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sarnie

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hospital corners

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What is complete saying for: "Hay is for horses..."

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by Archived Topic » Fri May 14, 2004 3:22 am

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Puzzled on this for YEARS!!

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where the monkey put the nuts

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by Archived Topic » Sat Jul 17, 2004 5:46 am

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no rest for the weary

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by Archived Topic » Sun Aug 08, 2004 2:39 pm

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Another man's rhubarb

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by Archived Topic » Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:22 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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game leg

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by Archived Topic » Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:20 pm

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Go Pound Salt ???

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by Archived Topic » Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:22 am

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be shod of me

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by Archived Topic » Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:46 am

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numbnuts

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by Archived Topic » Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:13 pm
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What the little bird shot at and missed meaning and origin

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by Archived Topic » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:22 am

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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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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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your name is mud

Last post by Ken Greenwald « Sat Aug 18, 2012 11:23 pm
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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 / . . .

Last post by Ken Greenwald « Fri May 04, 2012 5:03 am
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by Archived Topic » Sun Sep 19, 2004 2:53 am

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Fri May 04, 2012 5:03 am
eponym / eponymous

Last post by Edwin F Ashworth « Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:32 am
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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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Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:36 pm
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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Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:45 pm
favorite sensational headline

Last post by Erik_Kowal « Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:55 am
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by Archived Topic » Wed Jun 23, 2004 5:46 pm

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haywire

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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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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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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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cygne noir [rara avis / black swan -- Forum Mod.]

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by Archived Topic » Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:49 am

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jingoistic

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by Archived Topic » Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:41 pm

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Nutsy Fagin

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by Archived Topic » Sun Jun 06, 2004 6:01 am
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pussycat

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

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