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What the little bird shot at and missed meaning and origin

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molly bolt

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by Archived Topic » Fri Mar 19, 2004 2:56 pm

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What's the origin of File 13?

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by Archived Topic » Sat Mar 06, 2004 5:05 am

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MUCKET

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by Archived Topic » Fri Apr 16, 2004 10:34 am

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blivet

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by Archived Topic » Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:51 pm

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one word for cure worse than disease

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by Archived Topic » Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:39 am

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mulligan

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by Archived Topic » Mon May 17, 2004 12:01 pm

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English english?

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by Archived Topic » Fri Sep 10, 2004 3:08 am
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Why is a knitted or crocheted coverlet called an afghan?

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by Archived Topic » Sun Apr 25, 2004 3:08 am

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Tchotckes

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by Archived Topic » Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:08 pm

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nigger in a woodpile

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by Archived Topic » Thu Aug 26, 2004 4:34 pm
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huckle

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by Ken Greenwald » Thu Dec 10, 2015 4:09 am

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Wolf whistling

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by Archived Topic » Fri Sep 03, 2004 8:53 am

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cakewalk

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by Archived Topic » Mon Jul 05, 2004 7:27 pm
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Heads up

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by Archived Topic » Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:53 am

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sell a bill of goods

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by Ken Greenwald » Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:43 am

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jazzed

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by Ken Greenwald » Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:47 am

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Phenomenal

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by John Barton » Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:16 pm

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Is sheeple a word?

Last post by Wizard of Oz « Fri Dec 27, 2013 4:12 am
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by Archived Topic » Thu Apr 22, 2004 6:01 am

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Pro's and Con's

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by John Barton » Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:52 pm

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on line

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by Archived Topic » Tue May 25, 2004 8:39 pm

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mare's nest

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by Archived Topic » Tue Aug 24, 2004 7:56 am

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walked over my grave

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by Archived Topic » Fri Apr 09, 2004 1:27 am

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your name is mud

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by Archived Topic » Mon Apr 12, 2004 3:22 pm

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diddly squat

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by Archived Topic » Sun Aug 08, 2004 1:41 pm

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ass over teacup / ass over teakettle / . . .

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by Archived Topic » Sun Sep 19, 2004 2:53 am

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eponym / eponymous

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by Archived Topic » Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:17 pm
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buffaloed

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by Archived Topic » Mon Mar 15, 2004 6:46 pm

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bandwidth

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by Ken Greenwald » Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:40 am
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Lead (someone) a merry dance

Last post by Erik_Kowal « Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:45 pm
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by Archived Topic » Wed Oct 06, 2004 9:51 pm
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favorite sensational headline

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by Archived Topic » Wed Jun 23, 2004 5:46 pm

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haywire

Last post by Edwin F Ashworth « Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:40 pm
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by Archived Topic » Sun May 23, 2004 9:51 am

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Poplollies and Bellibones

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by Archived Topic » Sun Feb 08, 2004 11:49 pm
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smoking gun

Last post by Ken Greenwald « Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:02 pm
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by Archived Topic » Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:56 pm

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Last post by Ken Greenwald
Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:02 pm
thirty / -30-

Last post by dante « Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:39 am
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by Archived Topic » Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:10 pm

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Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:39 am
cygne noir [rara avis / black swan -- Forum Mod.]

Last post by Wizard of Oz « Wed May 25, 2011 5:01 am
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by Archived Topic » Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:49 am

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Wed May 25, 2011 5:01 am
jingoistic

Last post by PhilHunt « Thu May 05, 2011 12:42 pm
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by Archived Topic » Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:41 pm

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Thu May 05, 2011 12:42 pm
Nutsy Fagin

Last post by bigfish « Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:33 pm
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by Archived Topic » Sun Jun 06, 2004 6:01 am
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Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:33 pm
pussycat

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by Archived Topic » Wed Jun 09, 2004 3:37 pm

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man with a paper asshole

Last post by wl7bm « Sat Nov 27, 2010 2:15 am
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by Archived Topic » Fri Sep 24, 2004 2:10 pm

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to frank a cheque (or check if you are not Canadian)

Last post by Edwin F Ashworth « Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:54 pm
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by Archived Topic » Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:10 pm

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toerag

Last post by Wizard of Oz « Sat Aug 21, 2010 2:11 am
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by Archived Topic » Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:51 am
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eighty-six: 86'd out of a bar

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by Archived Topic » Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:51 am
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bugger's grip

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by Archived Topic » Sat Aug 21, 2004 6:01 pm

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three sheets to the wind

Last post by Phil White « Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:51 pm
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by TomT » Wed Jun 30, 2010 3:14 pm
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soccer vs. football

Last post by Wizard of Oz « Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:53 pm
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by Archived Topic » Wed Feb 04, 2004 7:29 am

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'laconic'

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by Archived Topic » Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:25 am

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umbrella?

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by Archived Topic » Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:39 pm

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inside joke synonym

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by Archived Topic » Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:10 am

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bum steer

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by Archived Topic » Mon Oct 11, 2004 12:29 am
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