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Coming out - nick ainscough 03/29/03
- coming out - R. Berg 03/29/03
When it's out in the open - Tamio 03/29/03
- When it's out in the open - R. Berg 03/29/03
Department of Defense Term - S. 03/29/03
The war in Iraq and the meaning of words - James Briggs 03/28/03
- The war in Iraq and the meaning of words - James Briggs 03/28/03
  - The war in Iraq and the meaning of words - kitty 03/28/03
Pull the other on, it's got bells on - Yasmin Mazur 03/28/03
Dead-pan - S. 03/28/03
- Dead-pan - kitty 03/28/03
  - Dead-pan - masakim 03/28/03
At a boy - Luc Balemans 03/28/03
- Attaboy - TheFallen 03/28/03
- At a boy - kitty 03/28/03
  - Attaboy - ESC 03/28/03
818 Lifestyle - festino 03/28/03
- 818 Lifestyle - Hari Menon 03/28/03
  - 818 Lifestyle - R. Berg 03/28/03
Snake and charmer? - EE 03/28/03
- snake and charmer? - Hari Menon 03/28/03
Definition - tom chink 03/28/03
- Workbrickle - ESC 03/28/03
Phrase - lulu 03/28/03
Italian phrase? "forget about it" - D 03/27/03
By dint of - Stuart 03/27/03
- by dint of - Shae 03/27/03
  - by dint of - TheFallen 03/27/03
Runs - ESC 03/27/03
- Somewhere there is a copy writer... - Word Camel 03/27/03
Telestrate - S. 03/27/03
Looking for a word - James Briggs 03/27/03
Ring true - EE 03/27/03
Two Slang expressions - Miri Barak 03/27/03
If/when all you have is a hammer... - J. Vincent 03/27/03
- If/when all you have is a hammer... - ESC 03/27/03
Why are the French called 'frogs' by their detractors? - Word Camel 03/26/03
Build it and they will come - andrew 03/26/03
- If you build it, they will come. - TheFallen 03/26/03
You can lead a w h o r e to culture but you can't make her think - Hook 03/26/03
- You can lead a horse to water... - ESC 03/27/03
  - Horticulture - Woodchuck 03/27/03
What is a shortened first day - kknd 03/26/03
- shortened first day - R. Berg 03/26/03
My two cents - EE 03/26/03
- my two cents - Bruce Kahl 03/26/03
  - my two cents - James Briggs 03/27/03
Kicking tires - EE 03/26/03
- kicking tires - R. Berg 03/26/03
Pleaseeeee help - jay need help 03/26/03
Cannon Fodder - Hoopy Frood 03/26/03
- Kanonenfutter - ESC 03/26/03
More war words - Shae 03/26/03
- More war words - Jessica 03/26/03
When and while - EE 03/26/03
- when and while - TheFallen 03/26/03
To Put Paid To - S. 03/26/03
Idiom: Leave someone holding the bag - Jacqueline 03/26/03
- Idiom: Leave someone holding the bag - ESC daughter 03/26/03
Another kick at the can/cat - Greg 03/26/03
Help me - foreigner 03/25/03
Land sakes - Louis Hung 03/25/03
- land sakes - R. Berg 03/25/03
  - land sakes - al 03/25/03
In which wester is this line: Man's got to do, what a man's got to do - AIF 03/25/03
Bluefish? - stile 03/25/03
- Bluefish? - ESC 03/25/03
"Flash in the pan" - Blondin 03/25/03
- "Flash in the pan" - ESC 03/25/03
Top hole - John Horlivy 03/25/03
Origination of "worry wort" - Chas 03/25/03
Help to or without to? - EE 03/25/03
- help to or without to? - R. Berg 03/25/03
  - help to or without to? - Bob 03/25/03
To google - Word Camel 03/24/03
- To google - ESC 03/24/03
  - "Googling" as a favorite word - janes_kid 03/24/03
Fear change - paul 03/24/03
East Is East - S. 03/24/03
