variety.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Etymological sloppiness and grammatical inaccuracy are things up with which I would prefer not to put.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Fern, Otto, put down the bromeliad and pick up the fern!"
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Ern and Eric were a famous comedy duo known as Morecombe and Wise.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Semaphores are highly useful for controlling rail traffic.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Raffi composed and performed many songs for children.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Child renting is pretty much discouraged these days.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Y's usually found after X in the English alphabet.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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PH abets determination of whether something is an acid or a base.
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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Abasement of Hosts is allowed (apart from Styx Hosts that is) only in the Styx.
[ 24. February 2014, 07:45: Message edited by: Barnabas62 ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Hesty 'x' rated horror films according to his own 'sex and violence' criteria.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Rite riatas were not expected by the mystery worshipper, but, she noted that suitably blessed and used by the ushers they were very effective in keeping the congregation present to the end of the service.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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'Er vices were considerable, but they were more than outweighted by her virtues.
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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Tuesday's child is full of grace.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Races of any kind do not appeal to me, but marathons seem particularly vexing.
[ 24. February 2014, 18:53: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Xingu Black Beer is all the rage in Brazil.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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A zillion chances to start a sentence with the word 'bra', but it got no support.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Port is Scylla and starboard is Charybdis which way will this ship sail?
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Hiss - hips' ailments led to another surgical procedure for the unfortunate sufferer - boo!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Booster jabs are necessary for some inoculations to remain effective.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Raptor Eye:
Booster jabs are necessary for some inoculations to remain effective.
E.C.T. I've never had, but I've heard of it.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Do fit in a visit to the National Portrait Gallery, next time you are in London - it will be well worth your while.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Ilexes can grow in churchyards and those at St. Ivo near the courthouse are particularly fine perhaps because of the many corrupt lawyers who disappeared in the vicinity.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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I typically am in bed by now, but tonight I can't sleep,
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Ant's Lee, please' said the traveller to the bus conductor.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Con, duct or piping or all three pondered the dishonest plumber.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Umber was a name in my paintbox which fascinated me, along with Burnt Sienna.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ah, but do you remember Colour Factor?
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Actors, particularly Hollywood ones, should keep their noses out of the affairs of other countries.
[edited because of cross-post]
[edited again to say yes - I learned to count with those!]
[ 26. February 2014, 14:37: Message edited by: piglet ]
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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I especially liked the scarlet ones, and I have just created my very first Wikipedia redirect page to help future surfers find them on that website
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I tend to prefer counting on my fingers as they are less easy to lose.
Posted by Alban (# 9047) on
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Lo, see the trends in education and how they change, I fear these days counting is not done on digits or Cuisenaire rods, but on increasingly shiny calculators.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Lat or supraspinatus, I don't recall if the injury to the second muscle was worse for pain than the injury to the first.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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The fir still holds a prominent place in our woodlands, even though preference is given to replacing them with broadleaf as much as possible.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Sib," lesser-known term for a brother or sister, is sometimes seen on legal documents.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ents are characters in Lord of the Rings by Tolkien.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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I enjoy eating out, as anyone who's a regular visitor to the British thread in All Saints will attest.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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At testing stations here they measure the various gases in an engine's exhaust.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Aust services (as Severn View used to be called) used to offer a nice view of the original Severn Bridge.
[ 27. February 2014, 06:59: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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"Ridgeback Blue" is a kind of Norwegian Parrot, now sadly extinct.
[ 27. February 2014, 07:17: Message edited by: Jammy Dodger ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tincture is of temporary help with a raging toothache, but we have to face the dreaded dentist at some juncture.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Urea, meanwhile, is not as repugnant as one might expect.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Eutychus:
Urea, meanwhile, is not as repugnant as one might expect.
Pectorals are muscles which can be over-developed if illicit drugs are taken, such as steroids.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Assteroids are a bit like planets, but donkeys' light-years away.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Saw a yard off the end of that board so I can use it as a bookshelf.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Elf is a movie that some people like, but I thought it was insipid, vapid and inane.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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In anenomes you can often find bees collecting pollen.
[ 27. February 2014, 22:29: Message edited by: Jammy Dodger ]
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Poll entanglement and vote fraud were said to have invalidated the election according to the observers.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Server, send my compliments to the chef!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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He fought bravely, but lost to the more powerful opponent.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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One NT PC is one too many -- we're up to Windows 8 now, don't you realize.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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"Urea", Liz eruditely stated, "contains Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Carbon".
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Carbonated beverages can be bad for one's teeth.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Rone's tee theatrically flew through the air and landed with the ball in the rough.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Her 'ought' and her 'must' was beginning to get on his nerves - he'd like to make his own decisions thank you very much.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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"Muchacho", the elderly lady at the hotel said, and, he realized his decision to come to La Mancha without knowing a word of Spanish (and without his wife who did) might not be the wisest in his life.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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If ever I get the chance to return to Iceland, I'll swim in the Blue Lagoon again.
Posted by pjl (# 16929) on
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A goon aga in kitchens would be best sellers
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Er, same here, Piglet, but there is a much less touristy and cheaper version up in the north of the country that I've been to, but of which I can't remember the name.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Then a merry band of pirates sailed into port, like something out of Gilbert and Sullivan.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Liv'an let live' said the policeman, as he turned a blind eye to what was going on in the telephone box.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Hone boxing skills by watching re-runs of Rocky movies.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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I especially liked the first Rocky film but never saw the sequels.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Quel Shampoo is just the ticket if you have cooties.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Ties were an integral part of many school uniforms.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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i-forms was the new app guaranteed to appeal to the bureaucrats.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Rats surely wouldn't desert a sinking Ship of Fools.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Fool, sing a tune to entertain the King!
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Ingenuity is required to keep the ship afloat.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lo, at the midnight hour the carriage will turn back into a pumpkin!
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Pump kindred spirits full of caffeine and let them loose in a shopping centre and who knows what might happen...... ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Pump kindred spirits full of caffeine and let them loose in a shopping centre and who knows what might happen......
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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'Appen they'll post the same thing twice!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Iced coffee is a treat at the height of summer.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Summer pudding is also an estival delight.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Val, de light is shining in my eyes. Please turn off de torch!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Fool, sing a tune to entertain the King!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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In gaining a clue to that link I've been lacking.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Kings of England who died in battle include Richard III and Harald Godwinsson.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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God wins son a reprieve did not appear as a headline on the day after the sabbath in Jerusalem all those years ago.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Sago pudding was used as a threat in my primary school, as in, "if you don't eat up all your dinner you'll be made to eat sago pudding."
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ding, ding, ding goes the bell on the bus - as the wheels on the bus are going round, round, round.
Posted by pjl (# 16929) on
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under the spreading chestnut tree
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Reelin' an' a rockin', rollin' till the break of day' go the words of a Chuck Berry number still worth a playin'.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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"Yin and yang" is a whole keeping-things-in-balance-in-the-force-type affair.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Airthing will you find the ducks to shoot, beyond the bluff where lies the slough.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lough Neagh is a large lake in Northern Ireland.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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[tangent]
quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
God wins son a reprieve ...
![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
[/tangent]
Back to the game:
quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Lough Neagh is a large lake in Northern Ireland.
Re: landing at Edinburgh Airport from Orkney, you'll have a very long walk to the luggage carousel.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Carouse long and late and lose the best of the morning.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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The morn in Guruvayur is filled with the music from the temple, or, in Malayalam, Kshaitram.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Tram cars would be a feature of Edinburgh streets if the Scottish government would get its finger out.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Inger outraged everyone with his foul language, and crude mannerisms.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Is MS signed by Beethoven or one of his pupils?
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Pilsen, a city in the Czech Republic and home of Pilsner beer, is also the name of a Chicago neighborhood originally settled by Czech immigrants but now having a Spanish-speaking population.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Ions are charged - but not in the sense of credit cards!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Card sharks are to be avoided unless you want to lose your money.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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One yawns when one is bored or sleepy.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Pylons, for some strange reason, featured in a lot of my dad's holiday photographs.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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To graph ship thread length to hell heat produced yields random results.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Tsetse flies spread diseases.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ease scabs off gently if you don't want to see blood.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Loo doors should be closed, not open, while you do your business.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Yo! Urbus in Essex is not a new Papal decree as might be wrongly guessed, but a metropolitan transport service in the Sarf East.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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"Ar! Feast your eyes on this 'ere bounty me hearties", cried Blackbeard.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Lack be arduous but surplus be overwhelming.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Helm in good shape' read the advert for the yacht.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Hey! Achtung!" shouted the Camp Commandant at the prisoners as they tried to make their escape.
PS Eutychus -
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Eire's Cape Barren Island doesn't exist. Ozzie's does.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Do especially tasty sausages and stuffed French toast sound good for an Easter brunch?
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Run, children, or you'll be late for school!
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Oolichan fishing is the duty of shipmates who otherwise fail to be illuminating.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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To be ill, um, in a tingly sort of way, is rather unpleasant.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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As Anthony said to Cleo, "Nice brooch, or is that an asp you're holding?"
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Old inglenook fireplaces create a homely atmosphere in country pubs.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Try pub sausage and mash, for a good value, tasty meal out.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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"Me! A lout? What gives you that idea, apart from the way I danced on the pool table with someone's pants on my head?"
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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He advised me not to do that, for fear of appearing uncouth.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ring Unc out here, where there's a strong enough signal.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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"Ugh! Sign always your servant," dictated the host and thought, "I hope they don't bring that brat".
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Bugger - cross-post ... I'll try again:
That bra tickles - it's got lace on the under-wiring.
[ 12. March 2014, 13:02: Message edited by: piglet ]
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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I ring in the New Year quietly these days.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Ay! Say what you like about this Ship but she's still afloat!
Posted by pjl (# 16929) on
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Till a floater has sank, one must keep flushing
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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"Lush in great distress!", slurred the second drunk, as they jointly staggered to the toilet, saw the above-mentioned floater, lost their cookies and puked.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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"Kedge the ship!" yelled the captain to Arnold when the ship was becalmed off Dover beach.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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"Do verb each noun whenever possible", urged the eccentric language teacher.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Each erica thrives and blooms beautifully, as long as the compost used is ericaceous.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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"Ace ousel" exclaimed Bill Oddie "these binoculars were worth every penny".
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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The very pen NY insurance salesman Lewis Waterman designed and patented in the 19th century was auctioned for over twenty thousand dollars.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Thou, sand dollar, sea urchin extraordinaire, art a delight to the eye.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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He eyed the horizon and muttered "to hell with the fools sailing us into this typhoon".
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Typh? Hoon yonder had it and we caught it from him, that feckless ninnyhammer.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Ham merging into my baked beans can have the effect of seriously marring my Full English.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Glish are fictional moist aliens.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Is Talien's former spelling and pronunciation better known to you?
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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"Toy outside!", ordered mother, rather disgusted with the dirt and mud tracked through the house by her daughter Sinbadette.
[ 15. March 2014, 18:45: Message edited by: no prophet ]
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Et terra pax may be translated as "and in earth, peace", which is helpful to know at Christmas.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Christ masterminds was the name given to those students who had memorized all four of the gospels (KJV version).
[ 16. March 2014, 01:32: Message edited by: Net Spinster ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'He go Spelsberg' replied the German farmer's wife, in broken English.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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I'd read it as including the text in parentheses...
But I'll leave it in the same place:
Sioni Sais writes interesting threads on the Ship, but never in broken English.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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I should certainly hope Sioni's English is better than that of a German farmer's wife - unless said German farmer had happened to marry a native English speaker.
ETA pedantry
[ 17. March 2014, 23:17: Message edited by: Jonah the Whale ]
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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A kernel of truth in that, Jonah!
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Nah - I've met Germans who speak just as good English as I do.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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I'd offer a snide remark about it reflecting on your standard of English, but I'm far too considerate.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Ratels or honey badgers are missing among the ship's crew.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Hip screws will set off the metal detectors in airports and often cause the security people to offer you that scanner which shows you naked.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A Kedarnath yathra or pilgrimage is a must do for certain types of devout Hindu.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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"T' Hind Under T' Grey Sky" is a little known painting of a deer by an unknown Yorkshire artist.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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Hire Art is the new in thing for those who want to change their wall display.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Splayed legged and arms outflung, some of the ship's passengers gathered what sun they could on the foredeck.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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For Ed Eckhart, ring 876543 after Evensong has finished.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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I shed therefore I garden.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Ardent admirers of your posts scroll rapidly through the thread to find your words of wisdom.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Is domination the purpose of economics?
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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No mics were used as their voices were so loud.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Solo udders are rather rare as most cows are milked in a group these days by machines.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Hines" is not the correct way to spell a popular brand of ketchup.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Ketch upside-down! Call the lifeboat!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Heli, Febo, Atlas and Jurgen were the names of the members of the dreaded Hard Nut Gang.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Anglers on the ship prefer gourd eating worms when seeking whales.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ale seems to be a favourite beverage of many shippies.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Bugger - cross-post with Wodders.
Hippies were a colourful feature of the nineteen-sixties.
[ 22. March 2014, 02:41: Message edited by: piglet ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Six ties worn at one time is probably a tad OTT!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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A dotty tie, however, might look cheery for Springtime.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Ring time, Dolores, I'm sick of serving these drunks."
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Run, Ksenia, the hounds are after you.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Yo, Ugly!" is not a polite way to get someone's attention.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ionising air filters do not produce as much ozone as an actual ozone unit and so are safe enough, but they do not do as thorough a job as HEPA filter systems at cleaning a room's atmosphere.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Pheremones might make one a bit horny.
Posted by W Hyatt (# 14250) on
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A bi-thorny plant would have thorns that grow in sets of two.
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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Soft women, foolish slaves, and generally inferior people were, according to the Roman writer Celsus, easily persuaded into Christianity, that abhorrent sect.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Rent Section 8 housing if you're desparate for somewhere to live.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Where to live after retirement can be a dilemma for a lot of folks.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Folk songs played by Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention are among my favorites.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Rites of Passage are being considered as possible ways to help teenagers to keep the faith.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Hefa, I think, is a port in Israel.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tin is Raelyn's investment tip of the month.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Hem on the docent costume is almost finished.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Is he done with the sewing?
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"These wings don't fit" complained the child playing the part of Gabriel in the school nativity play.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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"Lay all the costumes out on the table over there and I'll sort them out in a minute" said the harassed wardrobe assistant.
[ 25. March 2014, 07:45: Message edited by: Lucia ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Assist Ant to get back to the theatre where he is appearing with Dec," requested the Assistant Producer
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Rod Ucer got very annoyed that everyone kept spelling his surname 'Ulcer'.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Certain people round here have very cute and appealing avatars.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Tar spread over the hull of the Ship keeps it nice and watertight.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tar seems to be a sticky substance. Doh!
Tights are useful to keep legs warm.
[ 25. March 2014, 17:57: Message edited by: Raptor Eye ]
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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"Arms are useful appendages", said Zaphod, "I am glad to have three".
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Reef knots are very handy on a boat.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Nab oatcakes before Greedy Guts comes along, or they will be all gone!
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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"One does love a traditional oatcake"' said the Queen.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Que?' Englishman Frank was out of his depth when trying to converse abroad.
Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on
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'Verse a bro' advised, in fraternally poetic spirit, 'If your brother's in too deep, he should maybe get some sleep'.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Beget some sleepy offspring" said Father Sloth to his sons.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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To hiss on susurration being heard is somewhat superfluous.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Superflu ousts common 'flu in the seriousness stakes.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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"Ta Kes", said Neelix to the woman he thought was the love of his life as she left the starship Voyageur, which frankly we thought was a ridiculous plot device to get a new character with a large bosom.
[ 29. March 2014, 15:06: Message edited by: no prophet ]
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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"O! Someday, may we meet again, Kes?" Neelix wailed.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I led Mary through the meditation garden to the labyrinth.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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In theory, of a sort, all roads lead to Rome.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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"Om" excites the yoga afficianados, but bothers me with its pseudo-religiousity cum philosophy, particularly when they burn candles, bang gongs and chant in Sanskrit.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Rituals such as lighting candles, banging gongs and the like are used in a variety of contexts.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Con texts: don't send them while you're driving.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Red riving knives were used to separate the meat from the bones.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Onesimus is a key figure in Paul's letter to Philemon.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Lemon (a slice of) is an essential element of a perfect GIN and tonic.
Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on
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On ice, lemon makes tonic and good gin taste too sweet; a proper connoisseur understands that the garnish is a lime.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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His alimentary appreciation seems to be in perfect working order.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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King ordered a gin and tonic with a slice of mango and suggested to detractors that they could bang a gong.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Ban gag on God talk' read the headline on the flyer.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Fly Erimites - the airline for the travelling hermit!
Posted by alienfromzog (# 5327) on
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erm, it can be really difficult playing this game.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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American friends might spell words differently.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Rent lycra and other tears to clothing are just one of the hazards on the Tour de France
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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DEFRA 'n central government agencies of its ilk sometimes seem to have departed from what is happening on the ground when setting policy.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Icy winds are still sweeping the Canadian tundra even at this time of year.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Ears of corn, plucked from the fields as you walk, can be very tasty - but you do wonder how many chemicals your body is ingesting.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Singes tinge material with indelible marks and a nasty smell that is ingrained.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Rained yesterday, I'm sure, somewhere, but not here where, again, it snowed.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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No, Wednesday comes after Tuesday!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Daymares are not as often heard of as nightmares.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I, vying with my brothers, managed to get the task done faster and more efficiently.
Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on
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Lycopene - tis enough to make you blush!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Lush! That's enough wine for you!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Yo, underlings - do my will or you die!
Posted by mousethief (# 953) on
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Di embraced the role of fairy-tale princess.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Diets of seal blubber and fish, the former shot, the latter netted or hooked, are common among the Inuit.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Nuit Blanche is an all night art festival probably having nothing to do with Kipling's poem La Nuit Blanche except the sleeplessness.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Less Nessie souvenirs would bring down the kitsch level of the gift shops in a certain region of Scotland.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lands End is the furthest anyone can go West in this part of the world.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Or L.D. because they leave off the S frequently.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lyrics of some songs are far too sentimental for me.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Al formerly known as Princess Alexandria Richenda Matilda Amelia Debbie Alaska had come a long way since the overthrow of the Ruritanian monarchy and now worked in a used bookstore in Brighton.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Right on!" was a popular form of affirmation, back in the late sixties.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Six ties is probably more than the average bloke needs these days.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Hesed, ay, sometimes spelled "chesed," is the Hebrew word for God's loving-kindness.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Nessun Dorma was made popular by Pavarotti.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Rot! 'Tis the footie World Cup that made it popular.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Larboard is an old term for the port side of a ship, easily confused with starboard if yelled in high wind or during battle.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Battle-axe is not a polite word for an old woman, no matter how crabby she is.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Mamacita:
Battle-axe is not a polite word for an old woman, no matter how crabby she is.
Byshe is the middle name of Shelley the poet, but mispelt.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Spelt flour is a popular alternative to wheat flour, especially for people with an allergy.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Gyroscopes are useful for keeping things in balance.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Lances were the main weapon of war at one time, though the difference between them and pikes may be subtle, once being for foot soldiers and the other mounted.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Her mount educated many previous riders, even those who couldn't manage to sit a rocking chair.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Hair colourings are sometimes too bright and make people look weird.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Weir, dam, etc. all try to control the flow of water on a river.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I very much enjoy the early spring flowers.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Low erstwhile companions from his ragged trouser days were discarded once he reached millionaire status.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Tat us? no, but maybe henna.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Hen, naturally, laid an egg.
Posted by Jemima the 9th (# 15106) on
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Gregariousness in others is a joy to behold.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Joy, Tobe, hold on to what you've got!
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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You vego twit! of course its a vegetable, licorice.
[ 13. April 2014, 19:11: Message edited by: no prophet ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Rice is good with curry, especially Basmati.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A tick is good on your homework but bad on a sheep.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Heep, U: the 'umblest man you could wish to meet.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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"...tome, etc", said the librarian finishing off a list of synonyms for "volume".
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lumen, in biology, is a noun used for the inside space of an artery.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Art? Er, yeah, I knows what I likes.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Til Ike's daughter began singing, the party had been enjoyable.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Joy able-handedly whisked away the table cloth while leaving intact the crockery.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rocker? Yes, I suppose I was but it was a long time ago.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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A Golden Retriever can be an adorable dog.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A bled ogre is less problematic than one that still has its full compliment of life fluid.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Flu identified by aches and pains, coughs and sneezes and a high temperature sweeps through the population from time to time.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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I, me and myself are all self referent.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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'Refer ent to tree surgeon', Gandalf noted in his diary on noticing the blackspot.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Lacks: potatoes, onions, and carrots, so it's off to the market!
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Mar kettles, and you won't be able to make a cup of tea.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Team work is difficult to achieve thanks to certain individuals.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Dual are no longer acceptable ways of settling disputes.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Put essentials in the bag first.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Utes, also called SUVs, are apparently waning in popularity as people choose to drive what they call crossovers, which are even worse gas guzzlers.
[ 18. April 2014, 04:02: Message edited by: no prophet ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Lers mountain pass firs tingle the hands if brushed against them,' say I to conjoin two simultaneous posts.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Tsetse flies are a real pest, as they are disease carriers.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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I, er, shunned the advances in as dignified a way as possible under the circumstances.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Ancestral homes are all well and good, but only when ones forebears lived in a mansion rather than a hovel.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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O velociraptor, pray do not bite me.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Item eleven on my "to do" list is 'get plenty of sleep'.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Sleeping, he found them, when came he to the disciples ," reads the Maundy Thursday text from the Gospel according to Yoda.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Toy O'Day sailboats are good fun to play with in the bath.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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Thin, the bat - he needs to put on some weight before hibernating.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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A tingly feeling sometimes arises in one's feet when one has knelt for too long.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Fort OO long kept the boys amused as they pretended it was under siege.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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i.e. geraniums, daffodils, tulips and roses - all examples of flowers.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Lower salt intake is a good idea.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Did each of you have a good Easter?
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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As terrific as it could have been, thank you, it was a wonderful Easter and very deep.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ryde epitomises the Isle of Wight.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Of wights, ghosts and spectres so little of substance is known.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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"Know Nothing" is still an apt political slogan.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Slog and sweat are part and parcel of hard physical jobs.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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OBs is short for the medical practice of Obstetrics, in other words, doctors who deliver babies.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ab, I espy the tell-tale signs of envy.
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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S o F envy is a malady suffered by those unable to participate in the shenanigans we indulge in aboard this vessel.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Selfies are to be found in abundance in the Gallery.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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All -er- young folks (interpret "young" as you like) seem to be obsessed with selfies, Tweets, downloads, and anything else electronic.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Elect Ron Ickenham to Congress!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ressort is a massive snake sculpture.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Tureens are large bowls from which soup might be served.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Serve dinner please, I'm starving!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Vinglish is Franglais for English wine commentary.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Men tar you and cover you in feathers if it is your stag night.
Posted by Leorning Cniht (# 17564) on
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"Ours, ta! G'night!" said the grinning couple, on winning the pot in the pub pool tournament.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Our name,' N. Trumpshaw said to his nephew, 'is like me, ancient.'
