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Robbing the coffin

Posted by Ward on January 25, 2005

In Reply to: Robbing the coffin posted by ESC on January 25, 2005

: : "Rob the cradle" means to date or marry someone much younger than you are. (from the archives)
: : Here's an interesting twist...
: : Last evening after dinner my seventeen year old daughter was listening to a friend of mine discussing his developing relationship with an older woman who happens to be a grandmother. Without pause, she proclaimed, "My God, you're robbing the coffin!"
: : Needless to say, the laughter was hearty.
: : SR

: Good one.

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