Draculonisis - S. 03/24/03
To Make One's Bones - S. 03/24/03
- To Make One's Bones - ESC 03/24/03
Green-eyeshaders - S. 03/24/03
Help me to find the meaning of this phrase - nitti 03/24/03
- Help me to find the meaning of this phrase - mano 03/24/03
  - Help me to find the meaning of this phrase - Subin Abraham 03/25/03
- Beware the Ides of March - ESC 03/24/03
True Lie? - EC 03/23/03
- True Lie? - ESC 03/24/03
  - True Lie? - EC 03/27/03
Dirt - EB 03/22/03
Blogger - EE 03/22/03
Wait in the wings? - Zhanghai 03/22/03
- wait in the wings? - Bob 03/22/03
" a lot of" or "many" - EE 03/22/03
I need help with a phrase from a George Kelly play!!! - Lynnae Andersen 03/21/03
- His name is Dennis - ESC 03/21/03
  - His name is Dennis - ESC 03/21/03
To cut both ways - Dave M. 03/21/03
"All shall love me and despair" - Marina 03/21/03
- "All shall love me and despair" - TheFallen 03/21/03
Shock and Awe - Brian from Shawnee 03/21/03
Odd phrases - Nancy 03/21/03
- odd phrases - ESC 03/21/03
Meaning of - ron rosato 03/21/03
- Dancing on your grave - ESC 03/21/03
Tick-tock - ESC 03/21/03
Origin of mothers, lock up your daughters. - William 03/21/03
Dog days - Sax 03/21/03
- Every dog has his day - ESC 03/21/03
  - The sun's going to shine... - ESC 03/21/03
Sugar-dipped Response - Bookworm 03/21/03
I need help - Ed 03/21/03
What do those stars mean after subject lines in the archives? - al 03/20/03
- What do those stars mean after subject lines in the archives? - Bookworm 03/21/03
- What do those stars mean after subject lines in the archives? - Bruce Kahl 03/21/03
  - What do those stars mean after subject lines in the archives? - Gary 03/21/03
That poor camel's back - Sax 03/20/03
- Straw that broke the camel's back - ESC 03/20/03
Execute - Chinese 03/20/03
- execute - TheFallen 03/20/03
  - execute - ESC 03/20/03
Do you know? - zhs 03/20/03
- Turn in his grave - R. Berg 03/20/03
  - Turn in his grave - masakim 03/20/03
Bob - punctuation - Monica 03/20/03
Thank you balls to the walls people - Monica 03/20/03
Sugar-dipped - S. 03/19/03
- Sugar-dipped - Bookworm 03/21/03
  - Sugar-dipped - S. 03/21/03
Bob's your uncle - JB 03/19/03
- Bob's your uncle - Gary 03/19/03
  - Bob's your uncle - masakim 03/20/03
- Bob's your uncle - R. Berg 03/19/03
Monkey off my back - Juju 03/19/03
- monkey off my back - R. Berg 03/19/03
  - monkey off my back - another use - Lewis 03/24/03
Canary in a coal mine - 2003 version - ESC 03/19/03
- Canary in a coal mine - 2003 version - R. Berg 03/19/03
  - Canary - ESC 03/19/03
Who's got a derivation for "may the best team/man win"? - david kipen 03/19/03
Joey - threepence coin - Brian from Shawnee 03/19/03
"In future" and "in the future" - HGL 03/19/03
The four monkeys - P 03/19/03
- the four monkeys - ESC 03/19/03
  - the four monkeys - Brian from Shawnee 03/19/03
  - the four monkeys - TheFallen 03/19/03
Jewban = Cuban Jew - ESC 03/19/03
A prayer - Miri Barak 03/19/03
- a prayer - TheFallen 03/19/03
  - a prayer - Miri Barak 03/19/03
Forum - English Buff 03/19/03
Good and bad - Ignorant 03/19/03
Soda and pop - TK 03/19/03
Allusions? - TK 03/19/03
- Allusions? - Harikrishnan Menon 03/19/03
  - allusions? - ESC 03/19/03
Grain of Salt - Marie Potts 03/19/03