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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I entered the room quietly, not wanting to draw attention to myself.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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My self-indulgence has often got me into trouble.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Bless your little cotton socks!
[ 01. May 2014, 05:39: Message edited by: Smudgie ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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KS [Karposi's Sarcome] is often one of the presenting symptoms of HIV infection in western males.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ma, Les keeps hitting me!
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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In GM endives, couldn't they modify out the bitter flavour?
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Our Michael graduated as valedictorian from his high school.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Oolong is one of the more expensive varieties of tea, mostly imported from China.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Hina Khan is a celebrity Indian actress.
Posted by Cara (# 16966) on
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Tresses, these days, are worn straight; curly perms are out.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Re: outrageous comments made on some television programmes.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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O! Gram messed her pants again!
Posted by Leorning Cniht (# 17564) on
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Pant sag ain't an attractive look.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I've looked at many sandals but haven't found a comfortable pair for a person with neuropathy.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Europa, thy sagging pants do not enhance thy looks.
[consistency]
[ 02. May 2014, 07:16: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Look, sag in the pant area matches the rest of the outfit: it's cool, right?
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Cool righteousness really isn't a very attractive trait.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Raita is very tasty with mango chutney and poppadoms.
Posted by Leorning Cniht (# 17564) on
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"Poppa, Dom's wearing his pants around his knees again!"
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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A gain in the overall class standing in math was made when Charlie finally "got" long division.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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I only hope Charlie's pants fit him properly.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Proper lying is far more sophisticated than just telling porkies - ask a politican or accountant.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Count ants as a change from sheep when you have insomnia.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Niacin and iron are in most daily vitamin supplements.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Ents are wonderful creatures the most famous of whom is Treebeard.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Re e-beards, would those be ones created in Photoshop?
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"Eat Ed in photos?" hoped Emily, when she thought of the end of her nasty little brother's favourite sheep and how much that would revenge her for the film he'd made of her piglet at the abattoir.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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To irrigate the land several cultures build mud walled canals.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Anal scratching is best avoided in public.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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'"Voided in pub licences" - does that mean we have no rental protection if we agree to manage the Black Lion?'
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Age the black,' Lionel said, ' there's nothing like a good mature stout for flavour!'
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Our Lady may have enjoyed a mature stout from time to time, even though her Son was more of an oenophile.
[ 07. May 2014, 04:19: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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No Philemon will leave you with a deficient Bible.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"Ici, ent...," Bib leered lasciviously, or would have had he not been so rudely interrupted by the girl he was attempting to grope grabbing his straying hand in a vice-like grip and squeezing mercilessly.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Merci -- less Lyon, France would be lacking a center of culture, commerce, and culinary excellence.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"Nary excel, Len!" Cedric exclaimed to his brother.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Bro', the road ahead can be narrow or wide: you choose.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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"Choos!", exclaimed the shopper as she passed the shoe shop. " I must have a pair!"
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Air is invigorated by an extra molecule of ozone by the sea, so are elderly people who live there less slow than those who live inland?
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Those who live in Land's End are quite likely to be Cornish.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Corn is heathy as in the right quantities.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Anti-ties people go around with open collars.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Lars Porsena of Clusium was some bloke who featured in Classical Studies.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Stu, die!" said his enemy as he ran him through with a sabre.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Rough wit has a breathy voice that makes his bon mots sound almost gentle.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Gent legs can be pretty rough too.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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"Ugh! Too much salt!", cried the chef, "the broth is spoilt!"
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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O! This spoilt broth reeks of rancid fat!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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I'd fathom the depths of spirituality by spending time in contemplative prayer.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"Ray, er, I don't know what to say.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Aysgarth is a beautiful place.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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If ... ulp ... lace wasn't quite so transparent, perhaps a sheer lace dress without underwear could be suitable for the Oscars.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Scars may be disguised by tattoos, but can only tattoos disguise tattoos?
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Is "etat" too simple a word to describe the state in French?
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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Beth Est ate in French restaurants all over the world.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Orld' is an anagram of 'Lord' I'm not likely to be using in the near future, even in a quiz.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I zealously guard my privacy.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Iva cycled across town in a pedicab.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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I cabbed across town, lazily.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
:
You know, adverbs make a challenging starting point in this game!
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Is Gameliel going to have to get another namecheck to continue this thread?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Read what you want into whatever is or has been said.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Hasbeen's Aid' is what I hope for as I become decrepit.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Me? "De crepitu" describes in Latin the condition of my joints.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Join tsunamis together and you'll get a mega-disaster.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Is aster novi-belgii the only Latin name for a Michaelmas daisy?
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Is your hat on, your shoes shined and your trousers pressed?
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Press Ed's trousers so he looks sharp for his interview.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Sinter, viewed around the vent of a geyser, is a chemical sediment.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ed, I mentioned what you said to Jocasta.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Cast away!" she cried, when she heard how Ed had maligned her.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Ned, here's the clue you've been missing out on.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Gout on his toe was driving James insane.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Me? Sin? Sane people wouldn't doubt that.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Thatching a roof whilst whistling a tune out of key, perched on a dodgy ladder, one may attract doubts as to sanity.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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I, typically, got on the first train available. It stopped at places I didn't even know existed.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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"Now exist, Ed" said God, and there he was.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Hew ash and oak and other native trees.
Posted by Imaginary Friend (# 186) on
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Vet, Reese Harper, at your service m'lady.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lad, you'll have to learn to do better than that!
Posted by Imaginary Friend (# 186) on
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Ha! The fool I was to think I could measure up to your standers, Wodders.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Odd erstwhile friends may pop up from time to time and we always greet their appearance with delight and a little trepidation.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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At ionic levels soap has interesting properties.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Resting "proper ties" between outings shows a casual dress sense.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Senses include sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, and whatever they call that sixth one.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Hone your skills carefully before engaging in important tasks.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ask Smudgie, should you have any questions about the Circus.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Cussing is frowned upon in some quarters.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Terse comments, however, are acceptable.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Table manners are explained and practiced at the Heritage House Etiquette Tea for Children.
[ 21. May 2014, 04:50: Message edited by: Lyda*Rose ]
Posted by Signaller (# 17495) on
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Child rental is frowned upon in the best circles.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lest we forget, poppy seed is distributed.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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But editors have the final say on news content.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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On tent camping, I have little experience.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Encephalitis affects the brain adversely.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Verse (lyres accompany): "And you, O Blessed Goddess, a smile on your immortal face, asked what had happened this time, why did I call again,
and what did I especially desire for myself in my frenzied heart: 'Who this time am I to persuade to your love?'"
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Overhead projectors are a technology one doesn't see much of, nowadays.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
A day's march south of here we come to The Big City.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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It yelps when its foot is trodden on.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Den on the first floor, two bedrooms on the second," read the real estate listing.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tingling fingers or toes are sometimes called 'pins and needles'.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
:
Needlessly adding waffle makes for long, boring sermons.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
:
Bo rings 'er mon Saturday nights without fail.
Posted by L'organist (# 17338) on
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Of course it rained - I watered the garden.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
:
Dennis joined a speed dating club, but it was over before he even got there.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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The result was that he was unpartnered.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Sun: ‘Part NE Red' rejoiced the headline following UKIS landslide in local and European elections.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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(I so should not post from my phone on the tube - that should be UKIP not UKIS. I'm far enough out to be overground for a lot of the route.)
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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An elect ion supercharges and energises.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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G.I. sessions with the gastroenterologist are not fun.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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[previous post from Mamacita]:
G.I. sessions with the gastroenterologist are not fun.
Stare not! Funny-looking people like me can be very sensitive.
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Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Sit! I've had enough of you wandering around! Sit still!
Posted by pjl (# 16929) on
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Sits till the cows come home.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Om, exist, be still, embrace all.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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A C.E.A.L. living unit might be useful for older persons.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Sons and daughters are equally good at winding us up, at times.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Tim estimated that he would be late for again.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Gain the whole world, lose your humanity.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Mani, tycoon and wit, tied his bow tie with great care; he was a sartorial perfectionist.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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On is the opposite of off.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Site of offense is at the front of the line, while the defense is near the rear.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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He reared his massive head and sent a blast of flame at Sparrowhawk.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Sparrow hawked his wares around the neighbourhood.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Our hoodies are the ultimate in urban chic" said the youths with ill-fitting trousers.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Users of the park trails are requested pack out all trash and waste products when they return from their hikes.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Hi Kes, fly back to the gauntlet and I'll give you a beakful of chicken.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Of chicken let us speak and ask why they cross the roadway.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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A younger man might not understand the significance of that topic.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Hat: to picture one on a penguin is an entertaining thought.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ho, ugh! the image of animals or birds in human clothes makes me grimace.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I'm a certain bet for Circus Host of the Year Award.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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(Nice one!)
A ward clerk may give medication per a physician's standing orders when they observe significant symptoms.
[ 27. May 2014, 16:56: Message edited by: no prophet ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Toms may be ginger all over, but female cats usually have a white patch or two.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Pa, Tchortwosky did not write the 1812 Overture -- it was Tchaikovsky, don't you know.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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UK, nowadays, could be in danger of fragmentation.
Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on
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Ions are a somewhat confusing concept, but I think my favourite kind are cations, they are just purrfect.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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'Ector, can you give us a 'and?' asked Hector's wife.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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If everyone wore flowers in their hair, it might be nineteen sixty-eight.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Nineteen sixty-eight was a year of earth-shattering social change, as well as the year I graduated from high school.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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Loos chafe my butt if the wood hasn't been sanded properly.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ed, proper lying through his teeth, told us a whopper about the size of the fish he caught.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ugh -- trout, bass, walleye, all jump and flap around once you get them in the net!
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Then eternity broke in through the sorrow like sunlight through the clouds after a storm.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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Astor may have been the first woman to sit in the House of Commons, but for me the top lady of that house was Betty Boothroyd.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Roy danced and cavorted with his llama.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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A margarita cocktail may be the best use for tequila.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I laugh at your cocktail making, tequila is much better used for cleaning the bronzes.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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On zestful days I may even rise from my bed before noon.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Fore!' No-one saw where the golf ball landed, somewhere in the rough.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ought we to consider having another Hosts and Admins Day sometime soon?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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In the rough diamonds do not appear all that exciting.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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In general, however, they are always well received by female friends in other countries.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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I especially like shell fish, particularly oysters.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Terse answers sometimes come across as rude.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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A cross, as rudesbys all know, can be debased as ornamental jewelry.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Elry, Emry, Enry -- it's a new alphabet song!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A bet's ongoing until the end of the final game.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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Al Gamel was never the big time gangster he liked to think he was.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ink, he was thinking would be a good medium for his next project.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ectoplasm appears in plant biology and in Ghostbusters.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Ghost bust, erstwhile a traitor hung, drawn and quartered, moves mysteriously in the corridors' read the tourist information leaflet.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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On leaf let the little caterpillar crawl - he does not like the pavement after all.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Rally the rugrats around the crafts booth.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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"Boo!" they shouted as they leapt out of the wardrobe behind me, causing me to jump right out of my skin.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Kindred of the dark then ate her.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Heroic acts are seldom seen in this medium.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Heroes are not what they were when I was a kid.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I'd love to see a hero dressed in sabre-toothed-tiger skin.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Kinfolk, judging by the Hell thread, sometimes cause more trouble than they are worth.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Orthodontics will hopefully lead to a beautiful, straight-toothed smile.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ed's mile high club membership turned out to be under false pretenses.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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Re: tense shoulders - have you tried a Thai massage?
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ma's sagest advisor told her where to safely invest her money.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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Esther Moneypenny applied for a job at MI6 but they thought it was just a joke.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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OK, Edith, enough already.
Posted by Leorning Cniht (# 17564) on
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"Hal, read? Yes, of course he can read!"
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Re: address changes, be sure to update yours with the post office.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Off' ice contaminates the gin and tonic.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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To nick stuff from old ladies is utterly reprehensible.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Pre-hen', Sib lectured, 'means an egg'.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Sane GG for sale" read the advert in Horse Psychiatry Monthly.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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'Try Monthly' was not available in the shop, so Gareth bought a different rugby magazine instead.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Tea, dear, or do you prefer coffee?
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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Of fees paid in respect of tax services, most are more expensive than tax dodged as a result of taking that advice.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Vicenary sporting codes should, but never did, take off in popularity following the growing domination of decimal numeracy systems.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Racy systems administrators sometimes imbed naughty lines in their code.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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The IRC Ode is one that will never flow from my pen.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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My 'Penny Black' turned out to be a fake.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A Keralite is also known as a Malayalee.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Ya', Lee screeched in his Kensington accent, 'We're all orf to Bunny's for the weekend.'
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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"He wee?" Ken deduced when asked what the male equivalent of a "She wee" might be, oblivious to the fact that the whole world is a gentleman's toilet.
Posted by snowgoose (# 4394) on
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Toile tablecloths add style to an otherwise unremarkable picnic table.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Able-bodied people may only be so temporarily.
Posted by Imaginary Friend (# 186) on
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Lyricism has some merit, but I wouldn't sing its praises.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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'AI Sessions' was the name of the technology conference I went to last month in Birmingham.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ming hammed it up in his recent performance.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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For man, certainty is often preferred over ambiguity.
Posted by Leorning Cniht (# 17564) on
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Big UI? Type that is large makes it easier for those with poor sight to use computers.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"Ute r sol otl" texted the teen about the indigenous people of the Great Basin -- meaning that sooner or later they are out to lunch.
[ 05. June 2014, 16:50: Message edited by: Amanda B. Reckondwythe ]
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Unchain me you bastard!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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A star dances in the night sky.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Skype is one of the many functions that won't work on my ancient home computer.
Posted by Leorning Cniht (# 17564) on
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Put 'er in the bin and get a new one, then.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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Net Hen was another name of the Subservient Chicken meme that was quite popular a few years back.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ars-backwards is the way my old father described things that were done poorly.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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One poor lyric writer gained a fortune thanks to some words he scribbled on the back of a packet of cigarettes.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Garett, essentially a surname dating to the Middle Ages, is now popular as a first name for children of the fashionable.
Posted by Leorning Cniht (# 17564) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Mamacita:
Garett, essentially a surname dating to the Middle Ages, is now popular as a first name for children of the fashionable.
"Ash!" I, on able recommendation from my PR agent, changed the name of my new musical about the start of Lent to something a little snappier.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Piers are most often called docks here, unless you're telling someone to take a long walk on a short one.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Tone of voice is very important when talking to children and dogs.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"Child, re Nan D, Dogstar may feature Keanu Reeves, but she wasn't going to like rock music any better for that."
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Fort Hathaway was the next stop on the tour of historic American military sites.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Mamacita:
Fort Hathaway was the next stop on the tour of historic American military sites.
Tary, sit, esuriently fill thy belly with bottled hare, these here figs and some small beer.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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All be erudite and learned in your posts on this thread or I may be forced to refer you to the Admins.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Head minstrel Jack played a jolly tune to cheer everyone up after they had been so severely reprimanded.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Re lyre: prim and educated playing makes what is usually a folk instrument sound staid and dull.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Ullswater folk festival can hardly be described as educated or prim.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Primrose path, that's what she's walking on.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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S.W.A.L.K. in gone times said "sealed with a loving kiss", an acronym written on the back of envelopes of letters sent to war time sweethearts.
[ 09. June 2014, 05:31: Message edited by: Curiosity killed ... ]
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Hear tsetse fly: kill tsetse fly - it's the only way we'll stamp out disease.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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Is ease of access to information resulting in the death of healthy debate where we think we know the answer but aren't quite sure?
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Urea can make fertiliser, but I'd rather buy a packet of something that looks more hygienic.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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I. Cutler arrived at the Bananas and Calico shop in the sky.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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"Kybo" is what we called the latrine in Scout camp when I was young and we had a song about cleaning it too.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Toothbrushes are not the most suitable tools for that purpose.
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Ur posed a considerable challenge to the archeologists.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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GISTs, or to give them their full name, Gastrointestinal stromal tumours, are nasty buggers.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'A sty bug', Gershwin said, 'is a terror to eradicate.'
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Cat eats bird, dog eats cat, the bird having eaten a worm before and the worm having eaten, I think, dirt.
[ 10. June 2014, 20:07: Message edited by: no prophet ]
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Ink dirtying my hands is something I cannot tolerate.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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E-rates can be quite high if you aren't in a good network.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Work is the curse of the drinking classes, as I think was said by Dear Oscar.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Cartwheeling down the aisle is a rather unconventional way to begin your wedding ceremony.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Re: mon, you hear that form of address in the Caribbean.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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A rib beanie is not a fashion accessory one really wishes to wear in this sultry weather.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Try? We, at her request, tried very hard indeed.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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"Dinde"; education in French will tell you this is the word for turkey.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Turk 'eyes in jelly' are not something I care to eat.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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"Toe at the line you scurvy rat" yelled the officer of the dog watch to the rebellious crew of the seventy-four, mostly pressed men, some of them of that Seth-sanctifying sect, the Knipperdollings.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Ling slices and chunks of smoked haddock make an fish pie.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Shpie on me, will yer?" slurred the drunkard, who was ever so slightly paranoid.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"No id, you don't want to do that" said the super-ego.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Re: going back home for a holiday, our flights are not yet booked.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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"OK Ed, if that's what you want, go for it," said David with a great harrumph.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Rum phobia set in after drinking a few too many Mojitos.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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It oscillates but doesn't revolve - just like a James Bond martini.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Tin is vastly overrated in its oscillatory propensities.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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"Sit", I especially said to the mutt in a voice that sounded like I had swallowed helium.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"I, um, got rather offended at the way you spoke to me yesterday," he said with some trepidation.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Ions and irons are not the same thing the physicist mused dolefully as he looked at the huge pile of clothes that needed smoothing.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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In Ghana English has dominated over a plethora of local tribal languages in the interests of communication and hence economic prosperity.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Peri", Tybalt explained, "is another name for a fairy".
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Air yourself regularly so that any picked up smells dissipate.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I pat Ermintrude on the head every time I pass her in the meadows.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Me, a dowser? it is not a skill I enjoy using, an unpleasant sensation when the rods twitch and wriggle in my hands.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Hands, knees and bump-si-daisy" is something that I remember from my long ago past.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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Long ago, Pa stated at the church meeting that christians shouldn't consider technology to be evil, but should be embrace it as a means of communicating the message. They burned him at the stake and filmed it on the latest cine-camera.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"In 'e came, ranting at the iniquities of the hierarchy," she gurgled, "and it was all to naught when 'e tripped on that doorstop."
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Doors topped with bowls of water are set by practical jokers.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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OK. Erstwhile Catholics should confess before receiving communion.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
OK. Erstwhile Catholics should confess before receiving communion.
Ions are atoms with a net positive or negative charge.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Char, generally, is taken to be derived from the word chai the generally used word for tea all over India.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Love rind? I adore it, as long as it is crispy, a version of pork crackling for breakfast.
Posted by pjl (# 16929) on
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Or, break fast and have a binge
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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Bin Gerry's latest deathtrap invention and walk to work; it'll save you a lot of hassle.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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A lot of Hassler's music is great fun to sing.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Single ladies, all the single ladies," sang Beyonce.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Once someone told me, though I couldn't care less for her music, that her middle name was Giselle.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"I sell elephants on the black market," whispered the geezer wearing a coat with gigantic pockets.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Antic pockets are full of squirting flowers, whoopee cushions, and other such folderol.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Older oleaginous substances can become rather sticky.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Her "stick you" attitude became more frustrating to bear as the day wore on.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ore, on trains, is usually carried in open wagons.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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"Wag on," said Julian, to the tail of Timmy the dog, "but I think the girls should make us some supper."
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Upper rooms have served several useful purposes over the centuries.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'The cent,' Urie's restaurant sign read, 'is far too small to be offered as a tip'.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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Sat I, pointing out of the window at the spaceship about to destroy us all, but mother wouldn't shift her eyes from watching Bargain Hunt.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Gain hunting experience by joining the Belvoir or the Berkshire.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Sh! Ire is no emotion for a lady to display.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Tod is playing some form of masochistic trump card in the search for immortal grandeur.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Rand, Euro, and dollar are some of the currencies we may find in a drawer, reminding us of holidays abroad.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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SOF Holidays: A Broadening of the Mind?
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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Them indeed does muddle our grammatical usages.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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U.S.A. gestation periods are no different from the rest of the world, you may be interested to know.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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OK, now, enough of talk about gestation.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Stations of the Cross are used at our local church before mass in all the Sundays in Lent.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Lent is not the past participle of leaned, though it sounds like it should be.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Should better butter than bitter butter be put into the batter by Betty Botter?
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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O.T.T. eruptions frequently result in shipmates bickering in Hell threads.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Read something and you might learn something!" he screamed at his idle offspring.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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I sidle off Springfield Avenue and onto a side street whenever I see someone from church walking the other way, as it seems odd to talk to them far from a stained glass window.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"Lass win, dowager lose" said the Caliph, consigning the old lady to the flames, and Scheherezade to his harem...
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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His hare mouthed 'please don't eat me' as he was deciding what to have for dinner.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Inner tubes are, I understand, integral parts of bicycles.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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I cycle seldom, and really need to get the bike out of storage!
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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To rage at the moon can be considered a sign of madness.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Mad Nessie is not a creature to approach unprepared without a gift of fish.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Toffish Prince Harry may appear to some, but to some Vegas party-goers it appears he is quite unadorned.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Una, do RN editions cover the Marines as well as the Naval divisions?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I Sion spied from afar, it looked quite heavenly.
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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Lying in the grass on a wet day is something my mother said I should avoid.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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A void in our lives of a spiritual nature can't be filled with chocolate.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Be filled with chocolate!" said the Easter Bunny, as he handed out his stash of Easter eggs.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"Aster - e.g. 'G.Shawbridge', a new variety from a Mrs Eaglestone cross, will fill the space nicely. We can offer plants in 9cm pots at $4 each or $13 for six. Stake firmly."
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Firm lychees taste much better than shrivelled ones.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"Elle - DONE!" Said the the weary editor of the aforementioned magazine, after completing yet another pressured deadline.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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dead linesmen have been reported to be roaming in the region of the lightning strike
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Trike riding was great fun when I was four to six.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Tos: ... ix. (Abbrev.) Terms of Service; x. (Span.) Cough.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ugh, I can't bear the thought of getting up early tomorrow.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Row, row, row your boat" they all sang, drunkenly.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"Run Ken!" Lyra shouted in warning as the pantechnicon approached.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Roach education was in some quarters (though inhalation was discouraged for presidential hopefuls) a preferred methodology of introducing new generations to the ambiguities implicit in inhalation of Cannabis Sativa.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ivan the Terrible was, arguably, not the best role model for a Trappist Monk.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Rappist monkeys might be the first to show the world how animals can master the arts of language and music.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Us I can imagine dancing to that kind of thing, but most other people would probably be rather reticent.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Her reticent cat only made an appearance when there was fresh fish for tea.
Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on
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Fresh fish for tea, I bring for you to gut.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Tog 'ut' might be an unusual name for a London fashion boutique.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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O Gutenberg, thou art the patron saint of bookworms, unlike Guttenberg, who is the patron saint of 80s comedy.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Come, dye your hair pink if that will bring you contentment.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Tent: mental way of spending your holidays.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Our holiday surprise was a day trip to Disneyland, Paris - quite a way to go from Cape Town!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Pet owners sometimes resemble the creatures they adopt.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pterodactyls are rarely seen these days, except in a museum.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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In a muse? Um, no, just daydreaming.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Mingling with others at cocktail parties can be uncomfortable for an introvert.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Rover - the car manufacturer - was often favoured by the elderly.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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The elder, lying down on the floor, claimed that a hard surface was good for his back.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Is backgammon really an Olympic sport?
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Or tennis - I mean, who'd call that a sport?
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Hat as portal? Maybe for a rabbit.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Bitten footballers might have good reason to complain.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Son, to complain is to be lazy and ungrateful," advised the wise father.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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Sefa the rabbit was known for a violent temperament, but never carried an axe like that nefarious Kelly Alves.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Vesting for a service does not mean putting on your granddad's old stringie.
[ 25. June 2014, 20:36: Message edited by: Chorister ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Old string, ie the pieces you've saved from parcels in the 1940's in case you might need them one day, is probably not worth keeping now.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Dad sold string. I eventually took over the business.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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The bus in Essen was packed with commuters, so we ended up walking to our hotel.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Our hot elephant monopolized the swimming pool.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Oolong is a rather special variety of tea.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Oft each of the children came to listen to a story.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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As Tory welfare cuts result in increased misery for some of the most vulnerable in society, IDS remains in denial that he is Himmler's disciple.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I pleased my parents when I became financially independent.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Pen dents in your car bonnet are an obvious risk when you lean on the car to write directions for a friend.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Endearing though it may appear, a baby elephant isn't likely to be a wise choice of pet.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Ho! "Ice of Petunia" was a failure as a perfume.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Urea's a perfume which also did not fly off the shelves.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Elves rarely make an appearance these days.
Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on
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Day's dawning forces me to get out of bed.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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To get out of Bedlam is not a universal wish of the inmates.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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The 'in' mate still is the one who stands by us through thick and thin.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Ought Hick and thingamajig have planned this better; because on current form they don't look as if they could organise anything.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Thin gnomes out-perform maiden wizards in all economic indicators.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Cindi Cat or Sammy Puppy? Which cute fluffy toy should I give to my young niece?
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Young Nie celebrated the Chinese New Year by dancing in the procession.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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The process ionised the surrounding air for several metres.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Al met residents of the village as he passed through on his sponsored walk.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Ed Walker actually is the one who passed through.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rough, outdoorsy types do that sort of thing a lot.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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In Galota, Liberia, there is currently some light drizzle.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Drizzle balsamic vinegar over pieces of watermelon for a refreshing nibble.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Nib bleeding ink all over my essay.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"Yes!" say I, to the idea of a Ship of Fools mobile app.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I leap, pathetically it has to be said, from my bed to the shower.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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How errors mount up! Must invest in typex.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ex-communicants from one church can usually find another.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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An "O, there'll always be an England" is a song we don't hear much anymore.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Any more GIN in that bottle?" I asked, staring sadly into my empty glass.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lasses always want more booze.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Ooze' is one of those words which brings on a grimace.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Mace is a much underrated spice, but best not mistaken for the spiked weapon of the same name.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"Amen, amen" - "Truly, truly I say to you" - is a phrase used by Jesus over 20 times in the Johannine Gospel.
Posted by MSHB (# 9228) on
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Speling is my favurite subjeck.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Ecky Thump was a northern equivalent of kung fu, made up the Goodies.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Goo dies trousers green if not removed from the pockets before laundering.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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De ring around my tub is from hard water; dat's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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In to it now, cried the swimming coach.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Aches and pains plague the elderly.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Elder lycanthropes sprout grey hair at the full moon.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Mo, on fine form at the 2012 Olympics, won the 5,000 and 10,000 metre races.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Race still seems to be a hot topic in British political circles.
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Less is more, said the late architect Mies Van der Rohe.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Oh, Elgar- I should have known!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Own up and move on seems to be the best philosophy if you make a muck of things.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Thin G-strings can cause anatomical misadventure.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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Advent urethrae were an early attempt at marking the run-up to Christmas, but turned out not to be as successful as advent calendars.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lend Arsenal a hand, somebody, the team needs help.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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She, LP in hand, set up the old-fashioned record player.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Players at Wimbledon are expected to wear predominantly white, and very nice it looks too.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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It looks too late now to try and get tickets for the Men's Final.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Finality comes when the grave digger turns the last spade.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Pa denied all knowledge of the whereabouts of my missing Easter eggs but I seemed to detect the hint of a guilty smile on his chocolate coated face.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Facetious comments will not be tolerated.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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"Le rat", editions of a French magazine for rat fanciers, went on sale at Sotherby's last week and raised a million Euros.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Neuroscientists quite like rats too.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Rat", "stool-pigeon", etc. always put me in mind of Chicago during prohibition.
Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on
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Onset of a mid-life crisis has been diagnosed.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Nose drips can distract us from listening to what's being said.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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IDs are sometimes forged by young people hoping to purchase alcohol.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Seal Co. holidays will normally involve boat trips to see the pups, in season.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Sin, sea, son -- incest committed while on an ocean voyage is still incest.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"C'est incroyable!" cried the French commentator when he witnessed Lahm's last minute winner for Germany in the World Cup Final.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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In almost three minutes under water most people will have to surface, to avoid passing out.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Sing out - think of the little deaf old lady in the back row" was a mantra used by choral conductors of my acquaintance.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Ain't ancestors! " growled my old grandmother, when I suggested my failings were the fault of my forebears.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Arsenic is used to strengthen alloys of both lead and copper.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Cop perks of the job, fresh yummy cakes going cheap if you work in the bakery.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Bake rye bread for a healthier diet.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Er, die this very moment, you fiend!
Posted by Amir Emrra (# 18100) on
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Fi! End this foolish theatre!
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Eat reheated food . . . perish the very concept!
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Conception Bay is a picturesque part of the coast of Newfoundland.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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New! Found landed on the beach - albatross near Polperro.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Per room, four might sleep, but they might be a bit cramped.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Pedestrians had best stay off the roadway.
Posted by Amir Emrra (# 18100) on
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Dwayne was not happy.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'App', yes, that's another word that's arrived in the 21st century dictionary.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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On a Ryanair flight, you shouldn't expect too many frills.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rills running down the mountainside made it look veined with silver.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ned, with Silve, ran for the bus and puffed all the way home.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Homer was the name of a Greek poet, and also of my old music teacher's dog.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Doggerel has it's place - mainly outside!
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"Yout'!" Sid ejaculated frustratedly, as the boy dribbled a football between the steel pans he played.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lay education is surely part of the clerical role.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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The cleric, Al, role-played Peter in the story, as he lost it and fell into the water.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Into the water, falling, was, many years ago now, a running gag in The Goons.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Go on south for about three miles and then you'll turn left at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ax murderers are said to lurk in the shadows at Shipmeets.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Meet Sean, the new epitome of Celtic sang froid
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Fro' identifies itself in language only as 'To and Fro', so it seems.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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See? "Ms" is accepted as a standard abbreviation despite objections from purists.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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St. Stephen is generally reckoned to be the first Christian martyr.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Martyrdom, in a lesser sense, is something at which my grandmother excelled.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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cell education models have shown marked advantages over larger class or even congregational constructs.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Construct so many new buildings and your supply of space will exceed the demand.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Mandatory guidelines are a bit of an oxymoron.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"Moron" used to be a psychological category, but now it is only an insult.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"Aninsul", Toby told the pharmaceutical company, "is my new extra powerful headache remedy".
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'R.E.M.,' Ed yawned, 'says that my sleep patterns are why I'm always dozy.'
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Do Zywiec Beers taste better than Budvar?
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Varieties of beer include stout, lager and pale ale.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Pa Leale carved the roast, while ma dished out the vegetables.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"Get able sailors!" yelled Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Gardens can be hard work but gorgeous if well tended.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ten deductible items on the policy means that the insurers never have to pay out.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Pa, youth clubs are for young folks, not the doddery like you!"
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Key outsourcers are usually found in places like India, these days.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Sed -- ay, sir, that's the Spanish word for thirst.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Hirst leaves me cold, while Picasso really turns me on.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Eons go past yet to God it is a mere blink of an eye.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Fan eyed the movie star shyly, then asked for his autograph.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Graphology is a rather imprecise guide to personality.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Topers on a Lity* can disrupt the solemnity of the procession.
(* Orthodox Easter procession)
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Process I on the feast day, with aplomb.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Lombardy is a region in Italy which looks very picturesque.
Posted by MSHB (# 9228) on
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Esquel is a town in Patagonia.
[ 20. July 2014, 06:46: Message edited by: MSHB ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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On iambic pentameters I am hardly an expert.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ex-pert is what happens to some body parts due to ageing.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Art's "Duet o' Age in G" is a lesser known composition
[ 20. July 2014, 12:22: Message edited by: Curiosity killed ... ]
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Om position is often held by people meditating.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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At Ingleborough summit you get one of the finest views in England.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Glandular fever is a potentially debilitating ailment if not treated with appropriate medication.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Cat ions are the opposite of an ions.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I, on seeing the gravity of the situation, was struck dumb.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Umbria is a delightful part of Italy.
Posted by MSHB (# 9228) on
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It ionises in the presence of light, like many substances.
Posted by MSHB (# 9228) on
:
quote:
Originally posted by MSHB:
It ionises in the presence of light, like many substances.
Forget mine, I didn't see the new page....
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Going back to Woderwick's line:
Umbria is a delightful part of Italy.
Alyssum and lobelia flowers used to grow in our garden in Orkney.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Ney flute playing was heard in the woods of Cimenster once.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Er, on centigrade scales the point at which fresh water freezes at sea level is a definitive marker.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Mark Er in the Cimenster game, he doesn't know what he's doing.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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Do ingots lose their value if someone mistakes them for giant chocolate bars and bite them, leaving tooth-shaped indentations?
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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At ion-size levels, things are very small indeed.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Mall in!" Dee declared, ready to go shopping.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Ping went the pellet as it hit the railing, while the second shot disabled the pigeon.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Pig eons ago, according to Charles Lamb, was eaten uncooked.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Cook edgy recipes if you want to be considered a contender for Masterchef.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Er, for master, chef has prepared his special, m'lady.
Posted by iamchristianhearmeroar (# 15483) on
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A dynamo is used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Gyroscopes uses are myriad.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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My Ria dreamt of becoming a hair and beauty consultant.
(I worked with a student called Ria, spelt like this, can't remember what she wanted to do after school though)
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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On Sultan Tjabiki's bedroom floor, there is a rug that is embroidered with gold and platinum.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
I number my worldly successes from the day I sold my immortal soul to some guy with horns and a tail.
Posted by iamchristianhearmeroar (# 15483) on
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"Ta!" I larupped the ball back over the bowler's head for six runs.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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IX runs (in Roman numerals) probably wouldn't win you a cricket match.
Posted by iamchristianhearmeroar (# 15483) on
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"Ricket", Ma Tchaikovsky said, "is the singular form of rickets".
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
Fricket seems to be a game, one that hasn't caught on around here.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
:
"E'er you make a promise, consider well its importance," is from a song I learned in Girl Scouts long ago.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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A good sense of humour is often desired in respondents to personal ads in newspapers.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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New spa! persons of great wealth desiring healing invited.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Vi, Ted, and their daughter, Becca flew to Nice for Vi's sister's nuptials.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I also wished for world peace.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Pea, centimetre radius, won first prize for largest vegetable.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Get able-bodied staff to do the job, it's a lot faster.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
:
Asters are flowers which proliferate in crossword puzzles.
Posted by iamchristianhearmeroar (# 15483) on
:
Zz. Les was so boring these days.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"Ring the Seday," said Hal, "I fancy a holiday on a tropical island."
[ 24. July 2014, 13:39: Message edited by: Curiosity killed ... ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Al is landing the biggest fish I've ever seen.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
:
Verse endures as a form of expression.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
:
Press I on with the rest of my shipmates.
Posted by iamchristianhearmeroar (# 15483) on
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Hip Ma Tessa bought some funky new joss sticks to burn.
[My mother is actually called Tessa. She's been known to burn joss sticks.]
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Urns are often used for cremated remains, but I know one person whose ashes were buried in a china teapot!
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
:
Ate a potato salad for lunch and am feeling very virtuous!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
O, using stuff like that in places like this is not quite the done thing.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
:
He done (thin guy!) slipped right through the fence.
Posted by Net Spinster (# 16058) on
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Fen celandine was on the other side and he fell in and drowned.
Posted by iamchristianhearmeroar (# 15483) on
:
Fel Lin and drow* Ned combined forces to slay the ogre with the aid of a plus one mace.
* - see D&D
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
:
So Nema celebrated her success by drinking half a bowl of cherryade and dancing the Lambada.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
The lamb adapted to its new surroundings in no time at all.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
:
I, me, a tall woman -- not!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
Man notched up a woeful number of sins, over the millennia.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
:
Emil Len Niall Jones, I baptise you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and may God have mercy on your parents for giving you those names.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Namesakes they were -- Great-Grandpa Emil, Uncle Lenny, Grandma Nina and Grandpa Alloycius -- a most auspicious heritage!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
It ages me considerably when I see young people enjoying themselves.
Posted by iamchristianhearmeroar (# 15483) on
:
The MS elves suffered in a similar way to human multiple sclerosis victims.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
I'm sorry, but was I supposed to bring the smoked Gouda?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Udaipur is a beautiful Rajput city in northern India, but possibly over-rated.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
:
"Rat Eddie" was one of Mickey The Finger's mobster pals.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Er, pal, shut up and let us listen to the music, will you?
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Ill, YOU, Ms. Six-weeks-of-sick-leave-untouched Herschcowitz!?
[ 26. July 2014, 22:23: Message edited by: Lyda*Rose ]
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
:
WitzEnd Productions was the TV company responsible for such series as Pie in the Sky and Lovejoy.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
Love, joy and peace are fruit of the spirit, along with patience and self control.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Trolls, when travelling through the mountains, can be a source of some anxiety.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
:
So mean! XI etymological questions in one Latin exam!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Ex-amateur boxer turns professional.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
Urns, profess I, on altars may stand.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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And where stand the teapots?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Potsdam is a German city on the River Havel.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
:
Havelock Nelson was an Irish composer and conductor.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Duct orifices can easily get clogged with dust.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
Dusters are usually yellow, but I don't know why.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
:
Hyacinths are quite often blue.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
:
Of ten blueberries, often, only 5 taste sweet.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
:
We et all them blueberries our bellies could hold, includin' them unripe ones, and then we got sick, pukey sick.
[ 29. July 2014, 20:57: Message edited by: no prophet ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Icklesham is a delightful little place in East Sussex.
[that is a gift to the next player!]
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Us sex fiends enjoy a nice bit of erotica.
(Thank you kindly. )
[ 30. July 2014, 05:28: Message edited by: Lyda*Rose ]
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
:
Tofer: Otic agony is excruciating
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
:
A tingling in the loins is either a sign that someone is aroused or that their STD has returned.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
:
"Turn Edwina quickly" said Vlad, "the sun will be up soon".
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
:
So, only one brandy this evening, your Lordship?
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
Lords, hip and cool or stuffy and boring, hobnob side by side in the House.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
:
Useful Tip No. 213: to remove tarnish from silver cutlery, boil it with rolled up pieces of aluminium foil.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Mini - um - foiled plot, when mum discovered that little Johnny was planning to sneak out with all of the jam tarts and share them with his friends.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
'End services on time' was the resolution carried at the choir's annual dinner.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
In nervous people tics may occur, often in the face.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Facetious comments annoy teachers.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
:
Cher's husband, Sonny Bono, was killed in an accident while skiing.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
ING Direct was bought out by Capital One of the late, great barbarian commercials.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
:
Merci, also oui, are French words that most Anglophones can understand.
[ 01. August 2014, 15:58: Message edited by: ArachnidinElmet ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
Under Stan, delighted pupils learned how to make each other laugh.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Laughter is the best medicine unless you have broken ribs!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Ibsen wrote some plays that pass the test of time.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
Oft I'm eager to contribute, but some times less eager than others.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
:
"Tha not her sister" he said, in his regional dialect
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
:
Alec Thom was my Better Half's old games master.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ma, sterilising the jam jars before filling them anew with jam is a basic safety precaution.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Caution signs were everywhere, and as I negotiated my way around them I caught my foot on one and went flying into the baked beans.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Answer the phone, please, before it goes into voicemail!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ma, I'll do that when I get around to it.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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To itemise every CD in my collection would take an eternity!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Tying a bow tie is not as tough as it sounds, though it did take me a while to acquire the knack.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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He knackered himself* playing golf on the west flanks of the Himalayan Mountains
*may be an antipodean expression?
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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"Mount A," insisted the riding instructor, "as B is too small a pony for you to ride!"
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ideas about ironing on demand keep popping through my brain.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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"Rough, my bra, inside." she thought. "Must buy another that is less scratchy."
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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At Chy Johnson's school, varsity football players have come out against bullying in a big way.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ways and means can be found of persuading you, Bond.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Bon Dieu! means "good God" and is used in French as in English, as either a reverent expression or an epithet.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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The toffees had all disappeared by the time I turned round.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Under the table, dear; under the table!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Bleating on will not solve anything.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Thin girls sometimes get interrogated about their weight, even questioned about anorexia.
Posted by mousethief (# 953) on
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"No, Rex!" I almost screamed at my dog. "You mustn't eat that whatever-it-is."
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Hate Veritis? you really haven't had a proper look.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Er, look at that strange object over there and, um, tell me what you think it might be.
[ 05. August 2014, 13:18: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Might becomes flab if muscles are not continually exercised.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Sedentary lifestyles lead to a growing number of couch potatoes.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Toes are to be found on the end of most feet.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Fee to register for the lecture series is ten bucks less if you do so by the first of September.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Embers of the fire of love could still be fanned into life by a kiss.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"Ya kiss enough frogs, y'll eventually find a prince," she drawled.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Draw lederhosen on the chap in your picture of the Alps" suggested the art master, unimaginatively.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I've lycra shorts from 30 years ago but Perhaps they don't suit me these days.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"Meth!" 'e sed, "Aysgarth Meth", and took another pull at the bottle of carbonated water from Yorkshire. "Clear as crystal!" he added, with a conspiratorial wink.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ink wells used to be a feature of every desk when I was in primary school.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Hooligans would swipe the ink bottles and hurl them forcefully at the blackboard to see the impact, then the psychology class would come to analyse the splatter!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Platters of cheese excite my taste buds.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Bud shedding is an annoying habit of some plants.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ants are fascinating creatures, but also annoying and sometimes destructive.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Structive is neither destructive nor constructive, it could be a minor act of vandalism, neither particularly harmful or harmless.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Armless, he drove his car with his feet.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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His fee to eradicate the kingdom of the plague of dragons was the hand of the king's daughter in marriage.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Age before beauty," is something that no one better say to me if they offer me a place in line.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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I never forget Dorothy Parker's witty response of "pearls before swine."
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Wine gladdens the heart of man - and woman, too.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Oman took too much pride in being located at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, which gives it a unique strategic position.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Posit I: 'On these three promises I'll stand firm, so vote for me!'
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"Form E must be filled in before we can consider whether to let you into Heaven or not", St Peter told Albert Jobsworth.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"Form E must be filled in before we can consider whether to let you into Heaven or not", St Peter told Albert Jobsworth.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Job swor'th at his "friends" to get the hell out of his hovel and let him be alone with his own misery.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Miser Yorath was so stingy, he resented spending a penny and so ended up with an overly enlarged bladder.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Large DB ladder? are you trying to migrate MySQL databases?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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As Esau, or his brother, said to his dad "give me some of that red stuff."
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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Ed's tuffet was stained by curds and whey, making him regret the hand-me-down from Little Miss Muffet.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Feta cheese is fab with some sliced tomato and a few olives.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lives are changed in a day.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ada yaddered on and on about nothing.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Hinges that are rusty won't function properly.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Lycra shorts look ridiculous on pensioners.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"On ER's head, please don't tread" the notice in the post-room read.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Re: addition, I find it easier than subtraction, especially when it comes to weight.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Stow eight cars in the vicarage drive, the others can be parked on the street.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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St Reet, a possibility in English, Estonian and Finnish speaking nations, and indeed Sikh-influenced Catholic realms, has so far eluded the canonization stakes.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Ions take single, double or sometimes even more positive or negative charges.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"AR!" gesticulated the young man heartily, until he realized it was not yet International Talk Like A Pirate Day.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Rate days according to achievements and passed on smiles.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Don's miles ahead of me in terms of intellect.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Tell ectoplasm stories to a believer, not to me.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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No, Tom eats bread and water, and goes directly to bed for his misbehaviour.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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AVI, our favourite video format!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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O for mats which don't show the stains of life.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I feel happy, oh so happy!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Pygmalion was a Greek myth, which lent its name to a play, which was then re-created as a musical, and ultimately made into a film.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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ILM is a very successful FX company.
[ 10. August 2014, 20:49: Message edited by: ArachnidinElmet ]
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Any more of this nonsense will not be tolerated.
Posted by ChastMastr (# 716) on
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Tedious are my numerous references to nostrils, hamsters, and gazelles leaping and squealing with glee.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Leeward, we spotted a pod of hundreds of dolphins.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Insofar as word games go, ES is a pleasure and frequently a challenge!
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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All Engelbert Humperdinck ever wanted was to win the Eurovision Song Contest.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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On test days, Janelle would have a breakfast of black coffee and a Denver omelette.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Me let Teddy eat the 'pinach" said Emily as she waved her spoon.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Poona, where Spike Milligan was born, is now known as Pune.
[sppeeling]
[ 11. August 2014, 10:38: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"Asp Unequalled" was the title awarded to the reptile who finished off Cleopatra.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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O' Pat, raise the blinds, would you please?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Leases here have to be written on stamp paper.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ape restraint had to be considered on the day when one our gorillas escaped their enclosure at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"Zoolander" is one strange comedy.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'O me, dying every day' said the fabric colour consultant.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ant powder can be very effective at deterring cockroaches as well.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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A swelling is best prevented by the application of ice or in an emergency, a pack of frozen peas.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pea soup is a favourite on a cold winter's day.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ter's day comes before Friday on the weekly calendar.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"End Arson!" was the fire-brigade's rather obvious slogan.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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USS Logan (APA-196) was a Haskell-class attack transport of the United States Navy in the Second World War and the Korean War.
(Check it out on Wikipedia, if you don't believe me!)
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Anwar Sadat was a president of Egypt in the 70's.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Seventy six trombones in the big parade.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Big 'Para' Dennis was well known in our regiment.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ents seem big and scary, especially to orcs!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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CS Lewis wrote many novels as well as much non-fiction.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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T-ions are the brand new "chemicals" that the Daily Mail thinks is going to cause us to have to visit an oncologist.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Anon Co. logistics are difficult to prioritise
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Prior, it is essential that you listen to my confession" said the worried novice.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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No vice was too bad for "Micky The Sleeze"
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Lee zebras are the sort who sleep lying down with their backs to the wind, allowing lion cubs to curl up and snooze next to their big warm round bellies. They are extremely rare.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Are we going to Strawberry Fayre?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ayre is a House of Keys constituency on the Isle of Man and consists of just three parishes.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Paris, he's also known as Alexander, is a character in Greek mythology and Homer's Iliad.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I advise caution when approaching a snake, running away is a far better idea.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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Bette ride a motorbike? No way, she's too scared.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Oscar edited several well known magazines.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Gazin', especially rude if what you're really doin' is starin'.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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"Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" is a regular feature on Top Gear.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Earmuffs are not really chic.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Hiccups, when you also upchuck a little, reminds me of an article in the magazine The Walrus entitled At the Whiskey Tasting, which I recommend to everybody.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Very body-conscious people tend to look in the mirror and step on the scales more often than is really necessary.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Aryan people, or those who called themselves such, invaded India from the central Asia sometime in pre-history and pushed south the Dravidians.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ian's coconuts were stuck fast into the shy.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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He's hysterically funny, that Eddie Izzard bloke!
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Lo! Keryg commands my dutiful attendance said the Wuss. I must abandon this frivolity with hoi polloi.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Pollo Inchiladas were featured at the Mexican restaurant where the menu contained many spelling errors.
[ 16. August 2014, 21:32: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Linger! Rorsasch Test to be completed before proceeding.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong! go the church bells - but this morning I just ignored them and stayed in bed.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Aye, din-bedevilled church bells disturb anyone's Sunday well-deserved rest.
(Fortunately the bell ringers here are on holiday too)
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Served rested roast beef on Sunday, so much easier to carve.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Car very slow out of the garage this morning. Must remember to open door first in future.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Ure, Midge: singer with the excellent band Ultravox.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Vox was Bono's original stage surname, but it fell into disuse.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tod is useful in the garden, but he sometimes pulls out plants instead of weeds.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ed's now calling himself Edward, which we all think is a bit too posh.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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O shit! I've locked myself out!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Elf outpaced by Goblin' read the headline after the marathon.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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A thong is something you will not find me wearing.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A ring through the end of his nose appears, I believe, in Alice.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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[or, more probably, in Lear]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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In learning 'The Owl and the Pussycat' as a child, I gave myself pleasure for my adult years, and for as long as my memory holds out.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Old sou. That's all I got - one miserable out-of-date foreign coin - last time I busked in Berkeley Square.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Quare is a word rarely used in England, Scotland and Wales but is more common in Ireland
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I relanded my canoe on a sandy bank after first getting it tangled in the reeds.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"Angled in there?" Ed said to the potholer.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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The pot hole, round and deep, had held the toad in place until I disturbed it.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Bed itch may be caused by bugs.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Bugsy Malone is one of the many films I've never seen.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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Verse encountered in school may turn one away from poetry.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Poe, try to write something that isn't gloomy," said young Edgar Allen's teacher.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Cherish what is good and true in one another.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Her touchiness meant that nothing I said could ever be right.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Righteousness -the real and rare kind- is indistinguishable from self-righteousness in the mind of the self-righteous.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Ousted dictators are frequently extremely bitter.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Bitter is okay but in my beer drinking days I always preferred mixed or half and half or mild and bitter or whatever else it may be called across the country.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Count rye bread in the list of things you must have for a proper corned beef sandwich, along with a good mustard.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tar drums used by road menders in the past had a smell of their own.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rowntrees Fruit Gums were one of my favourites.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Rites of passage are important for the emotional and spiritual development of young people.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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O, please will you keep that door closed!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lose dead skin by scrubbing with a loofah.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"...wit halo of a haggis" - famous Portrait of Rabbi Burns by Leonardo.
[ 28. August 2014, 19:44: Message edited by: pimple ]
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Nard -- oil derived from the spikenard plant, and quite expensive -- caused Judas to have a fit when it was poured on Jesus' feet.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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"Eternal" is another word for "Everlasting" so could have been a viable alternative for the title of this thread.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"Read the directions first" is a familiar but sadly underused policy for many sorts of projects.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Tsunamis are a scary and unfortunate after-effect of some earthquakes.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Kes was a remarkable film for its time.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I meant to watch it but decided to read the book instead.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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OK, in steady steps and with a big deep breath, he took his turn on the podium.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"Turn on the pod I...um... I pod. No, turn it off I mean!", Dave shouted at his teenage son, "You're deliberately ignoring me!".
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"No! Ring me when you get home, not whilst your en route!"
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Outerwear sales are beginning as we speak.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Wes peaked early, he was already old at forty.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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For tying parcels string is more efficient than razor wire.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Wireworms, in the garden or the house, can be a nuisance.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Is ancer the correct spelling of a reply to a question?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I 'onestly don't know.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Now, now, children, behave!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Have a breather and chill out. ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Loutish behaviour will not go unpunished!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I shed my bad mood like an autumn tree drops its leaves.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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A vest may be required once the weather gets cooler.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Cool, Erlene, you won your scholarship!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Hip replacement surgery has been a Godsend for many people.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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O, plenty indeed are they who discard their crutches and hobble to the pub to give hearty thanks!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Hank saw the UFO sailing over Mt. Whitney.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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"Hit N. Eye-level attack! Make it hard for him to see you," instructed the coach.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Aches and pains can be a nuisance.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Sancere is a wine I have never tried.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
:
Ever tried cycling on a penny farthing? It's not as easy as it looks.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ok, sit down whilst I put the kettle on.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Leon Redbone sings those old time songs rough or smooth.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Moot held, plans discussed, decision made.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Mad Episcopalians plan new liturgy.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Gyros are delicious when served with pita bread and tzaziki sauce.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Saucer with congealed preserves -ew!- into the dishwasher you go!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Goats eat just about anything.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Whernside would not be an easy hike.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Hi, Keith, so glad you could make it to the party after all.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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"Hi Ken," said Angie with a smile that didn't affect her eyes, as she moved towards him, the knife hidden behind her back.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
:
Ack-ack poured up into the searchlight intersection.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"'Sect'", I only said, "is a less inflammatory word than 'cult'".
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Culture vultures is a rather pejorative term in any context.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Any 'con.' texts out to his friends if he gets hold of a cell phone with credit.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Dittany is used, in the Harry Potter stories, as a healing agent.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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A gent is always polite and gracious.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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I.O.U. six and a half pounds of tuppenny rice.
[ 12. September 2014, 19:07: Message edited by: Penny S ]
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Ice is melting quickly due to greenhouse gasses in the world's polar oceans.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Answers are everywhere, but where is the question?
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Quest I on to greater and greater heights!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Eight sausages in a single sitting is a bit greedy.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Reedy sounds came, not unexpectedly, from the woodwinds.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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E. Woodwind shouted, "For the umpteenth time, my name is Edwin Woodwind, not Edward Woodward!"
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Odward, on the other hand, is the lesser known Triplet of Jedward.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Wardship can be quite a complicated process.
Posted by Leorning Cniht (# 17564) on
:
Pro-cesspit? Just call them anti-sewer!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Sewers of the finest church vestments apply opus anglicanum techniques.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Quests, whether for the Holy Grail or not, are a rare thing in these times.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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etime sounds like that which disappears when engaged in computer gaming.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Minging' has become a popular slang word meaning 'disgusting': as such it is quite onomatopoeic.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Poe, iceless, drank his whisky neat.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Kyne, at times, are referred to as cattle.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Scat!" t' leprechaun said to the cat who was about to pounce on him.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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On Himalayan yaks, the journey would be uncomfortable, but quicker.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"Ickers!" squeaked little Rupert, when a swarm of desert bugs hit the wind shield, kersplat.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Spalttering bug can be deeply satisfying.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
'Ying tong iddle i po' was a song sung by the Goons.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
:
"Go on," said the little boy, "I won't tell anybody."
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
:
Bod, you know, was the nickname of a character in the Jennings books.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
:
O, Kshatriya, warrior noble, cast from this realm thy feeble foes
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
Lefoes Road is a street in Queensland, who knew?
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
:
Newel posts can be painful when sliding down banisters.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Terse directions always make me feel barked at.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
:
Databases which demand I use a title I don't like.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
:
I keep coming back to this game thinking I will be clever, but alas, I disappoint myself.
Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on
:
Everlasting ? No resolution ever, * think we know where that goes.
DT
Circstyx Host
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
:
quote:
Crap spouted by Leorning Cniht:
Pro-cesspit? Just call them anti-sewer!
Barnabas Hyde here, DT.
![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
Awaah and bile yer heed, yer scunner. Next time * take an axe to you.
B62, DH Host
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Ys, elfin*** drowned city once lay off Brittany.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tan, yellow, and beige can be washed out, boring colours.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Lours apace does Sheila's teenage girl, Poppy, now calling herself Pippa.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Elf Pip paid a penance for pulling Penny's pigtails.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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[deleted after a cross-post, also involving an Elf named Pip]
[ 23. September 2014, 14:43: Message edited by: TheAlethiophile ]
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Pig T. ails, so Pig S will get a double ration at the trough.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Ought we still to be playing this, after all this time?
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Is time of the essence?
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Encephalitis may be caused by the herpes virus.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Us, we think sometimes of teaching you what we learned while sitting in the rain under a pine tree.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Rapine - trees as well as buildings -- was the fault of the invading army.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Arm yourselves - I have returned.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Turn, Edwina, I need to see if your hem is even.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Seven is a prime number, as are five and two.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Women sometimes wear dresses.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Esses can be darned tricky to make in some calligraphic alphabets.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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A bet slipped under the teller's window may not be accepted.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Teddy boys were a passing phenomenon, whereas Teddy Bears are eternal.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tern Al fought off gull Fred, who tried to steal the bread he had picked up from the window sill.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ow! Silly cat, those claws are sharp!
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Sh! Arpeggios sound great on the piano.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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An octopus seems to be all arms and legs, like some people I know.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Now, now, there's no need to be rude about our multi-talented, multi-limbed organists.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Sts Peter and Paul have their own festal days then a day they share.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Hey, Shar, Edith just posted her holiday pictures on Photobucket.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Kettles that switch themselves off when they boil are a boon to those of us who are forgetful.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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"Get full value here", said the street hawker.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Thaw kernels of corn from the freezer before consuming, preferably by cooking and eating them hot.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Hottentots are an African people.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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O please, plumber, turn up this time, you are already sixteen minutes late.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Slates were no longer used by the time I started infant school.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Oo la la' sounds funny when said with a cockney accent.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Centigrade has, for some time now, been referred to as Celsius.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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I use my bread-making machine at least once a week.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Awe! 'E Kanna mak it wi' 'is ain twa fisties? Tch!
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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[tangent] perhaps St. Chad will be good enough to tell me the kosher Orcadian for "fisties"? ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
[/tangent]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ties Tchaikovsky wears are often brightly coloured.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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Our edition of the BCP has a bishop's name plate in it which leads us to think he must have been rather a naughty soul to have, within, left such ghastly phrases and lurid drawings.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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I'd draw Ing's Mine in Alberta, if I were in any way artistic.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"Tis ticklish, sir!" giggled young Miss Lydia as the red coat brushed her nose with an errant plume.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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An - er - rant, plum emphatically in place in the mouth, is the best way to ensure that the hotel staff disrespect you behind your back.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Behind your backhanded compliment, I sense an insult lurking.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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"Ur kingdom, no more it is" said Yoda.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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"Yo, Dad," the son said, as he sauntered in in the small hours.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ursula has been a saint for quite a long time.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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I met Ursula once, she was reading a newspaper.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Aperture is one of the three main variables in photography.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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A physical therapy regimen aided the healing of Susie's wrist.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I stand four-square behind my previous assertion.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Ionian scales dominate the sad music of Western Culture.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Tureens of mock turtle soup were a feature of Victorian dinner tables.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Able Seamen have been known to lose their ability under the influence of Navy Rum.
Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on
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'Av y'r, um, unmentionables remained unmentioned, and if not, why in the name of all that is sacred, holy and blessed not?
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ed noted the raucous and ridiculous scene at the bar as material for his next novel.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"No Velociraptors Allowed," read the sign on the kitchen door.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Doors, preceded by the definite article, was a band of some note.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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So: me no, Ted yes for sausages and mash.
Posted by Alicïa (# 7668) on
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Ashby-de-la-Zouch may be an unusual destination for a holiday, but did seem strangely appealing.
[ 05. October 2014, 12:29: Message edited by: Alicïa ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pealing bells can be an annoyance if one lives near a church with keen campanologists.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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No log is tsetse fly proofing building material
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ma, Teri, Al, and I went for a day hike in the Grand Canyon.
Posted by Alicïa (# 7668) on
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"can yonder shore be reached in a day by rowing boat?" she pondered wrecklessly, for time was of the essence.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Essen Central is potentially the name of a German railway station.
[and a bonus point to Alicia for a potential Tom Swiftie!]
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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St Ation is the patron saint of watching paint dry.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Drywall is known in some places as sheet rock.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Trockenbeerenauslese is the German name for a type of pudding wine.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Gwine to study war no more
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Arno more often refers to the Italian river than the small park in Prenton, Birkenhead.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ken, head off those squirrelly first-graders before one of them falls into a mud puddle.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Pud d'lemony might be on the menu in a Restaurant de Franglais.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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La is the feminine definite article in yer real French.
Posted by mousethief (# 953) on
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Enchiladas are delicious.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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IOUs are rarely accepted by banks.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Ban Ks and the dictionary would be much shorter.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Short ermine lined capes were once fashionable in certain circles.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Less among the plebeian circles than in the papal ones
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A lone star flickered in the cloudy sky.
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on
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Skype is a form of communication of which I have very little experience.
Posted by TheAlethiophile (# 16870) on
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"I, Encephalitis" was the working title of a book by Robert Graves.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Raves are not popular with the powers that be.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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At Benenden there used to be a TB hospital.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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O spit always grosses me out, much more so than blood.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Oodles of cakes have been presented on the Bake Off Extra show.
[ 09. October 2014, 19:08: Message edited by: Penny S ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ex-trash owes its recovery to recyclers.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Clerstorey is not the correct spelling, I suspect.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pectoral muscles cease to impress after a certain age.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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In ages past, a scrubbing-board was used to do laundry.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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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.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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"Gether round, children," said the nursery teacher, "Come and join in, Sidney."
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Sidney, don't do that!"
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Don't dot hats with white spots, unless you want to encourage trade for opticians.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Answer came there none to the repeated clang of the doorbell.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is purportedly the longest place name in Britain.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Ta! I needed to know that little factoid.
[ 12. October 2014, 03:26: Message edited by: Oscar the Grouch ]
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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To idolise film-stars, pop-singers and the like is a pastime enjoyed by the young.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ungulates, both wild and domesticated, are common over much of the world's land masses.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Mass escapes were planned from the prisoner of war camps, but few got away unscathed.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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The dead call for us to join them.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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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.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Dental lysozyme repairs occur when there is abundant saliva.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Here is a bun d'ants aliv' ain't crawlin' over" said Miss Clampett with a big dazzling smile.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Miles Coverdale made an excellent translation of the Psalms.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Alms houses are an example of the early days of social care.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Car exhausts are much less obnoxious since catalytic converters.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Terse statement are often the best.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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He bested his friend three out of four times at chess.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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He's singing in the shower again but at least it's in tune with the dog's howls.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Owl song comes in the form of a hoot or a screech.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Reech is a verb meaning to smoke an illegal substance, usually marijuana.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Anacondas kill by constriction, not venom.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Nominations for Best Line in a Film included You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Offended Shipmate can always take recourse in Hell.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Hellebores usually flower in the winter or spring.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Pringles are good representations of manifolds with negative curvature.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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At "urea", she paused while considering the ingredients in the fertilizer.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Zero hours contracts are a most unfair employment device.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Vice presidents have a difficult role.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Rolexes are beautiful watches, but I'd be afraid to wear a timepiece that expensive.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Ha! Tex, pensive for a change, was totally ignorant of cattle rustling.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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E-rustling could be another name for certain sorts of identity theft.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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The FT is not known as being a newspaper that is particularly left-leaning.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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An Ingersoll watch used to be quite common when I was growing up.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Rowing up the Thames, I bumped into my Canadian brother-in-law's canoe.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Scan oestrogen levels for the optimum time to conceive.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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I've always wanted to go to Venice.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Nice legs, shame about the face was one of the wittier songs of its time.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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"Fits timepieces" would describe the professional function of a watch-maker.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Watch, ma: kerchief here, kerchief gone,' said the junior magician.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Magic Ian got his Hogwarts letter on his 11th birthday.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Da yelled at me regularly when I were a kid.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Kidsgrove is a town in Staffordshire, England.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Glands which enflamed in my throat kept me off school a lot before penicillin.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I'll insist that you retract that remark.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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"Act that remarkably difficult role" said the producer of the play at the Old Vic.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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The old Victorian saying, chuckaboo, denoting a friend, sounds distinctly Australian.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ian dismissed that remark as being blatantly scurrilous!
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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"Lousy this morning I am feeling" moaned Yoda after a night out on the bat.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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He batted, I bowled, we used our jumpers to mark out the pitch: ah, the memories of childhood!
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Hild, hoodie clad, was expelled from Bluewater.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Ew! At Ermyntrude's wedding-feast they served jellied eels.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Elsie, the woman's name, is often spelt Elsy over here.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Ere the spandrels of San Marco were named as spandrels, did both the architectural and evolutionary variety exist.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Is the Internet the greatest waster of time on the planet?
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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On the plane to Tokyo, I sat next to Elvis Costello.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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'Ello, 'Ello was a great success on British television.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Vision aids are often called spectacles or glasses.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Lasses and lads, take leave of your Dads, and away to the maypole hie.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Hieronymous Bosch must have smoked some really good ganja!
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Anjaan is my favourite film this year that is in Tamil.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A million housewives every day... an awful television commercial from my youth.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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You think I'm going to stand for the same old lines again and again, but you've got no chance this time!
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Raptor Eye:
You think I'm going to stand for the same old lines again and again, but you've got no chance this time!
Is Tim expected to do jumping jacks?
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Jack Sprat could eat no fat; his wife could eat no lean ...
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Annual financial report is looking more cheerful this time.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Is Tim eloquent enough to become an author?
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"Thor", the movie, doesn't have that much to do with the Thor of mythology.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Log your mileages if you want to optimize your travel rebates.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ate sensibly yesterday but still no weight loss.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Now eight loss reporting companies may go under.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Underneath the Arches was still sung by The Crazy Gang at Royal Command Performances when I were a lad.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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'Ere, Aladdin's cave is proper big, ain't it!!
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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In "Tits I have known", I write about my encounters with birds from the Paridae family.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Amil yearned for his name to be spelt otherwise so that he could receive night visitors.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Sit, or suffer the agony of legs which have been standing for too long.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Oolong tea is said to be a slimming aid by some, but I'm sceptical.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Tits on the bird table ate up the stale chocolate cake which the slimmer [see above] had decided not to eat.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Comely lasses feature in many of Rubens' pictures.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Espy I shenanigans on the Everlasting thread.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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"Read the questions", Mummy Piglet used to say to me as I left the house to sit exams.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Amsterdam is full of canals. Take pretty photos, but don't step back and fall in.
[ 21. October 2014, 14:29: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Linda seemed to be a fashionable name for girls of my generation.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Linda seemed to be a fashionable name for girls of my generation.
Rationing was necessary during 'wartime', which strangely is also the name of a town in Saskatchewan.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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He wanted to propose to her, but thought he should introduce himself first.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Firs tend to grow in the higher latitudes.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"I tudes allows you to dowdload all kinds of things", said the Apple representative with a bad cold.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Old saws are rather different from old sores.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Molds or esoteric fungi can be hazardous if inhaled.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ha! LEDs will never replace the good old fashioned light bulb!
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Bulbous bows are an important design feature of modern supertankers.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Kersey in Suffolk was once a wealthy cloth producing town.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Owning a mobile phone is something I've only done since the age of fifty.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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If tying a tie is so difficult, why do we ever bother?
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Er, both ermine and mink on a wrap is gauche.
Posted by Latchkey Kid (# 12444) on
:
Che Guevara's early years are the subject of the film Motorcycle Diaries
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Aries: prepare for a day of financial disaster and possibly the start of divorce proceedings.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Ding' said the bell, but it never did dong.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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I'd do NGO roles for free if I have enough money.
Posted by Latchkey Kid (# 12444) on
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On eyes, belladonna causes dilation of the pupils,
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pilsbury dough, despite its own claims, is not the finest.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Nesting and cocooning are human attempts to approximate the homey, holey comforts of a hobbit.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Bit by bit I, only sometimes, seem to be getting my life in order.
Posted by Latchkey Kid (# 12444) on
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De Rossi would rather stay with Roma than move to Manchester.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Tom A. N. Chester was a legend in his own mind.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Mindful of the booby traps, I gingerly trod the path.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pathology of poverty - I prefer the social to the personal.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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The person Al wanted to be was a gangster.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Gang sterilisation may be one solution, but hardly an ethical one.
Posted by Latchkey Kid (# 12444) on
:
Alone, one may be lonely or in solitude.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Tudeh has been much weakened over the last few decades
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
'Destination unknown' read the words written on his tombstone.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
:
To nepotize is a verb that has failed to make its way into the lexicon.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
:
Ex-iconoclasts tried to repair the damage they had wrought.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
:
Ought there to be more icons in churches?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Hesitation can lose you the subject when playing Just A Minute.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Just a minute amount of pepper can make a dish of strawberries and cream even more delicious.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
'Deli ciouscous, bif and am slices, and chees' read the sign outside, after the owner insisted on his teenaged daughter helping in the shop.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
:
He's hopping mad about his ridiculous bill from the company that services him with telephony.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
:
"Elephony" would be a good description of people dressing up in pachyderm costumes.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Mesa Verde is a beautiful and mysterious place.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
:
Aces high.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
:
"Hi ghost," I said, totally unafraid of the ghoul that appeared before me phantasmagorically.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Ally yourself with people who think positively.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
:
O sit! I've lyrics to be sung.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Ungulates are often domesticated.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
:
Cat editions of the complete works of Tennyson have failed to find a niche in the market.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
:
Mark, ethically, recycled all his beer bottles.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
:
Les Bleus is the nickname of the French Rugby Union team.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
:
I, on Team Bleu, shall do my utmost to vanquish Team Verte.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
:
Erte', the artist, was from St. Petersburg.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
:
Urgent messages had piled up in the Inbox.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
:
He, in boxing, is a champion pugilist.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
Pug I list as a small dog, while Great Dane is labelled as massive.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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I've never been to Timbuktu but I would love to, one day.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
:
O Ned, a yonnic sculpture adorns your mantle.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
:
quote:
Originally posted by Zappa:
O Ned, a yonnic sculpture adorns your mantle.
Antlered rabbits are called Jackalopes and like Sasquatch, are fictitious.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
IT I oust from its position among the sciences.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
:
Cessationism versus Continuationism would make an interesting thread for Purgatory.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
Urg! a Tory might call on my door soon, we've got an election on the horizon.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
:
I zone out every time I hear One Direction on the radio.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Hera, Dionysis, Semela, and Zeus were tangled into a love triangle in Greek mythology, though given there are four in this sentence, perhaps it should be a parallelogram.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
:
Log! Ram that gateway and get us into the bailey!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
I, leyden jar at the ready, hurried into the physics classroom.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
:
SRO? OMG! I really need to sit down.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Down boy, that's a good dog.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
:
Do go to the Natural History Museum - you won't be disappointed!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pointed remarks are a waste of time, be specific.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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If I can't make pointed remarks, then I won't play!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Lay off the remarks, or I'm going home!
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Ho? Me? I'm a good girl, I am!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Liam Neeson is a ruggedly handsome dude.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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O me! Dud Emperors abound - unclothed - in the Green Rooms of Hollywood!
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Olly woo Delia? Can you imagine what their offspring would be like?
Posted by spork (# 18260) on
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I have never been so excited to win £4 and some Fruit Salad sweets, how can bingo be wrong!
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Ongar is at what my Better Half refers to as the other end of Essex.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Of Essex, of the county where I was born, what can I say?
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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A year's supply of chocolate would be rather groovy.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Roo, vying with Piglet like that is not nice,"said Kanga.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Gangrene is nasty, it can cause removal of limbs or worse.
Posted by spork (# 18260) on
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What would a years supply look like to you Smudgie? Some have one Mars bar every three months while others gorge on a large family size bar daily!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ail you often from allergies?
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Escargots would almost certainly bring me out in a rash.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Spork,here's a recap of the rules for this game.
Carrying on...
Ash Wednesday next falls on 18th February.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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A rye crispbread is a low calorie alternative to bread, as long as we don't eat too many of them.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Too many of the Martian invaders landed in Surrey for my liking.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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King Knut, or his story, is a favourite amongst primary school children.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Drenching one's salad in vinaigrette makes the lettuce go all soggy.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Gyroscopes are often used in navigational equipment
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"Le quip", men truly know, is not acceptable French.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Enchilladas are tasty!
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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" ETA Styx 1950. Could you feed the dogs and meet me off the boat? Thanks, Iphy."
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Physical exercise is often quite tiring.
Posted by spork (# 18260) on
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Sorry Mamacita
I want to love her I hope one day she'll be my Mother-in-law but grrr!!!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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I ring and ring and ring, but you never reply: are you hinting at something?
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Me thing got trapped as I fell over, honest doc!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Nest documentation shows that cuckoos are growing in numbers in this forest and are displacing other species.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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I espied a ship on the horizon, I thought.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Houghton is a small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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La Stupenda was the title accorded to Dame Joan Sutherland.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Her land lay before her, as she planned out where to put the flowerbeds.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Er, bed scenes become increasingly passé as years roll by
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ears roll by curling them up, glueing the edges, and throwing them underarm, preferably downhill.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Ably downhill racing comes naturally to Norwegians.
[ 04. November 2014, 13:10: Message edited by: Firenze ]
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Ian sat, contemplating how much of his life he wasted on his hobby of philately.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Phil ate lychees for breakfast every morning.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Mornin', Good Mornin'" is a peppy song from the greatest musical of all time.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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All Tim eats is ground up finely in a blender or mortar and pestle.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Pest! Let me introduce you to this lovely can of bug killer.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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I'll eradicate bugs for you for half the price!
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I certainly would appreciate that, Oscar.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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To scare bugs away by dressing up as a spider would be more environmentally sound.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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So, understandably, we seem to have become fixated with pest-control.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Trolls are considered pests, though they are neither insects nor rodents.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Dents in cars can be removed by suction devices.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Vice squads cannot consist of people with laissez-faire attitudes, can they?
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Scan the Yellow Pages to find the phone number of a plumber when your drains are blocked.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Lock educators up and throw away the key, commanded the North Korean general.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Gene rallied his forces with wit and abuse in "Life on Mars"
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Marsupials have a much more sensible way of carrying their young than other animals.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I'm also happy to visit the Centre Georges Pompidou as well as the Louvre and Palace of Versailles.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lester Piggott was a great British flat-racing jockey.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Keying in the right numbers via chip-and-PIN was considered a step too far in the modernisation of Ali Baba's cave.
Posted by spork (# 18260) on
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The Lord sent His son for my salvation and yours brother and sister!
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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[Following Sipech]
Scavengers are not often good eaters, though some find Guga tasty.
Spork: Welcome aboard! I'm not sure if this is the page you want, though. Have a look at the opening page.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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A sty is a place inhabited by piglets.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Piget says interesting things in this thread, but at the last one, I laughed out loud! ![[Angel]](graemlins/angel.gif)
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Ouds may easily be mistaken for lutes, especially in North Africa.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I can't for the life of me remember the name of that lady at church- you know the one with huge handbag?
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Bagpuss was a soft toy that starred in one of the most popular children's TV programmes of all time. He was a saggy, pink and white striped cat.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Catastrophism was a rejected interpretation of the geological history of the Earth.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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Thee, Arthur, we acknowledge as our king.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Sour kin gatherings, such as Christmas and birthdays, are usually not as much as fun as funerals.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Fun? er.. also laughter, giggles and jollity are frowned upon at some events.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Vents on volcanoes are places it is wise to avoid.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Voids are often found below floorboards.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Board somehow seems to fit with lodging.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ginger molasses cookies are incredibly tasty!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A stye on the eye will pass by and by.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Byfleet and New Haw is a station on the main line out of Waterloo.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Er....loo humour is the kind of thing that needs to be flushed out of this forum.
[ 07. November 2014, 08:27: Message edited by: Sipech ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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For umpteenth time stop the innuendo.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Endomorphs are round and cuddly.
[ 07. November 2014, 08:54: Message edited by: Firenze ]
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"Dly" is sometimes used I timetables or text messages as an abbreviation of "daily".
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Dai, lying through his teeth, denied any involvement in Welsh Presbyterianism.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Ian is mad, utterly bonkers!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Kersal in Salford used to be a stamping ground of mine.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Inertia will get you nowhere.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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ET, you.....no..... where are you trying to get to this time?
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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I'm expected on my home planet, and have been asked to phone home.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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One home is enough for most, so second ones should be taxed.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Bet axed her partner and put the pieces in the freezer.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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The free zero gravity chair I saw on Freecycle must have something wrong with it.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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With it people are merely slavish followers of fashion.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Sh! I only want to read, please be quiet!
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Quietism was declared by Pope Innocent XI to be heresy.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Here systems are a bit lax and fuzzy.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Zygotes can be subjects of argument as to their status, if human.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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If humanity makes it to the next millennium, I'll be surprised.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I sedate people before cutting them up.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Hem up that trouser leg before you trip over it.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Veritable rhymes with irritable but means something entirely different.
[ 08. November 2014, 13:45: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Rent levels for minute properties no bigger than my airing cupboard are much too expensive.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Pensive people can still be thoughtless.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ought lesser spotted woodpeckers to make lesser sized nests?
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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St. Stephen is commemorated as the first Christian martyr.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Tyrell is the surname of a geologist, usually mispronounced as tie-RELL when it's really TEER'l, who has a museum in Alberta named for him, dedicated to dinosaurs.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ursa Major I cannot detect, only the Big Dipper.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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"P... personally," she stuttered nervously at the huge bully before her, "I p...refer it when you don't p...p...persecute me for being a p...penguin"
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Guinevere was a bit of a naughty lady.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Lad, you need to learn some manners before someone comes unglued.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Glue down the envelope, or the money will fall out of the birthday card.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Car dealerships tend to be closing around this time.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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His timer is off by five seconds per thirty minutes.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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In utes, Aussies are dashing through the bush to the barbie.
[ 09. November 2014, 23:53: Message edited by: Penny S ]
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Bar Bieber, the jumped-up little pipsqueak!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Squeaky Bear is my funny and talkative kitty.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Kit tyres for my kit car are an absolute necessity.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Sit yourself down and tell me all about it.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Out it goes, said the pterodactyl to its lonely last egg.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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As Teg geared up for his confirmation, he really wished the priest hadn't had a cold during his christening.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Sten, in gun history, was a significant landmark.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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"Can't land, mark my words" said the pessimistic sailor.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Ail or garlic, as it's known in English, is an indispensable allium.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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All I....um....er...am saying is that your personal freshness isn't what one might hope for when standing near to you.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Toy Ouch is what happens when you step on a Lego in your bare feet.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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"Re: fee" taken as a header of an email, may well be some kind of phishing scam.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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"Cameras are less useful than phones these days." Discuss.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Cussing is not necessary, it demonstrates a lack of vocabulary.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Aryans purportedly invaded India across the Khyber Pass coming from Central Asia.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Alas, I am unable to come up with a better sentence.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Ten cents says you could if your life was in peril.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Illicit acts are to be avoided.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I'd educate a child early in critical thinking.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Thin kings weigh less than the ones who are obese.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Be selfish - buy Christmas presents for yourself.
Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on
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Elf wanted - seasonal work, needs expertise in wrapping presents and to be good with reindeer.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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In deer parks one may buy feed to be sociable with the does and fawns.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Fawn shirts are often worn by police officers here.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Er, she recognized me once I removed my clothes.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Lo, these forty years I have been building a replica Versailles in Lego.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Egos of some people are, in my opinion, too sensitive and too easily bruised.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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I sedated the patient, but not before they caught sight of the freshly sharpened hacksaw.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Ack! Saw just the piece I needed on e-bay, but it went to a higher bid.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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Herb identification is useful if you enjoy cooking.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Inglenooka are now rarely built.
[ 13. November 2014, 12:16: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"Uilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?" was a noticeable misprint in an old Prayer Book.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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OK, who took the last chocolate from the box?
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Oxtail soup can be very warming on a cold night.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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Nightingales are slightly bigger than robins, with a strong, broad-tailed, rather plain brown appearance.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Nap pear ancestry is a form of compulsive betting on as yet unfound inheritances.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ancestors of my family have gravesites in an old churchyard in Virginia.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Gin I anticipate with lemon and tonic, rather than neat.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Raptor Eye:
Gin I anticipate with lemon and tonic, rather than neat.
Eating people is cannibalism.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I smell something fishy about that excuse.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Use a paste of ginger and garlic with a hint of lemon juice to marinate fish.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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I should imagine that works on humans too.
[ 14. November 2014, 00:38: Message edited by: Jonah the Whale ]
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Man stoops to enter a door sized for a child.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Hilda Ogden was an enormous star on Coronation Street.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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St Reeta Chakrabarti would be an unexpected candidate for being canonised.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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I sedated the patient, and she is resting comfortably.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ably supported by Robin, Batman defeated the Joker.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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Jo kerbs her chocolate habit, except for Fridays - when she binges to her hearts delight.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lightning does strike in the same place twice.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Icey conditions made Terry think twice before driving along the mountain pass.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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un "ta!" in passing, as a perfidious Englishman grabs votre handbag while you are contemplating the Mona Lisa - ça veut dire "merci!" mais sans
sincérité, bien sûr.
[Translation: A "merci!" en passant, quand un anglais perfide vole your portmonaye quand vous voyez le Mona Lisa - means "fanks mate" but ironically, of course.]
Corrections on a postcard, please...
[ 15. November 2014, 22:45: Message edited by: pimple ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ensure that zips have been fastened before making an appearance in public.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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Lick your ice cream quickly, before it drips!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Rips in clothes can rarely be mended in a way that is completely invisible.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"Blessings abound wher'er He reigns;
The prisoner leaps to lose their chains".
Posted by Alicïa (# 7668) on
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Instead of doing the project she was supposed to be working on, Alicia found herself in Everlasting Sentences, wondering if the sentence she was typing was too meta, but posted it anyway.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Ditany Way sounds like a delightful road one may find in a small town in Dorset.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Indorse TheAlethiophile if you must, but at least get his name right and put your post through the spellcheck.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Heck" is a word you don't hear as much now that profanity is more acceptable language.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Age related ailments can be a real pain.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Ain't she grand?", cried the piano maker.
Posted by Alicïa (# 7668) on
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"No ma, KerPlunk is the game I would like for christmas," the little girl beseeched her mother.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Moth ergonomics remains a fairly niche area of lepidoptery.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Terylene was a particularly nasty man-made fibre that was very popular in the sixties.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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The six ties should just about complete my tie collection.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"Ectionable? Of course it's ectionable! said my lawyer, when I took him this letter accusing me of plagiarism. He's a lovely guy really, but I can't abide his posh London eccent, tha knaws...
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Aw, Suzanne, you are the best friend ever!
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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I end every day by reading a good book.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Boo! Kneel or else I'll scare you again.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Gain wisdom by paying attention to results good and bad.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Badgers can be elusive even though they are fairly large animals, as they are nocturnal.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Turn a light on in the basement if you don't want to trip over and hurt yourself.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Elf, an elf, my toy factory for an elf," cried Santa.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Santana is a skilled musician.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Music? I, an aficionado of Tudor motets, am particularly partial to the works of Gibbons and Byrd.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"On Sand By Rd." was the rather cryptic clue given in a scavenger hunt.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Hunter Thompson was best known for his book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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As Vega's 25 light-years away, I don't think I'll be paying it a visit.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Egas," cried the data entry operator whose keyboard had no letter "d".
(Cross-posted.)
[ 18. November 2014, 06:05: Message edited by: Golden Key ]
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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[Carrying on from Mamacita]
I sit and take my shoes off at the end of day of stress.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tresses don't look so good if they haven't been washed for a week.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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A shed for a week was what our cut-price holiday let turned out to be.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Ned out, Tobe in!" said the nurse, as the queue for inoculations dwindled.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Wind led to something far worse, and far more embarrassing, so I'm never again going to eat chilli baked beans!
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Ed! Be answering your critics about your ridiculous mansion tax!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Si, on taxi driving in the evenings and weekends, was a schoolteacher during the week.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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He, weekly editorial deadline approaching fast AGAIN, went into all-nighter mode.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Odessa is sometimes claimed to have been the birthplace of Klezmer music.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Mu sickens me; it's the most horrid of the Greek letters.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Terse answers take up less space.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"Pacers" are the most detested trains on the British railway network.
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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"or knickers, I don't mind" as the bishop said to the actress
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Essential oils are sometimes used in massage.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Sage scent means turkey dressing in my olfactory memory.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Factory memo: Ryan's on conveyor-belt duty for tonight's shift.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Ssh! If this be love, then give me more.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Oregon is a place I am looking forward to visiting.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Is it in Goethe's interest to translate him into Bantu?
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ban tutus for animals, especially elephants.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Idaea is a genus of geometer moths, some very attractively marked.
Posted by Dal Segno (# 14673) on
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"Ely", Mark educed, "is a very fine cathedral."
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"He'd rallied a little bit by Sunday night", said the doctor, "but unfortunately his health declined rapidly after that".
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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"Er, Thatcher was really quite a formidable woman" said her biographer.
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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Rap ? he rarely listens to that drivel
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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"Drive left" I had to yell at my American friend who nearly caused a collision by going on the wrong side of the road.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Oadby, a small town near Leicester, claims that it "is a wonderful place to live, study, work, shop and socialise".
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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So CIA - Li's ecstacy over Oadby! (Did you know Baptist Trainfan is a second-generation Chinese-Mexican secret agent?)
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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A gent would never ask a lady her age.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Rage can be dissipated by exercise.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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I seriously doubt that!
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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[bugger, crosspost]
TT hats are also known at motorcyle helmets.
[ 25. November 2014, 16:03: Message edited by: Sipech ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Met Susie for lunch, said goodbye forever' read the sad diary entry.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Ryen, try using an "a" rather than an "e", and then people shan't mispell your name daily.
[ 28. November 2014, 18:53: Message edited by: no prophet's flag is set so... ]
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Da. Il y a richtig, bien sur, amigo.
[Translation: Oui, tha's ri', bestimmt, me old fruit]
[Apart from the missing Cyrillics and an accent somewhere]
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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I go forth to fight in the Thirty Years War!*
*actual line from a 19th C barnstormer.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"Swart" Is undeniably non- PC. Shakespeare should be prosecuted.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Rose, cute dimples embedded into her broad smile, invited me into her room.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Om is, as Hindus and Buddhists believe, the first sound heard after creation.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Eat I only fish' said the mermaid, trying to grasp the language.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Aged rockers sometimes marry pretty young girls.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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IRL, say some text messages, along with SRSLY.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Sly & The Family Stone really rocked on their comeback tour.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Me? Back to urban life and away from the hard graft of the family farm, I thrived.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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Vedalia beetles are ladybirds from down under
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Down underblankets keep people very warm on cold winter nights, but the ducks might not be too happy about it.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"Out it goes!" I said as I waded through the dusty detritus in the attic.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Heat, ticks and the possibility of encountering snakes would be enough to put me off jungle exploration.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Lo, rat ions are what ye get if one removeth all electrons from these pestilent rodents!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Dents in the bumpers are nothing to do with me.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Mental illnesses can only be successfully cured with sausage rolls.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rolls and Royce set up an enduring partnership.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Hip replacements are highly recommended if you're feeling somewhat decrepit.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Crepitation is a crackling noise which occurs when joints rub together, as in arthritis.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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It is well known that a witch weighs the same as a duck.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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A sad "Uck" was all he said as he expired.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Pi redacted it's claim to be the inspiration behind a certain sweet when faced with a claim from a gamma bear.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"Argate?", I said. "Are you sure you don't mean Margate?", "No, Argate", he replied. "Where's that?", I asked. "At the back of ar house", he replied.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Here plied the jeweler at her craft.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Afternoon tea at 4 p.m. with crumpets and scones is an inevitable delight.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Lightning is a rather exciting sort of weather.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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There are several better ways, imho, of getting excited!
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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I, TED fan number one in the world, disagree with you because of something some famous person said without notes but with a snazzy PowerPoint.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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Ointment needed urgently - I've burnt my hand!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Handle with care.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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With car expired due to faulty clutch, I had to travel by bus.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Business in the retail sector is brisk in the run up to Christmas.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Christ mastered the art of upsetting hypocrites.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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It especially excites me when a young lady offers me her seat on a bus.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Busking for a living can be a precarious existence.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Is ten cents enough to buy even a gumball?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Allopathic remedies seem to work quicker than Homeopathy and the like.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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The likeness I saw in the mirror was not a pretty sight.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Sightless fish live in the dark depths of the ocean.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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Ceanothus require fertile, well-drained soil and full sun.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Sunshine is in very short supply today, here in Suffolk.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Uf folk ftill fometimef like to write in an old fafhioned manner.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"Hi!"
"O, Ned, man - nervous?"
"What, of tandem bungee-jumping with a crocodile?"
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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Dilettantes love to dabble in paint.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Aintree Racecourse comes to life each year for the running of the Grand National.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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At Iona, leotards are the fashion de rigueur.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'European' is not how many people think of themselves.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Elves are my least-favorite Christmas characters.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Act? Erstwhile proponents of the art include Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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In Nessie's view, lake monster tourists are primed to be punked.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Keds is another word for men's underpants.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Foremen 'sunder, pants! they've seen us playing cards" said the warehouseman.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Houseman is, I think, the old title of a doctor in the UK who is on the path to becoming a Consultant but has not yet reached the level of being a Registrar.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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"Gist - rarely used nowadays instead of essence.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Essen cement is not half as good as the stuff they make in Portland.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Port landed in the cove from a fishing vessel was distributed around the village - and it tasted as cheap as it cost.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Sit, 'cos to get a seat that's closer to the stage this late is gonna be well nigh impossible.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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I blew the leaves into my neighbour's garden using the leaf blower.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lower back pain can be very debilitating.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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I lit, at Ingworth Church, the largest candle I have ever seen.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Verse encourages thinking outside the box.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Thin King outside the boxing ring' read the headline following the spectacular knockout in the match between Elvis impersonators.
[ 08. December 2014, 12:17: Message edited by: Raptor Eye ]
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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"I'm person at Orson Wells museum" said the very lost and confused Belgian lady at Madame Tussauds.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ada met us 'Sauds' up town an' we 'ad a right ol' fashioned cockney knees-up.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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(Didn't know that "Sauds" did Cockney - must have been Arabic rhyming slang! Very clever ).
Supper is an ambiguous meal; earlier or later, larger or smaller, depending on your perceived position within the social spectrum.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Pec trumps gluteus maximus, I should think, when contemplating the appeal of muscles.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lester Pigott was a fine jockey.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Jock, eyeball this painting and tell me if it is hanging crooked.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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"Crook Edits Tabloid" - no news there then!
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"'Ere then", said the Cockney taxi-driver, alerting me to the fact that I had not given him enough money for my fare.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'One y for my far Eastern friend' said the dealer as he cheated at Scrabble by peeking at the tiles as he handed them out.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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He mouthed to her "I love you" but she thought he was mouthing "Elephant juice."
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Ph! Ant juice all over the sidewalk -- I love stepping on the little buggers!
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Bug Gershwin on the sidewalk when it rains - everybody else does, expecting him to sing and dance.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Ancestral roots (or the study thereof) can prove very interesting.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ere stings, I have been cautious around bees.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Be essentially honest in all your dealings.
Posted by romanlion (# 10325) on
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Deal ingsoc a blow, commit thought-crime daily
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Dai, lying through his teeth, blamed Llewellyn.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Welly, not to be confused with Wally, is the correct terminology for the waterproof green footwear worn by those venturing forth into the soggy morass.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Asses and mules are not the same thing.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Ingots of gold have to be kept under lock and key. Ingots of iron, on the other hand, have a relatively low value and are heavy to lift.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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If too difficult, try, try, try again to get somebody else to do it.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Items in the special menu are rather pricey.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Rice, you know, is one of my favorite side dishes.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Hesitation is, perhaps, a form of worry.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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Rygrass is native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I can well believe it.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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I, Eve, 'it 'im with me 'oe" said the disrespectful Cain
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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In Arcadia life is supposed to be pretty good.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Goody Tyler was put in the stocks for public brawling.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Ling cod are also known as burbot.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Bottles of champagne are best in the Magnum size.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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"Ums," I zealously replied as Circus Host, "are seldom thought'provoking and engaging additions to the conversation online."
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Io: non-linear trajectory proves attraction to another heavenly body - Itisaplan et Andawoppa
[ 14. December 2014, 12:39: Message edited by: pimple ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Paternity is surely little more than conjecture.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Ject ure stuck in's well dodgy, arsk fra getart," texted his girlfriend after Rod's altercation in the alley.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ley lines - real or imaginary?
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Nary a friend nor a foe reads the zine "Zyzygy".
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Gynaecology is a branch of medicine concerned with the female reproductive organs.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I've organ sheet music filed in a cabinet in the choir loft.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Often, more often as I get older, I have trouble with my left knee when climbing stairs.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Airships are now being used to deliver humanitarian aid.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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AIDS/HIV was my little area of expertise for a while.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Hi-Lex is a Japanese manufacturing company.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Pan young Justin Bieber at your peril as the wrath of his idolizers burns fiercely.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Urns, fierce lyrebirds engraved on each of a pair, failed to reach their reserve price at auction.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I, on alternate days, am occasionally known to "sing."
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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To sin gleefully, in other words.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Her word shocked me, I had never heard her swear before, let alone so vehemently.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ent, lying on the ground, having been felled by Saruman's sorcery
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Y", the Ent, sprouted up many little tree clones, and lived, and lived.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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"I've died a thousand deaths" said the mother who was asked by her children if they could once again watch Frozen.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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In watch 'F', Roze nodded off and missed the intruder who stole all of the money from the safe.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"He's a feckin' eejit!" thought the intruder, as he tripped over the swag bag and broke his nose on the banister.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I sterilised my penknife before starting the operation.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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"'Ope rations last until we go 'untin' again" said the Cockney explorer.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Reredos colours should be bright but not gaudy.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Au! D'ye hear that Calvinistic Quaker? Let there be rainbows!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Bow strings often snap and need replacement.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Lace men tend not to wear except in certain spiky shacks.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Hacks of a variety of sorts are quite popular on You Tube.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Tub economics is a specialist branch devoted to the supply and demand of Tupperware.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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'Ware, 'ware, beware the rumpled camel, shouted the town crier.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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(i.e. Reginald Winterbottom, MC)
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Tom McWallpaper all fall down go boom and owie did his head got bonked.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Bonk Ed on the head.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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He.......he added basil to the ratatouille!!!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I'll expect more respect in future!
[Yes, I know - fat chance!]
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Ut urethra decussit omnium
[Translation - you must be joking!]
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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I, um, hope that if this is going to turn into a Latin thread, posters will at least supply translations.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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ions whizz about all over the place.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lover, the placebo effect means that you won't be pregnant even though you took sugar sweets instead of the pill.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Oft he pillages the small towns of the Cotswolds - he knows who I mean!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Meanings of words change over time.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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I'm expected to sing at two services every Sunday.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Every sun, daylight-giving, warm and bright, provides essential components for life.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Orli fer flights out of PARIS - Special trems fer dislixecs.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ecstasy! I've made another post on ES, but then again, I am easily amused.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ya mused long enough, time for an answer.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Swerving into the middle of the road could cause a nasty accident.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Dent was once famed for its terrible knitters.
Posted by Ronja (# 4693) on
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Ersatz Christmas spirit is not what we need in this dark season.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Seas on this winter day are white capped.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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pedalo passengers have some difficulty managing them
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"Man Aging the Molson's" is a portrait that hangs over every Canadian bar.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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A 'n' b are the first letters of the alphabet.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A better life is that to come.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Comets were once regarded as portents of doom.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Do omnivorous people have as healthy diets as vegans?
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Answers on a postcard, please.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ease the sight on to the target before squeezing the trigger.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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rigger mortis is what perishing aircraft mechanics used to suffer on cold Lincolnshire airfields.
[ 23. December 2014, 18:21: Message edited by: pimple ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Field scanning with a metal detector can turn up buried treasure.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Sure you been good this year?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Earlier I was better than I was later.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Slate Rick for clean-up duty next week.
[ 24. December 2014, 02:38: Message edited by: Lyda*Rose ]
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Eek," screamed the medieval monk, "a computer mouse--but wait, what's a computer?"
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ute Reservation is in southern Colorado, near the New Mexico state line.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Linear progressions are less exciting than the geometric.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Rice-a-roni, the San Francisco treat!"
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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I, Scot, reat 'ard and cool 'ope everyone 'as an 'appy Christmas.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Massage therapy is apparently very relaxing.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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a X in government offices at Christmas time is allowed if the recipient is over ninety-three.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Threepenny bits are old currency or Cockney rhyming slang.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Mings languished for years as their dynasty flourished in China.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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I shed (in China) the last of my inhibitions.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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1 bit ions don't exist.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Existence is an interesting, if confusing, phenomenon.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'No men on the raft, women and children only' seems a harsh rule if a ship is sinking.
Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on
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Sink ingests potato peeler - oh no!!
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Normal service will be resumed when the call centre staff get back from their break.(And that is the correct spelling of "centre" this side of the pond, Microsoft, so get over it!)
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"O, veritable yumness," said the chocoholic Zen mistress to the lava cake, with a deep bow of gassho.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Gas shows are a rather specialist interest.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Rest a while at the overlook above Norris Geyser Basin.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Serb, as in 'coming from Serbia', is a geographic and cultural descriptive.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Ives to London", read the Cat family's tickets.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"Kets?" said the Queen. "We can't stand them. We much prefer corgis".
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Ref! er, cor, gi's a chance, don't send us off already!"
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Offal ready for the sewer is hardly a pleasant fragrance.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Ancestry research may unearth some things best left undisturbed.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Bed is one of my very favourite things!
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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ING's the former name of an on-line bank, now called Tangerine.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I never knew that little factoid.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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To identify the culprit, pick her out from a line-up or from mug shots.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Hot stuff coming through!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rough weather can be less than fun when in an aeroplane.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Planetary astronomy is more suitable than deep space study from a light polluted area like Los Angeles.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Les Miserables is, in the UK, sometimes referred to as The Glums.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Toast! " he, glum sad face in hands, complained, "I asked for a full English breakfast."
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Asti Spumanti, the sparkling wine, is Italian in origin.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I gingerly approach large, unfamiliar dogs.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Gstaad is a city in Switzerland, or Helvetia.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Tia Maria is a coffee-flavoured liqueur.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Europe is where France and Germany and other countries are situated.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Edinburgh has a great Fringe Festival.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I value many things in life.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lifeguards, like Santas, have to work for only a few weeks each year in Britain.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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Rita, in ecstasy, screamed my name.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Amerigo Vespucci is little known to most people except as the namesake of a couple of rather big masses of real estate.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Tater Tots are a delicious alternative to French Fries and are very good with ketchup.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ketch, up the river, run aground and needing assistance.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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"Tan, cerulean blue and burnt sienna, please" said the customer in the artists' materials shop.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Operations are usually performed using anesthesia.
[ 30. December 2014, 03:50: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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"He's Ian." She said, introducing her boyfriend.
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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I end all my sentences with full stops.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Psalms can be found at the centre of the Bible - more or less.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lessons in grammer an spelin never seemed to sinc into me brain.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Me bra, into me back it's pinchin'!
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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"Kit's pinching my arm!" moaned the little girl in nursery school.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Hoola hoops seem to be no longer in vogue.
[edited so it might make some sense!]
[ 31. December 2014, 01:09: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Guess who's coming to dinner!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Inner tubes on my bicycle seem very prone to punctures.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Top uncture seems to be arnica when it comes to bruises.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"Ise seen the whole th thi (dammit!) thing officr," said the drunk.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Unknown and unsung heroes are all over the place.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Overt hep lace was very fashionable in the sixties.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ties ceased to be part of my wardrobe on the day I retired.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Re: tired piglets: I'm one at the moment!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Mom entered her wildly enticing chocolate pecan pie into the baking contest at the county fair- and won handily.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I, lying through my teeth, congratulated the winner of the election.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Ions! Ionnnnns! Get yer ions herrrrrre!" cried the barker.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Errrrrre!" cried the bar kerb-sitter having been thrown out, "My head's spinning around and around."
Posted by Aravis (# 13824) on
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A "round robin" Christmas letter arrived from an old friend of mine today.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Daybreak will gradually become earlier, now that we have passed the winter solstice.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Iceland is one of my favourite countries.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Riesling is a light wine, distinctly Northern European.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Her neuro-pea never stopped rattling around in her head.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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He addressed the crowd in his own words, without using PowerPoint.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Point......Pierrepoint!" replied the contestant to the question about the last hangman.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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G-man is a gross anachronism still found in some trashy thrillers.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Iller," said the teacher, "is not good grammatical English, young man."
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Youngman was famed for his short, snappy jokes.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ok, especially if served with a good mushroom sauce.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Saucepans are sometimes hard work to wash up, especially if left overnight.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Nigh to collapse I struggled on regardless.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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A Rd. Less Travelled: An Abbreviated Guide might not sell very many copies.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pies, savoury or sweet, are excellent.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lent isn't far off, even though we're still celebrating the Epiphany.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Anyone who wants pie, eat it before Lent begins!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Gins will be off the menu too, and the black stuff with the lovely white foam that we drink it through.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rough and loutish behaviour will not be tolerated.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Tole rated highly against other kinds of folk painting.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Pain, tingling, or dull aches should not be ignored if persistent over a long period.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Peri, oddly enough, saw nothing the least bit beautiful or mythological about her nature.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Urethral stretching might be needed for medical reasons.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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Medic, Al, reasons such treatment is correct for her condition
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ions can, I think, be subdivided into Anions and Cations depending on their charge.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Char generally live in arctic or sub-arctic waters.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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A terse email informed me that I was now out of work.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Working mothers often get a raw deal from their employers.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Yers," said the old man, stroking his beard with one hand and holding his pipe upright with the other, "I s'pose you've got a point, I ought to give it up."
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"I tupped an Aries last night", chortled the wasted, medieval studies scholar.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Chola Rajahs in Tamil Nadu were not always the nicest of people.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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"Plenty of hot drinks and lots of sleep" is good advice to give to people who have a cold or influenza.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Zap! Pow! Bam! are captions sometimes drawn on cartoons.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Toons of the Looney variety are still sometimes amusing.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Singing the music of Tallis and Gibbons is a very enjoyable activity.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I, tying my shoelaces, made a terrible mess.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Messiaen wrote some pretty amazing organ music.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Gorgan musicians might play in a city in Iran, or in a cave on the planet Triacus, depending on whether they exist in the real world or in Star Trek fantasy.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Ant as your main meat dish is unlikely to make you put on the pounds.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"The Po und Seine are nicht in Deutschland!" exclaimed my German tour guide in half German, half English.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I shall make it to the UK one of these years.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ears, on elves, tend to be pointed.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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In Ted's eyes, all humans are barmy.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Army brats often have good social skills from their years of learning to fit into new situations quickly.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ick, Lysol™ is needed to clean up that mess.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Messing about in boats is great fun implied Ratty.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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At Tyre archeologists found promising new artifacts of the Roman era under a proposed parking lot.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Glottal stops are very useful when trying to convey messages to people from Luton.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Tonsures are haircuts sported by monks.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Port 'Ed', by monk Scott, named after his late friend, was by far the most popular home made brew in the monastery.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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'Stery', as sold in UK, i purported to be milk, but I remain unconvinced.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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V Inc. educates Congress critters on the value and uses of Roman numerals.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Also senators, many believe, could be so educated.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Ted Kennedy, the late senator, was well familiar with Roman numerals, due to studying Latin at parochial school.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Oolong, as I may have mentioned before, is a variety of tea, which itself is a variety of camelia.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Me, liar? No! I speak the truth!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ruth is one of the coolest books in the Bible.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Esther, also.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Soothing music can be very helpful, unlike Muzak!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Zak Starkey is a musician, who plays the drums.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Rum," said the tea-totaller, "is an evil beverage!"
Posted by mousethief (# 953) on
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"Bev, 'er age isn't the point," said the old man to his wife Beverly, "it's 'er failing eyesight."
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Ye sighted and ye non-sighted shall all praise ye the Lord alike.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I keep practicing my pysanky skills but there is a lot involved in drawing smooth lines of beeswax.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Waxies' Dargle is a song recorded by the Pogues.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Guess who is coming to dinner.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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To din nerd means to try to impress an obsessive by constant repetition
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Petitioning politicians rarely works well for voters, better for large companies that have no vote.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Everlasting Sentences has gone on for fifty pages, amazingly.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Glyndebourne opera reviews can go on for just as long.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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As longingly as I look at the piece of chocolate cake, I will not eat it, because apparently self-denial may bring me closer to God as instructed by another thread.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Not her!" Threading her needle under the light, I could see the disgust on her face as she considered the identity of her ex's latest conquest.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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On questioning her ex, she discovered that her best friend was his current squeeze.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ezekiel was a prophet.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Heterosexism is quite irrational.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Ion always flummoxes me, as I keep wanting to spell it 'Iron'.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Irony is a fine art.
Posted by mousethief (# 953) on
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Earth is the only planet with chocolate that we know of.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"Now" often translates to "in a minute."
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Nut eating is best after cracking the shells with a nut cracker.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Acker Bilk was brilliant on the clarinet.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Netsky's are sometimes very finely carved, but I prefer wood to Ivory, which I wouldn't ever buy, however old.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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'Er old man was a dustman, who wore a dustman's hat.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Hatred is an acquired skill.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Killdeer occasionally like wandering about our church gardens.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Gar densely populated the waters off the coast.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Oast houses look good and smell good, but it's the result of the hops that tastes so good.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Oddfellows, as an organisation, is reputed to be philanthropic.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Philanthropical shabby hairy men are a literary caricature, but the image might encourage us to help a beggar, just in case.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Tin casements make for watertight windows.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Dowsing is a rare art, or is it a science?
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Encephalopathy is a word many memorised along with bovine spongiform when the 'mad cow disease' scare was prevalent.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lent is a period of fasting and abstinence leading up to Easter.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Sterno specializes in flamed heating and lighting products.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Duct system are made to carry stuff from one place to another.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Not her," declared the detective, "but him, in the study, with the candlestick!"
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Stick it where the sun don't shine" is what I longed to say to my boss on so many occasions.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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So Many Occasions, LLC plans and staffs events.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Vent several windows to air out this musty room.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Musty rooms" were what the child called mushrooms.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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'Shrooms is what they call them in California.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I accept responsibility for this appalling event.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Eventually we will have to go into this utterly packed garage with a backhoe.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Oenophiles enjoy drinking wine.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'King Win: Enter our grand draw today' read the poster, but the first prize was an Elvis doll.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Dollar stores have become ubiquitous in low income areas like mine.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Minehead is a picturesque little place.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Aces high," shouted Justice Ginsberg at the secret weekly poker game.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Amenities in hotel rooms should include at least an en-suite bathroom and free wi-fi.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Ew - if I am not mistaken, that's where the cat ate half a mouse and abandoned the tail and the intestines.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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The 'in' test, inescapable for those who want to get a job in management, is called 'psychometric'.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Psycho met Ricky is the latest horror blockbuster, not for the nervous!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Er, vous," stammered the French language student on her vocabulary quiz.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I zealously guard my virtue.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Tuesdays, I've heard, are the one day you do that and occasionally also on a Bank Holiday.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Aye, but on the weekends...
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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The week ends on a Saturday, not on Sunday as many think, but does it really matter?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Matter, or mutter, paneer is a delicious dish that can be cooked in myriad ways.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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"I 'ad ways of making 'em talk." Said the ex-interrogator.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Gator, beloved of many Shipmates, may she rest in peace and rise in glory!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Lo! Rye bread, smokey ham, baby swiss, and spicy mustard make a glorious sandwich.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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And Wichita people are mighty friendly.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I end lying about in bed at about noon and return six hours later to the embrace of my welcoming duvet.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Vets are very expensive around here.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Her Edsel was quite the classic automobile.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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O bile! O venom! o scorn! can ye not speak with a civil tongue?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Guessing the answers to exam questions is not a guarantee of success.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Cess-pits are probably rather unpleasant places.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Laces of antique pedigree are a pleasure to examine.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Miners traditionally bore the brunt of the government's ire.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Sire' was the compulsory word of address to a king, if one wanted to keep one's head.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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She addressed the envelope most carefully.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Are fully grown animals ever as cute as the smallest, youngest ones?
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Stones that roll are said to gather no moss.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ossified opinions are difficult to discuss dispassionately.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Sion ate lychees with fresh cream for breakfast.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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A K fast is a sort of diet where you are banned from eating any food that contains the letter k, including alphabetti spaghetti.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Betti's pa, GH Ettisman, wrote an amusing poem about her misadventure, which went viral.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I rallied our valiant, little T-ball players, and even offered them a bribe of pepperoni pizza.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Izzard, Eddie might offer you death, or cake.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Orc, a keeshond with a lively personality, accidently bowled over my niece.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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I.e., Cecelia is a Junior Masterchef.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Heffalumps are very big.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Re: very big-mouthed hecklers, salt away a few extremely rude put-downs to floor them straight away.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"Aw, aye, he seen the lorry coming at him then, poor bastard."
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"Tardiness is the impoliteness of kings".
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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King Solomon was a miner?
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
King Solomon was a miner?
Ner, ner, ner, bad joke, Wodders!
[ 30. January 2015, 04:28: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Odd ersatz comments keep flooding in.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Loo dinging! oh no, I'd better get out quick before it starts to clean itself!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Its elfish name was Gwindor Sáralondë.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Saralonde danced a sarabande in stilettos.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Tossing the caber demands quite a lot of strength.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Strengthen your muscles with exercise, but start gently and don't overdo it if you don't want to end up in the 'A and E' department.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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"Depart, men, to battle." said my CO.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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CO has a "four corners" boundary with UT, NM, and AZ.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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A zephyr played a zither all over Zambia.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Ambiance is all-important when seeking a romantic retreat.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Eat all you can - and be horribly sick!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Sickles are rarely seen other than in museums of farm equipment, now that combine harvesters have taken over from manual labour.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Our family sickle is now in my shed for use in cutting down weeds when running rampant.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Anthills could trip you up if you walk across your garden in the dark.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Den in the dark' was a fun game, as we children made pretend tents with the bedding instead of settling down to go to sleep.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Lee Pace made a fine elf king in The Hobbit films.
[ 02. February 2015, 19:00: Message edited by: Lyda*Rose ]
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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MS is a nasty neurological disorder affecting myelinating Schwann cells, which has the highest incidence places like Scotland and Saskatchewan.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Atchew!" Andrea sneezed into her vintage lace hanky.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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"Hank, you're a great guitar player" said the other members of The Shadows.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Dowsers think they can find water underground using sticks.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Ticks traditionally alternate with tocks in the operation of a grandfather clock.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lock up your daughters when the boys are back in town.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Owning a car is convenient, but brings its own expenses.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pens essentially make writing easier.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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As I erred on the side of caution, I avoided catastrophe.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Astro pheromones is that elusive scent between the stars.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Between The Stars" is a celestial dating agency, run by Neal De Grasse Tyson.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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As set 'Y', so nifty on their feet, romped home ahead of the other sets of mice, they were all given chocolate as a treat.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Tea's a treat," cried the Mad Hatter.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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At tertiary level, education starts to become more challenging.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Gin goes well with tonic water and lime.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Lime in the coconut, coconut, ahh!"
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Utah, the American state, has lots of Mormons, most of whom are, apparently, not bigamists.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Mists of Avalon is a book with an interesting take on the Arthurian legends.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Leg, end smarting!" I demanded of my limb after I banged my shin.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Hindenburg was a retired general and also president of Germany between the wars.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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The warship looked menacing.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Acing the exam, I was delighted with my grade.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Rad expletives were not popular with the teachers.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Hers was the best graduation present ever, as she considered her upcoming year in Tuscany!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Can you walk gracefully while balancing a book on your head?' asked the deportment tutor.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Port me NT -- tutorials must still exist even if Microsoft no longer supports it.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Port sits lightly on the palate when reverently consumed.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Medical research is both time consuming and costly.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Lyda*Rose became my user name here because of an earworm from a certain musical.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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A certain music alumnus of the class of '06 saved that town's young people from the dangers of pool (shudder).
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Udder cleaning fluid has a very distinct smell.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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C.T's mellifluous tones are so sweet that I could listen to him talk all day.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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All day-trippers were herded into a separate dining area, with trestle tables set up and an assortment of tubular chairs, and treated to yesterday's warmed up menu.
Posted by L'organist (# 17338) on
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So it was true: there really was a backbone removal unit at Lambeth, hidden away behind some dusty wainscotting outside the library.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Nuance is not necessarily understood by all.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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"Y'all have a nice day, now!" called the cheerful Texas bus-driver as his coach-load of tourists disembarked.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Embark, Edward, if you must" said the young man's mother, "but by doing so you will lose your birthright."
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Your birth, rightly registered, gives everyone an idea of your age, if you tell the truth.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Ruth Blackett, captain of the good ship "Amazon", decided that she ought to be known as Nancy, as everyone knew that pirates were utterly ruthless.
[ 10. February 2015, 12:22: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Les Smith was a friend of mine in my youth.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"Out", he cried, "And never darken my door again!"
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Raga in the hands of skilled musicians is glorious stuff.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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is a gesture popularized by the "Wayne's World" characters.
[ 10. February 2015, 18:31: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Char Act', erstwhile the 'Jolly Dolly Cleaning Co.'', will top and tail your whole house in a day, without charging a fortune.
Edited to add: no connection to any real life companies!
[ 10. February 2015, 18:37: Message edited by: Raptor Eye ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
A, F or tune your instrument to B flat, if you wish.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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I should take the invisible rabbit out for a walk.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Aw, alkaloids have messed up the solution again!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
A gain came my way when I found the hidden treasure, with my metal detector.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
:
Al Detector is a French-Algerian detective in a delightful series of mysteries.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Riesling is white wine, as is Pinot Grigio, which I prefer.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Hip referrals usually portend surgery.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
:
Urge Ryan not to run for President, please.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Ease of life is supposed to be part of retirement but I'm still waiting.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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I tingle from my head to my toes when ever I see the film 'Casablanca'.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is home to a community of the Amish.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
A mish-mash of sources is normally at the root of any local mythology.
[grammar!]
[ 14. February 2015, 07:00: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Log your time spent on docent work at the local history museum so the folks who pay for its upkeep know what kind of value they are getting for gratis.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rat is one of the main characters in Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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In the willow shade I sat, uncaring, until the bird sat right above me.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
:
Emeritus professors sometimes treat those below them in a similar manner.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Anne resisted the temptation to eat "just one more" slice of lemon drizzle cake.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Akela was kind to the cubs.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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The cub suckled as the lioness glared, daring anyone to come near.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Earache can be very debilitating.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"I lit a t..., ingratitude!" spluttered great-aunt Gertrude as Desmond helped himself to the best candles.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
...and lessons in vocal techniques took the strain out of my performance.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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For man, ceilings need to be at least 7 feet high.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
:
Feet high!" cried the coach of MGM's rhythmic swimmers.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Merseyside was my home for several decades.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Cad! escape her brother's righteous wrath if thou canst!
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
:
Can standing in a bag of manure help you to grow a little bit taller?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
All ermine to be banished from ducal robes.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Cal, Rob, Esther -- an interesting menage a trois.
[ 16. February 2015, 13:31: Message edited by: Amanda B. Reckondwythe ]
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
:
"O," I stuttered, "O wondrous one, you are my hero!"
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
:
"Heros the Spartan" was the title of a historical comic strip in the 1960s boys' comic, the "Eagle".
(Note: it really was, too; I used to read it! Who says that graphic novels are new?)
[ 16. February 2015, 13:50: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Thee, a gleeful comic-reader, when you should have been eating your porridge and saying your prayers? Tut!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
:
"Er," stuttered the guilty student, "Read comics? Not me, sir!"
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
:
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
:
Tsk! You know the Gloria is not sung during Lent!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
Entropy is sometimes to be discerned in my life.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
:
Lifebuoy soap had a distinctive smell.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Mellifluous notes floated towards me from the Vox humana stop on the organ.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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OP on the organized religions of the world thread was written by a troll.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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At Rolls Royce, it was always regarded as unacceptable to come to work driving a Reliant Robin.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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In Memoriam, by Alfred Lord Tennyson is a poem I had to study at school.
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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atschoo !!! lots of people seem to have colds at the moment
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Mental arithmetic is something I have always enjoyed.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Enjoy edifying conversations? Come and join the Ship!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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He's hip, in his glasses, skinny jeans, and goatee.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"Jo, in thesh ip .. ip ... emporium, hic, can you find me shome more beer?" slurred the drunken reveller.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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El Lerdo was known as the village idiot of his small, Oaxacan pueblo, but he knew more than most of his fellow townsfolk realized.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Liz educated her students to a very high standard.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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And Ardal O'Hanlon was the glue that held the cast of Father Ted together.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Ether has a notable position in the history of anaesthesia.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"He's Ian the window cleaner" explained the housewife when her husband enquired of the strange man in the bedroom.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ed roomed with a party animal during his first year at UCLA and wound up having to repeat some courses, much to his parents' chagrin.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rinse thoroughly after washing.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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A shingle came loose on my roof.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Of shoes and ships and sealing wax and cabbages and kings.
[please note, this line may not be original]
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Sandking seems to be either a game hero character/monster on its own series or an off-road utility vehicle invented for the Grand Theft Auto computer game
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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American sports are sometimes difficult for outsiders to comprehend.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Hen deaths due to Zombie attacks are thankfully rare.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Are they really?
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Real lynxes can be found throughout the northern hemisphere.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Here, there'll probably still be snow on the ground at Easter.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Sterile containers are essential when making jam or marmalade.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"Arm a lad even if it leads to his death!" is the cry of many a warmonger.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Monger is an old fashioned word for a trader, and a new fashioned word for a gossip.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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For a go, S, siphon off some petrol, add to a bottle and some rags, set light to the rag, lob towards your target and skedaddle smartish.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Art is history. Science is math. Theology is cooking. Pimple is drunk.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Run, Kevin, the bear is right behind you!
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"Ouch!" said Kevin. I should have run faster.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Asters were a favourite of my mother.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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The roller-skating rink is populated by bunnies skating to the "Human Hop".
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Hope Street, in Liverpool, links the two Cathedrals.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Also Ran' would have been a better name for my nag than 'The Winner.'
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"Win Nerys Hughes' heart" was one of my ambitions as a boy - being in love with Sandra from "The Liver Birds"
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Birdsong was a notable character in one of the Tales of the City books by Armistead Maupin.
[ 25. February 2015, 02:15: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Up in the Rockies one can find glorious places to explore.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lorelei is not a suitable companion for a cruise down the Rhine.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Her hiney was the stuff of legends!
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Leg ends are more commonly called
"feet."
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Fee transfers are now rarely made in cash.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Inca shortbread tastes best when eaten in the Andes.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Des eats his shortbread in his undies.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Sun dies early in winter.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Lyin', winterin', simperin' meteorologists - how I despise 'em!
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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"I seem to have come out without my wallet", said the unspeakable cad when the bill for dinner arrived.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Rive Droite does not have the deliciously scandalous reputation of the Rive Gauche.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Chester used to be a delightful place to shop.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Tosh! Opinions vary, but that's the most ridiculous statement I've ever heard," said the fellow panelist.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pane listing normally refers to the sizes of glass needed for windows.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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In dowsing, rods are used to indicate the presence of water.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"Ate real good this mornin'", said the farmhand in the bunkhouse.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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House mice are little terrors.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Let error-strewn posts be things of the past by using preview post.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Osteoporosis is a very nasty condition causing weakening of the bones.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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The "B" one strikes must be in tune.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Tu ne quaesieris are the opening words of Horace's Carpe diem poem.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Emetics are useful but generally unpleasant.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Pleasant!" said the pheasant.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Hep - he, as Anthony. Her Cleopatra didn't quite cut the mustard, though.
[That's just crying out for links but I'm afraid I haven't got the time. That could be a whole new game, though!]
[ 28. February 2015, 15:53: Message edited by: pimple ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Thought I'd join in on this thread by responding to the post before last, but someone beat me to it.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Me to it happens all the time...
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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I'm exactly the same.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Sam explained it all in words of one syllable, but I still didn't grasp how the system worked, and so they sacked me.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Ack!" Ed blurted, although he meant to be more articulate.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Late returns at the library incur fines.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Nesting birds are not happy when I trim my garden hedge.
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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Edge detection is a feature of photo editing software
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"WAR!" Exclaimed Edwin Starr, "What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!"
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Ly No Thing is the pen name of a philosophizing Buddhist monk.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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On Kirsch I only know two things, it is made from cherries and it tastes fabulous poured over fresh pineapple.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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A p-plea from those of us who s-stutter. Give us a b-bit of room won'tcha?
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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On't cha cha we got the full house, ten outta ten.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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At English schools, I would expect all the pupils to make daily vows of patriotic obedience in front of a picture of Queen Victoria.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Rias are drowned river valleys; one example is the Kingsbridge Estuary in south Devon.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Evon" is the actual spelling used by a colleague whose name is usually seen as Yvonne.
[ 02. March 2015, 18:22: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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On New Year's Day, it is our custom to go swimming in the river.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Vertigo causes the sensation of a dizzy, spinning head.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Eadric the Wild led resistance against the Norman invaders in Shropshire.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Hire the applicant your gut tells you to, and then train thoroughly.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"Aint, tho', roughly correck even, bro'" said my seven-year-old grandson, checking my IT homework.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Me work too much, need vacation.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Cations are hard to herd.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Oh, er... do you think so?
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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Youth Ink ? something about tattoos for pre-schoolers ?
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Ersatz coffee usually gives me a headache.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"AC", he said, DC being almost unheard of these days in electrical circuits.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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It's a lovely sight when the snowdrops are flowering en masse.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Gen masseuse, Betty Fotherinshrew is - an even prettier sight...
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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<Sigh> The Ship of Fools can be so exasperating.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Rat! In general it is not good form to criticise the bulletin board upon which you post. ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Ostentatious displays of wealth, in certain circles, are not considered to be "de rigeur".
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Europeans are less prone to such behaviour than their wealthy cousins across the pond - and why not? If you've got it, flaunt it!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Aunt Itchy' is an appropriate nickname for a female relative with fleas.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"Least said, soonest mended" was one of the pearls of wisdom that MY aunt used to say on a regular basis.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"As Is" markdowns can be a bargain, unless the item is damaged irreparably.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Par, ably sunk on the eleventh hole calmed his nerves after the double bogey shot on that hole the day before.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Ore is a suburb of Hastings, best known by many for its former electric train depot.
[ 08. March 2015, 08:04: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Potentates are often misunderstood and deeply lonely.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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One lycra base-layer for sale, purple, with large PIMPLE logo back and front. One only. Bargain at $250!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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$250 was once a reasonable amount of money.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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On eye make-up she was an expert.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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sanex pertinaxque in kumquat quotidiano [Trans: It is meet and proper to have your five-a-day]
[ 09. March 2015, 10:30: Message edited by: pimple ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A no means no and is not negotiable.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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I, able to walk at last albeit slowly, completed the circuit after everyone else.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Eels escaped through a hidden gap among the rocks.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"He rocks in the treetops all the day long," begins a familiar oldie.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Die? That's the last thing I want to do!
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Odo was the best character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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I need to know the end of the book before i start the first chapter
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Tertiary syphilis is no fun at all!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Natal legends are important to the myths of Athena and Hermes.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Her mescaline-induced hallucination involved a purple tiger and a 7 foot tall Koala.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Alarms went off when Melissa's patchouli incense filled the Sedona Crystal Vortex shop with dense clouds of smoke.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ok, eject me if you dare!
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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- a reliable witness in a snakeskin boa was heard to grunt.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"Run to her and never let her go!" was the emotional last line in the trashy Mills & Boon novel I picked up in the charity shop.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Hopscotch was a game occasionally played in the summer when I was a small piglet.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Pig! Let the others share the cake!" said the mother to her greedy son.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"Ee, Dyson, luv! I allus wanted one of them. But which on us is gonna push it, cherub?!"
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Her urban swag went down real well with her new Fiat.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Fi, at the races, backed loser after loser.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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"Lose rafter, lose roof" said the site foreman, encouraging the labourers not to cut any corner.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Ornery critters, labourers, though, and they were always sawing through the planks they were sitting on.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Gone are the days when they could be taken for granted.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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"Or grant Ed the head to head he wants" was the end of the taunt aimed at the man whose head resembled a red balloon.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Loons may be crazy people, waterfowl of which there are several species, and one appears on the loonie, the Canadian one dollar coin
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Coincidentally my prayers were answered last night when I asked for - guess what?
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Hats are the business of milliners.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Liners used to ply the oceans but these days most folks prefer to fly.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Fly girls rock!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ockham's Razor indicates that Buster the Rottweiler swiped the defrosting porkchops not some professional burglars
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Lars leaned lazily, lamenting luscious lefse loss.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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ELO's singles include "Roll over Beethoven", "Evil Woman" and "Mr Blue Sky".
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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KY™ is a product of Johnson & Johnson.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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John's onions were so large that they won first prize in the village show.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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How did he manage to get them so large?
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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Solar generation assists enlargement.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Mention onions again, and I will need to ask for more on my hamburger!
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Urge restraint to prevent further loss of buttons...
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Urge restraint to prevent further loss of buttons...
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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"Butt on seat", yelled the frustrated teacher, "and no more repeating yourself!"
[ 15. March 2015, 20:28: Message edited by: no prophet's flag is set so... ]
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Our selfish friend is still thinking about how many onions she can consume.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Sum equations are common for first graders' homework.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Ho! Me? Work? I'm retired, dear chap!
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"Arch appreciation" is a little-known and highly obscure aspect of architecture.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Tureens for soup are sadly now going out of fashion.
Posted by mousethief (# 953) on
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Offa's "hi", on the other hand, was "Wes hāl."
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Shale oil is a subject of some contention.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Content, I on the other hand believe, trumps style in most cases.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Sesquipedalianism may conceivably be regarded as a highly egregious and overly-convoluted manifestation of semantic expression.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Express! I only thought the slow trains used this line.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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His lineaments are such that female curates he has passed on his way to the pulpit have been known to shout "phwor!"
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ph works well as a measure of acidity.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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It yields little benefit to allude to ones desires, just be upfront.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ron tested the latest electronic watches and found them disappointingly hard to read with his fifty year old eyes.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
:
quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
Ron tested the latest electronic watches and found them disappointingly hard to read with his fifty year old eyes.
So Ron ordered new eyes AND a watch.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Yes, that's just what I was talking about.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Utterly incompetent game players cross post with others, despite a two hour gap.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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GAP Clothing, like most fashionable items, tends to be overpriced.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Cedric at times wondered why she had been given her name, as it did not appear to be very feminine.
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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i never remember how to play this game properly
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Roper, lying on the floor with his knees either side of his face, instructed his yoga pupils to try to do the same.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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He, Sam, emitted the highest pitched shriek she'd ever heard from a grown man upon seeing his Porsche squashed by the falling building facade.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Academe (or the groves thereof) can be a pleasant place.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Ant placebos - a concoction of pheromone-infused formic acid, are very popular with soldiers who have had their heads bitten off.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Off-licences are useful places if one wishes to buy a nice bottle of wine to drink later in the evening.
[Which is why I'll be off to visit one in about half-an-hour].
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Even in Glasgow, good off licences are not that easy to find.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Finders keepers, losers weepers!
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Wee persons shouldn't change light bulbs.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Ulbsolutely! And people chewing toffee shouldn't try to thread needles.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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Read, needless to say, the instructions before attempting it.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"Tin git!" said C.F. Lewis to his writing chums in the pub - he couldn't abide the Wizard of Oz...
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
:
Fozzie Bear was a character in The Muppets, who wore a pork-pie hat.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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Eh? At least he wasn't green!
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Re-energised after a long sleep, Howard felt ready to start work on all the odd jobs around the house.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Eh? O, used carbolic, I expect. Why?
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"I expect "Why? Why? Why? Why?" from the children, but not from my husband", Jean told the Relate counsellor.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lord Snooty was an amusing cartoon character with a top hat.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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To "phat" users everywhere: just stop- you are twenty years behind the curve in urban slang.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Urban's language was one of violence, which had devastating consequences, resonating for centuries.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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"Force NT!" Urie's comment on religious education in schools in Russia.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Us siamese twins always stick together!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
To get her a new laptop would take just a half hour of online search, Cordelia imagined.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"I'm a gin educator," declared the bartending instructor somewhat pretentiously as he opened his demonstration on How To Make a Perfect Martini.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
:
Artini, the mysterious guerrilla artist, has been called "the next Banksy".
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Ban K Syndrome is a condition suffered by serious Germanophobes, who want to pass a law proscribing all words of Teutonic origin.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Gin is a vital ingredient in ANY worthwhile cocktail.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Cock tailed the trespassing puppy, all the while squawking indignantly.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
:
Ant, lying on its back, could not escape the hungry bird.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Y birds include the Yamdena Warbler, the Yap Monarch, and the simple Yellow Canary.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
:
Ow! Can Aryans sing, or what!
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Hatters are not, as it is commonly believed, called mad because of mercury poisoning; it is because they support Luton.
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
:
To neutralise an Acid, you need an Alkali
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Kali glared madly from her niche in the temple.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Please don't scare me with images of angry goddesses!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Esses are often good for a wad of cash on Wheel of Fortune.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
:
ELO - ff or "Tunes for sunny breakfast-times" on Classic FM - which do you prefer?
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Preferring to sit by the window, we waited for a table to become free.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Reef knots are very useful.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Tsar, every useful peasant--in fact, all the peasants have left the country. Nazdrovya!
(Nazdrovya = to your health.)
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Yadda yadda yadda yadda yadda...
Posted by Jammy Dodger (# 17872) on
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"Da da da dum. Da da da dum. Yeh that could work", mused Beethoven.
[ 29. March 2015, 19:29: Message edited by: Jammy Dodger ]
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Oven chips really do not taste anywhere near as good as freshly fried chips, even though they are supposed to be better for me.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Formed out of armature and doughy layers of brightly colored fondant with only a modicum of actual cake, I suspect Duff Goldman's creations look much better than they taste.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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As terrible as they may taste, they still won't be as bad as the crud my grandma used to produce.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Duces," according to the Urban Dictionary, is what the cool kids say when they leave, gesturing with two fingers in the air.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
He aired his complaints in an annoying, nasal stream of consciousness.
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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Us Nessie Hunters must not lose heart when we miss a sighting
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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A sight, Ingworth church is, a sight worth seeing when walking in the lovely countryside of Norfolk.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Folk think that it used to be nicer still, when it had black sheep grazing in the churchyard.
[ 31. March 2015, 13:34: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Ardent supporters of Ipswich Town Football Club are too often disappointed.*
* I should know ...
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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SAP pointed Edward to the mistake he'd made when reconciling the debtors' ledger.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Ed, Gerald, and Brent signed up for the long jump in the L.A. Special Olympics.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
:
LOL! YMpics.com have got some really cute shots of Yuri Michailovitch - Putin's pet poodle.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
:
"Oodles" is one of those lovely, indefinable quantities.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
:
I, esoterically I suppose, love old novels.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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" 'ovels need bashin' dan, an' 'igh rise flats put up fer the workin' man," said the idiot cockney town planner.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
Plan nerdish entertainment for the "Big Bang Theory" party, or would that be geekish?
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Eek, is Howard Wolowitz going to the BBT party?
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
:
Art yobs hang around street corners in smoking jackets, randomly shouting out quotes from Albert Camus.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
:
A must-have item for an art yob in a smoking jacket is a pipe with finely scented tobacco.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Accordions can provide a merry tune at a wedding.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"Ding, Dong! The witch is dead!" was sung by many upon the demise of Margaret Thatcher.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Her name will live forever (but I don't have to like it).
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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To like Italian food, it helps not to be allergic to tomatoes.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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A toe set gently into the pool's shallow end convinced her that it was way too early (and chilly) to swim.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Wimsey, Sir Peter, is a well loved character.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Act erratically if you want to be called an eccentric.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Tricycles are more inherently stable than two-wheelers.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Eel ersatz was even less appealing than the real thing encased in jelly.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Case, din, jel, lychee: what connects these words?' read the book of word puzzles.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Puzzle," called Digory to the Narnian donkey.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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And on key, the a cappella choir completed their set of madrigals.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Mad Rigal sang of poets, peacocks, and profiteroles.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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"Ole" shouted the toreador as he whisked the tablecloth off the table, leaving all the cutlery and crockery intact.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tactile people are touchy feely.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Eel, your favourite dish, is not easily come by.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Come By Chance is a town in Newfoundland with an oil refinery.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Re: fine rye flour - this can be purchased from the mill directly.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Direct lycanthropes tend not to ask you before they bite your head off.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Doffing your hat can tend to distract them, however.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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We very nearly chose avocado green for the entrance hall but thought better of it.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Fit young things won the marathon, while those with Zimmer frames took a lot longer to complete the course.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Our second choice holiday would be Dorset: Brownsea Island and Durdle Door, but this year Aberystwyth and the Devil's Bridge railway just clinched it.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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"CLINCH EDITED OUT OF REMAKE OF LOVE STORY" read the headline in Censorship Weekly magazine.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Gaz" I never liked in The Full Monty, but "Dave" was my favorite character.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Terrestrial TV is almost a thing of the past.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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The past is prologue, but what is the epilogue?
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Guess you'll have to wait and see.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Seed of summer bedding plants and of vegetables is often sown at Easter, as are potatoes.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Re-pot a toe-sized plant if you want it to mature.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Mat (urea compound usage his specialty) will receive his PhD. in chemistry from M.I.T. in June.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Nervously I trod near to the edge of the cliff and peered over the rim, to see where the dog had gone.
[ 05. April 2015, 11:28: Message edited by: Raptor Eye ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Onerous tasks take their toll on my psyche.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Psych!" Edwin cried happily, after successfully pulling off a prank.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Ankara may be the capital of Turkey but Istanbul is much larger.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Geriatric mothers are, apparently, any woman having her first child after the age of twenty-six!
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Twenty-six skidoo," giggled the slightly drunken flapper.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Personal appearance?" she queried, "You'll have to ask my agent."
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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A gentleman would never ask a lady her age.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ady, her aged, wrinkled face shining in the glow of the sunset, gave a sigh and smiled that secret smile which held back in silence so much of all we wanted to know.
[ 06. April 2015, 13:39: Message edited by: Raptor Eye ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Now thank we all our God" is a translation from the German.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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The germ and the virus are two different things.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Rent thin g-strings and risk health as well as street cred.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Ell, ass, tre, etc. reduce the English Language to short, snappy three letter words, causing Shakespeare, Will, to turn in his grave.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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His gravestone read 'I told them I was ill!'
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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A sill on one of her windows is the site of a nesting, pesky pigeon.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Sky Pig, eons ago, was a flying dinosaur, albeit a fictitious one.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Us one-of-a-kinds don't give a rap for conventional wisdom- and obviously also conventional grammar.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Gram marks on my scales are very close together.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Very close to get her private stash of choc was she--the best Guittard, hidden under a floor board in a tin.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A tin containing a floorboard may seem unusual but not in her universe.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Iver's enigmatic railway station is not home to Ivor the engine, as eagle-eyed readers will note a subtle difference in the spelling.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Lingering at the dinner-table with some good cheese and port can be very enjoyable.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Joy, able to relax at last, found herself at loose ends.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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End sentences not with a proposition.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ionic and Doric were two schools of Greek architecture.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Urea is apparently used as a flavour enhancer in cigarettes.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Are TT especially different from races held other than In the Isle of Man?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Manxmen would know the answer.
[ 10. April 2015, 15:01: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Er," said the weary office worker, "that's MY sandwich!"
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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"I chew on your lunch," retorted the accountant to his nemesis.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Sisterly acts cannot, by definition, be performed by brothers.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Others, particularly the transgendered, might think that a matter of some dispute.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Putey-Poot," cried Dubya ecstatically, as he slapped Putin on the back.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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He backed away quickly, preferring a more formal style of greeting.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ingratitude is sometimes hard to bear.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Ardto Bear, III" was listed on the book jacket as the author.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Thor hurled thunderbolts indiscriminately, he had a hangover.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Ada Han, go very quickly without running and fetch the headmaster" said the harassed teacher.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Cher was splendid in Tea with Mussolini.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Solini" is, per the Glosbe. com online translator, "noun, 2nd declination other_forms".
Posted by Meike (# 3006) on
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Former host of TV show, whose name I hadn’t heard of until recently, appears to be widely unpopular on board this ship.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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His Ship password was lost in the detritus of his over-packed prefrontal cortex.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Cor! Tex Ritter's Boll Weevil and other songs can sometimes be found at car boot sales.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Sal Esteban invested in new DJ equipment for his event music company.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Anything you can do, I can do better."
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Bette remains a star even though she is rarely referred to as The Divine Miss M these days.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Dayspring' is a Biblical word that doesn't fit easily into contemporary language.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ageism, agism in US, is discriminating against capable people on the grounds of their longevity.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Vit. Y has not yet made it to the health food store shelves.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Orésh Elves, from the land Orés, are not wholly deserving of their fiendish reputation.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I, on Tuesdays, am usually responsible for making my own breakfast.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Fas - tonic sol variety, are what the illiterate Welsh use for noats.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Oats is what I was just offered for breakfast, but declined.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Decline direct sales pitches on the telephone - they are probably scams.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Camshafts help your engine go round.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Ego Round-up: Kanye West joins the Kardashian clan.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Landline phones are still very useful.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Fulminating about other people's actions does not really aid progress.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Gressingham duck goes very well with a sauce made from the juice of a few oranges.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Ew, *oranges*!" shouted the toddler, while running around in circles.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Lesbos is an island in the Aegean.
[Now that could be a bit tricky ...] ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
[ 14. April 2015, 11:32: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Gean is another name for a sweet cherry tree native to Europe.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Rope is thicker but string is quicker" - Milligan
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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Ligands are something to do with Chemical Bonds, if I remember correctly
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Lycanthropes may be feared when the moon is full.
Posted by Meike (# 3006) on
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"Nisfull.vdm is missing" is an error message that can appear during program installation.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Ram in stall, at Iona farm, headbutts owner,' read the headline.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Linear progressions are often easier to work with than ones that are logarithmic.
Posted by Meike (# 3006) on
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Michelle, my belle, these are words that go together well.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Get her well!" shouted the mother to the skilled shaman.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Sh! A man over there's trying to sleep.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Le épée est une arme puissante is an incorrect rendering of The epee is a mighty sword.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Wordsmith is not a title to which I aspire.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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A spire on this historic church can be seen from miles around.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Les, a roundabout in England should be taken clockwise. Did you hear me Les? LEEEEES!
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Leslee E. especially hates sentences with multiple consecutive vowels.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Vow, Elsie, that you'll never drag me again to a crappy Xmas program at your megachurch.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Urchins can also be called varmints.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Mint sauce is traditionally served with lamb.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Lambic beer sounds like a good reason to visit Belgium.
Posted by Meike (# 3006) on
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Is it Belgium where each brand of beer will have its own glass?
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Lassie, get ya bagpipes," shouted the clan chief, "it's time for the ceilidh!"
(Ceilidh: n. An Irish or Scottish social gathering with traditional music, dancing, and storytelling.)
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"I'd heartily recommend the goulash," said the waiter.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Terrapins and turtles are easily confused.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Fused circuits were a pain before trip-switches came into vogue.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Guests can be fun, or a pain in the neck, often depending upon the length of their stay.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Heirs tay Rabbie Burns sing awfie loud oor their haggis, ye ken!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Kentish Town is an area of London which is nowhere near Kent, nor does it look as if it might belong in that part of the country.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Try as I might, I just still don't understand standard western musical notation.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"No tat ions!" cried the low-church physicist.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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Physic is the archaic name for medicine.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Cinema seems to be enjoying a revival.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Viva la difference!!"cried the young man as he ran off with the French maid.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"M'aidez!" meaning "Help!" is the origin of the expression "Mayday!"
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"Ay, day is upon us", said Douglas MacDonald as he led his herd out into the dim, morning light.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lighthouses, when redundant, can be converted into strange keep-fit dwellings.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ling, seldom used these days, is another word for heather.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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For heat, her grandmother burned coal, peats and old copies of the Guardian.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Pies of the guard, Ian, won the local cooking contest, narrowly beating Eric the engineer's quiches.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Chesterfield? I hardly know it though I did drive through it once.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"Hit on Cecilia one more time and I'll knock your teeth through the back of your throat, douche-bag!" growled her fiance.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Cecelia cried, "And then you'll have to deal with ME!", giving her best Xena ululation and waving her chakram.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rameses was a pharoahic name.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Amelia Peabody is a Victorian Egyptologist in Elizabeth Peters' beloved mystery series--which some libraries keep under lock and key because it's so popular--and her son is nicknamed "Rameses".
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Sesquilinear forms are not easy to explain to those unfamiliar with complex numbers.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Umber, Sienna, etc. are colours that come in two forms, one of them burnt.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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oft hem burn to smithereens when squaw sit on roasting buffalo.
[with apologies, obviously!]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Aloe Vera grows in our back yard.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Arduous tasks are not best performed whilst under the influences of ethanol.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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A "Noli me tangere" painting found in storage has been attributed to Artemisia Gentileschi.
ETA: Noli me tangere= touch me not
[ 23. April 2015, 13:13: Message edited by: Lyda*Rose ]
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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"Gentile schismatics," the Rabbi said, "Have, through the ages, founded their own churches."
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Chester was Mr. Dillon's sidekick on the old TV show "Gunsmoke."
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Moke was a sort of alternative mini.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I've miniature horses with the run of the house.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Use a condom, every time!" used to be my warcry.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Cry not, enjoy the peace!
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Ace Rimmer could be thought of as a name or an epithet.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Theta always seemed to represent an angle in my geometry classes.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lasses from Lancashire were teasing the lads from Llandudno.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Dud, no, don't do that," said Peter Cook to his sidekick.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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To his side, kicking the ball was second nature, which was why they won the FA Cup.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Cupolas can look very tasteful in the right setting.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Set tin guanas over there by the tin crosses and mirror frames, and price tag them, please.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Leasehold is a form of property ownership which differs from freehold.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Old Friends sit on their park bench like bookends" said Simon & Grafunkel.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Grafunkel," Art commented, "is a form of the more common Garfunkel, although it is unknown whether this variation is regional or due to a typo."
[ETA: Deleted - oh so many, many - reposts, DT, Circus Host]
[ 27. April 2015, 20:03: Message edited by: Doublethink. ]
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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(Whoa, girlfriend! )
Polar opposite lovers make good reading in the gossip rags.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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(I know. Computer went into a complete spasm and I couldn't delete fast enough.)
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Sip Ragsdales (fictitious) herbal remedy to rectify the problem of multiple vision.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Is ionised air good or bad for you?
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Outlook is, in terms of email platforms, the nadir.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Then a directory popped up and he knew what he was looking for.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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O King, forget not the transgressions nor the misdeeds of Thine enemies, for verily they are manifold.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Man, I fold!" said the card player through gritted teeth, throwing down his hand.
Posted by Garasu (# 17152) on
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"And so say all of us", added his compatriots.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Riots in Baltimore last night were out of control.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Trolls are known neither for their good temper nor their wit.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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"Heir with accessible trust fund wanted for LTR", said the relationship ad.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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I padded out my response for fear that the interview might otherwise be too short.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Orthopaedics is a branch of medicine dealing with bones.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Boneshaker' is an appropriate name for an old fashioned car with no suspension.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Suspensions are often what nasty tasting medicine is made from.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Romulan ale is Windex blue and packs a punch (or so I hear).
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ear trumpets are sadly out of fashion these days.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Aysgarth the dog has developed a severe case of dermatitis.
[ 30. April 2015, 09:58: Message edited by: jacobsen ]
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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"Ma tit is none o' your business" cried the woman who, being offered some tea, had been asked what kind of cup she preferred.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Red hair is a turn on for some but not others.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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"Hers is the size 32!" screamed the customer, pointing to the lady standing next to her, when handed a sacklike garment by the shop assistant
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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As sis tan/tone/trains, I loll on the lounger licking a lolly.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Lysistrata was famous for withdrawing her favours for political reasons.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Re: a son's behavior, he should always be nice to his mama.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Is Ma managing in her new, smaller digs?
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Igsky.com is a site which I had no idea existed.
[ 01. May 2015, 06:37: Message edited by: jacobsen ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tedium can be alleviated by reading a joke book aloud.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Lo, udders - that animal's a female.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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I'm Al, safe male escort for the evening: delighted to make your acquaintance.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tan celery will never sell as well as the green and white varieties.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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I especially enjoy celery with peanut butter or a savory dressing, as it is very boring by itself.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Elf children love it plain.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Plaintive cries emote from my cat when dinner is late by ten minutes.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Utes" is, in some areas of this planet, vernacular for utility vehicles like Land Rovers and Jeeps.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Epstein, the manager of the Beatles, died far too young.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Ungenerous people can find it hard to enlist help when they need it from other people.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pleasant though company can be I sometimes long for solitude.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Ude bettr come home" was the angry mother's failed attempt at texting her teen.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Tee not high enough is what often sends the golf ball skittering along the fairway grass.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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As sister Susie sews shirts for sailors, silly Sally sees sixty six sticky thistle sticks, according to the tongue twisters.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Terse communication was the norm with one of my ex-bosses.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Sessions devoted to staff training can leave me feeling depleted and somnolent.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lent a book by my father it I forgot to return it and it became mine after he died.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Ed and David are neck and neck, with Nick, Nicola, and Nigel coming up from the rear, this is no ordinary two horse race!' rang the commentary.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Men tar yellowbrick road, as controversy rages over planning laws in Oz.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ozymandias is written as a sonnet.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Ozymandias is written as a sonnet.
"Son, net yourself a lucrative job", advised his father, but the son had other plans involving unwashed scraggly hair, granola, and a van painted with peace signs and slogans assuring all that the occupants were friends of Jesus.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Sussing out the true meaning of your cryptic emails is rather time consuming.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"Ingwald?", I said. "Are you sure you don't mean Ringwald?" "No, Molly Ingwald", he replied. "I'm sure her name is Ringwald"' I said, puzzled. "In another universe perhaps", he replied. A chill went through my body.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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B.O., dynamic though it may be, is not appreciated in polite company.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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NY, or The Big Apple, is a place I have never been.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Be encouraged, my friends, and continue your efforts.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Fort St George, in Chennai [it used to be called Madras] is still there.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"Erewhon" was a fictional location in a novel by Samuel Butler. Like Dylan Thomas's "Llareggub", it is a very backward sort of place.
[ 07. May 2015, 08:56: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lace underwear is not seen as being very masculine.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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As C.U. line dancing events go, last night's affair was rather absorbing.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Bing Crosby was the King of the Crooners.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Ersatz may think it's indistinguishable from the real thing, but it's indulging in a fallacy.
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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All a cyborg wants is to be treated like a normal human being
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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In Greece there are a lot of historical sites.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Sit especially comfortably on our refurbished, reupholstered benches.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Chess is quite an intellectual pastime.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'I met a man with seven wives: each wife had seven sacks, each sack had seven cats, each cat had seven kits....how many were going to St Ives?' read the riddle.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Let each sort out the multiples of seven as suits him best.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Be stupid like that again, then you best find me a stick to beat you with.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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It has absolutely nothing to do with you, your wife, your family or even your therapist.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pistachio ice cream is scrummy!
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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"Scrum," my backside - it was a hug-fest, you pathetic bunch of big girls' blouses.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Uses of vinegar are many and various, it's not only for sprinkling on chips.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Hip sizes in my family go from child-bearing and on up.
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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Don upgraded his computer to Windows XP but soon realised it was a bad idea.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Did easy listening CDs ever satisfy the hearer in a permanent basis?
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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A siskin is a kind of bird, one that might not be seen unless sought out.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Sough to uttermost ends of the earth, thou wintry blast, but let my apple tree blossom unmolested.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lest Ed should complain let me make it clear that there is no concrete evidence implicating him in the dastardly crime.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Lycrime' is a fitting word to describe the appearance of some cyclists.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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I mentioned that to the sergeant, but she muttered something about habeas corpus.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pus and vomit were my two most unfavourite things to deal with when working in residential care.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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A responsible care worker learns to cope with bodily fluids of all types.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Pest control without the use of dangerous chemicals can be difficult.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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iCult is the collective term for a group of people who always buy the latest Apple gadget.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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A DGET function retrieves from a database a single record that matches a given criteria.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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IATA, or The International Air Transport Association is an organisation recognised worldwide.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be set" are words from "Land of hope and glory" which today seem horrifyingly imperialistic.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I stick things down with Duct Tape™ on a regular basis.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"Ba!" Sis exclaimed when she saw the black sheep.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Sheep may Safely Graze is a bit overdone these days.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"He epitomises the image of a philanderer, dahling, he's delicious!" cried the interviewer as she persuaded her fellows to give this candidate a part in the play.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Lay off the creative attitude to the rules set in the OP, I beg you, dear readers.
[ 14. May 2015, 06:57: Message edited by: jacobsen ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ersatz cheese is generally disgusting.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Tingling tongues occur when eating sherbet.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Her better half turned out to be a two-timing twister of an inebriate.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I ate, for breakfast this morning, Set Dosa.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Do sages called Basil like parsley?
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Ley lines often intersect at important points such as crossroads and churches.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Chests out, shoulders back, quick march!" yelled the sergeant in the comedy film.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Ilmkidunya.com is the best education website of Pakistan for the people, or so Google would allege.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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All Egeon beaches are stunning, going by their pictures on the travel websites.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Sit, escape your cares for a while.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Hi, Leander, do you fancy a swim to my window?
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Dowsing will, allegedly, lead you to a source of water.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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A terrapin will probably lead you to water faster than some twig or other.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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'Go rot!' her brother retorted, after she teased him about his haircut.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Cute as he was it didn't suit him.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Thimbles used to be ubiquitous in home sewing baskets.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A Sket seems to be associated with some sort of student dance in the Japanese comic form of Manga.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"Man, gather ye not with feathered angels; prefer ye the company of woolly rhinoceri." (Ecclusiostichos)
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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"I chose to walk down the road less travelled by; I just wish someone had told me why people preferred to go the other way, St Peter."
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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"Eternal Father, strong to save" is the lifeboat hymn, sung at their coastal gatherings.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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The Rings of Power never seem to have made it thus far.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Us far flung shipmates do enjoy a nice shipmeet to put voices and faces with the user names.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Me sing for you" said the foreign language student ungrammatically.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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I call you when I need a laugh.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ugh! You would say that!
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Hatching eggs are fascinating to watch, though I must admit I always hope that what emerges is a velociraptor.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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I rap, tormenting the neighbours in the dead of the night when they would rather slumber.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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At her slum, bereft of amenities, Daisy still had no desire to emulate her sister Hyacinth.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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In the dark of the night take the turning on the right in the old casbah in Cairo.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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I rolled home after the party in a state of confused, exhilarated ecstasy.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A Syrian refugee has been housed on our street.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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"Reet smashing" ejaculated my Yorkshire cousin when I presented her with a begonia.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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"Tha be gon'!" I 'ad to reply to t'terrible fake accent.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Entropy can have devastating effects.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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A 'ting' effect shows little more than a temporary obsession with another, hopefully human, creature.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Urea is often used in the agro-chemicals and fertiliser industries.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Us tries harder, was the heartfelt if ungrammatical slogan.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Logan was originally a Renault product built by Mahindra who have now taken if over completely and rebranded it as the Verito.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ever it onward goes, one small step at a time.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Patati, methinks, is Italian for small potatoes.
[ 25. May 2015, 16:51: Message edited by: jacobsen ]
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Toes of women look best in sandals when the nails are painted.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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"Pain," Ted opined, "is just a real, well, pain."
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Pa intended to slap my face hard, but when I ducked he hit my sister instead.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rinstead Pastilles don't seem to be available in India.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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In diametric opposition to the available evidence, I cling to the doctrine that, upon germination, Jerusalem artichokes are circumcised by a radish.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I shudder to think of the theology behind that remark!
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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RE marking could only go uphill once I got to the comment from a student that read: "Mary was the first nun because Joshua was the son of a nun and Jesus is the same name as Joshua."
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Shua is a village, a language or a Safe Haven for Unwanted Animals, take your pick.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Icky sorts of sentiments in greetings card make my flesh creep!
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Sh! Cree papooses need to sleep.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Epilepsy can develop at any age.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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"O Pa, Tanya gets the fish portion, we agreed it earlier."
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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I....er....sort of....well....you know your dog.......um.....it kind of......well.....ran out......you know what I mean?
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Ha! time, a numinous concept in the world's schema
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Emasculation is one of the less popular forms of birth control at least according to male opinion.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Pin "ion" on the board next to "oxalate".
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Late is better than pregnant.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Gnan't" is what you say when you have no gnats.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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At Selfridges they used to sell a really nice gorgonzola.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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On Zola's time at Chelsea, though he lasted longer, he was always overshadowed by the Middlesbrough career of Fabrizio Ravanelli.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Nell insisted I take her with me to the zoo.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Zoopla is where we can find new cages to live in.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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To live Indian style is to live more simply, he averred.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Imply? Heave? Redress? The teacher scratched his head reading the essay, trying to make sense of the vocabulary used by the student.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Dentures, if ill-fitting, can apparently be something of an irritant.
[ 29. May 2015, 15:53: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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RITAN, the acronym for a pre-tribulation rapture forum entitled Rapture in the Air Now, has threads titles which could appear in Purgatory.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Gator, ye should be living at this hour! But what lovely, lovely lupins!
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Up inside my trouser leg has crawled a cheeky spider.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I derided his ludicrous remark.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Arkansas is famed for the traveller immortalised in song.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ongoing issues usually keep me busy every morning.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Morn in Guatamala can show the most amazing cloud concentrations.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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I, on suspecting that my cousin had hidden the bar of chocolate for later, thoroughly searched her flat in her absence to save her from feeling the guilt, and ate it myself.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Elflike, she twinkled fleetly through the twilight of the celestials.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Lest I also succumb to the demon drink, I had better not accompany you to the pub.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Publicans: are they invariably sinners?
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Erstwhile cordwainers are cobblers.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Ersatz is just a fancy term for fake.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Ketamin only helps stallions with four legs.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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URL, e.g. shipoffools.com, is just an internet address.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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'Tad dressy, don't you think? we're only going to a friends, not on the red carpet.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Snot on the Redcar petrol pump handle was not a pleasant thing to encounter.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Count errors in that document, please.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Lease me a condo in the Bahamas, will you?
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Ill you feel, better you will be," said Yoda.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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"Yo, Dad," said my would be hippy teenage brother.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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There is a green hill far away.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ways and means are often found to deprive the poor of the little they have.
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Avenue 64 was a street in my old neighbourhood.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Our hood don't need no stinkin' street names!
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Message received and exported to the round file.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ilex is the Latin name for the Holly genus.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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User-Friendly is often a misnomer.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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No merriment is allowed on this grim, sorrowful, fleabag, stinking day.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Inking day-glo posters, 3m x 4m, using a little felt tip pen is most tedious!
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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Ted ? I ousted him from his high-paying position years ago !
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Sago pudding has never been my favourite dessert.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Er, what I really meant was, you know, that thing over there, sort of, well, in the near distance.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Ancestral piles are an inherited pain in the bum.
[ 04. June 2015, 12:34: Message edited by: Sipech ]
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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He bummed his way across the U.S. by means of his considerable charm.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Consider, able, charming and cool though you are, your body odour is really off-putting.
[ 04. June 2015, 21:22: Message edited by: jacobsen ]
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Putting greens are often found at seaside towns: for some they are fun.
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Funny you should mention that - I used to live by the sea in San Diego and there was a nine hole course across the street!
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Eternal Father Strong to Save didn't stop you from getting bathwater up your nose when you slipped on the soap last Friday.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I daydream less than I used to.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Ed. to journalist:"Where's your article for the sports page, you useless hack?"
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Les Shackleton was a fantastic footballer, but he never quite received the same recognition as his cousin Len.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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"Sin" Len opined, "can be rather fun."
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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At her fundamentalist church, Leonie was rebuked for not believing that the universe was created in six days.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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lX daysprings, or nine dawns, if we're not being too fancy about it, are as many as I'd like to see without having a long, long, lie in.
Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on
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Eins, zwei, drei......... well, that's about the limit of my German language expertise!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I sense that even that wasn't perfect.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Ectoplasm is sometimes thought to be emitted by some psychics when in a trance.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Hen in a trancelike state is laying an egg.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Gan e.g.go, is a common example northern dialect.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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A lectionary is not much used by Quakers.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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kerseymere garments would have been quite expensive in the eighteenth century.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Ur, yes, Ur of the Chaldeans, is noted in Genesis as the birthplace of Abraham.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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A ham sandwich is what I ordered over the phone, a handsome witch is what was delivered.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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I've red-faced become, recalling my bewitching witch tryst.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Itch? Try "Strong's Patented Rash Remedy" - it's guaranteed to be effective!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I've given up on such things, I now rely on homoeopathy.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Pat hymenoptera on the head, if you dare, but don't be surprised if you stung by something vespine.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I needed to know that, thanks.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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At Thanksgiving, I enjoy pumpkin pie.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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Ump Kinpie was convinced that one of his cows had been wounded, although it was no coincidence that his neighbour had recently started having trombone lessons.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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Son, shutup, stop talking and listen for once in your life!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I felt, when I read that, utterly bereft.
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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Ref! That's a penalty, clear as day!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Aye, he was here a wee while ago.
Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on
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Asda yoghurts are sometime sold two for the price of one.
Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on
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On every head without a hat, the rain will fall and get it wet.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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O fonejacker, how plentiful are the abundances of thy voice.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ice in brandy is an abomination!
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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I only wanted a little bit of butter for my bread.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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FORM Y (Breadalbane Codgers Club outing) Please sign below if your require Yogurt with your reddybreks.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Kshaitram, the formal word for a temple in transliterated Malayalam, is often incorrectly rendered as Chaitram.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Rambunctious teenagers will be exiled to the naughty step until they calm down.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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D'owner of d'Audi in d'car park is d'boss!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Ossified ideas may prevent old dogs from learning new tricks.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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"Newt," Rick sputtered, "eye of newt," hoping to call forth a spell.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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As Pella makes doors, it also makes windows.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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In dowsing, we hope to access water without having to pay the Water Board rates.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ate sandwiches for lunch, they were fabuloso!
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Osoberry, believe it or not, is a blue-black drupe.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Drupees were printed by the million in Nazi Germany preparatory to the aborted invasion of India. Some historians say this is utter Pradesh.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Deshabmani is the Communist Party newspaper in Kerala.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Ink-era, lamentably, in the sense of pen and ink, has given way to ink cartridges.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Gestation in pachyderms takes up to 22 months.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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HSBC took over the old Midland Bank of my youth, but, now that it is fleeing to Hong Kong, the Midland may be making a return.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Turning-in is what I do every night - usually about now!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Nowt to see here, move along please.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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A long plea: send me some writing paper; soap; ointment and bandages; and don't forget my favourite brown sauce!
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Own saucers, and the universe will provide the cups to match.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Tchaikowski wrote some wonderful ballet music.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Let musicality reign in the firmament of the arts.
Posted by pimple (# 10635) on
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Oft hearts are moved to break in two, when hearing Rachmaninov number two.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Would that I could play such a piece!
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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A pie celebrates the achievement of your long felt want.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Antics like that will only land you in trouble!
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Roubles look like being the next world currency if Putin has his way undisputed.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Put education first!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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On first-footing I know little, but I've been told that it involves carrying coal into a neighbour's house once the new year has arrived.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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I've denounced capitalism all my adult life.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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If ever you should decide otherwise, WW, do please inform the assembled shippies.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Pies, peas and gravy sounds to be a nourishing lunch.
Posted by Urfshyne (# 17834) on
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Unchain my stomach - it wants feeding!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Ingleton is a very pleasant little town.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Tow Neville's Camaro to the Chevy dealer to find out what the heck is wrong with it yet again.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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A gain is just as good as a loss avoided.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Avoid education if you want to remain ignorant.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Antlers (attached to animal heads) are frequently displayed as hunting trophies on Scottish baronial walls.
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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Tish, Baron Ialwall's wife, hated having to spell their surname when she made bookings over the phone.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Honey, I shrunk the kids!
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Id, super-ego - just two of the factors in Freudian analysis.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Lysistrata had the right idea for halting a war, which could possibly succeed in the Near East.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Asti Spumante is an Italian sparkling wine.
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on
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Gwinevere liked Lance a lot.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Other people were possibly not so keen.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Tsokkee, now online, awaits visitors.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Sit or someone will make you sit!
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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Itching powder is not funny.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Unnykey chains are the jokey end of the security manifesto.
[ 20. June 2015, 18:43: Message edited by: jacobsen ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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To be or not to be, that is the question!
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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On consideration, it's not a question but a conundrum.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Rum; my father liked to add it to his Saturday morning coffee.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Feel-good drinks usually involve alchohol.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Holidays are not always as good they're cracked up to be - but you're not allowed to say so.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Sodom for Gomorrah we die!
Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on
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We Dietrichs are always have to tell people how to correctly spell our name.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Meaning no disrespect, of course.
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on
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Our secret name can only be correctly spelled using the cetacean alphabet.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Betjeman (John), the people's poet, made a nostalgic film of the branch line to Hunstanton.
[ 22. June 2015, 22:23: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by Oscar the Grouch (# 1916) on
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"Ant on the tracks" is one of the more unlikely excuses for train delays.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Lay students end to end before examinations.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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On some occasions this might end with more people than were there at the beginning.
Posted by Raptor Eye (# 16649) on
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"Gin? n.... I..... n..... Go on with ya, not at thish time of the day!" slurred the caretaker as he staggered out of the building.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on