- Grain of Salt - R. Berg 03/19/03
"Stupid is as stupid does." - Tony Lee 03/19/03
- "Stupid is as stupid does." - Word Camel 03/19/03
SCUD - Bruce Kahl 03/19/03
Shelf ball - ESC 03/18/03
Combat suck - ESC 03/18/03
- Combat suck - GI Joe 03/21/03
- Trophy building - ESC 03/18/03
Excess of emotion - kitty 03/18/03
Huggers? - Chinese 03/18/03
- huggers? - S. 03/18/03
Cowl-light - S. 03/18/03
Monkey-shine - S. 03/18/03
Waiting on a line... - KNelson 03/18/03
Bad news - Sax 03/18/03
- Bad news - R. Berg 03/18/03
  - Bad news - masakim 03/18/03
Straw Argument - S. 03/18/03
- Straw Argument - James Briggs 03/18/03
  - Straw Argument - S. 03/18/03
Dropping Like Flies - S. 03/18/03
- Dropping Like Flies - ESC 03/18/03
Smoking gun - Kate 03/17/03
- Smoking gun - ESC 03/17/03
  - Smoking gun - Lewis 03/21/03
Know by heart - gail 03/17/03
Final ultimatum - ESC 03/17/03
Lights & bushels - Sandy Cullen 03/17/03
- Lights & bushels - ESC 03/17/03
  - Lights & bushels - ESC 03/17/03
Age/sex/enthnicity/area of influential residence - Monica Christofili 03/17/03
I NEED REACTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Monica 03/17/03
English grammar - HCD 03/17/03
Quarter? - tcl 03/17/03
Difficult - Chinese 03/17/03
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade - giselle 03/16/03
So, dear friends, in modern english - jee-an 03/16/03
Help - Chinese 03/16/03
- help - Bruce Kahl 03/16/03
"Daddy" - Prakash 03/15/03
Epitaph question - ESC 03/15/03
Mystery word in Charlkes Lamb Poem - rur42 03/15/03
- Mystery word in Charlkes Lamb Poem - Bob 03/16/03
Meaning of expression "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey - Chris Roberts 03/15/03
- Meaning of expression "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey - Gary 03/15/03
- Meaning of expression "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey - James Briggs 03/15/03
  - "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey - Lewis 03/21/03
Sweatin' - Jim 03/15/03
Amusing - Shae 03/14/03
- Amusing - ESC 03/14/03
Study: Spell-Check Can Make Writing Worse - ESC 03/14/03
- Study: Spell-Check Can Make Writing Worse - S. 03/18/03
Torch song - Miri Barak 03/14/03
Culturally solvent? - Chinese 03/14/03
Go to the wall... - S. Ryan 03/14/03
Fire in the belly - Dave M. 03/14/03
- Fire in the belly - R. Berg 03/14/03
  - Fire in the belly - ESC 03/14/03
Terminate with extreme prejudice - Andy Sporner 03/14/03
- Terminate with extreme prejudice - masakim 03/14/03
Who ate all the pies? - john 03/14/03
- Who ate all the pies? - Gary 03/14/03
  - Who ate all the pies? - john 03/14/03
Weapons of mass destruction - Michael Chamberlain 03/14/03
- Weapons of mass destruction - Lewis 03/14/03
Born in..... - Saunta Gantt 03/14/03
- Born in..... - ESC 03/14/03
Spending more time with ones family - Word Camel 03/14/03
- Spending more time with ones family - Henry 03/14/03
  - Throught the mists of time - Word Camel 03/15/03
Could someone tell me the meaning - curious 03/13/03
Looking for a phrase similar to 'downward spiral.' - peter noyes 03/13/03
Not so good at it - Chinese 03/13/03
Epitaph - S. Ryan 03/13/03
- epitaph - author unknown - Lewis 03/13/03
  - Behold and see - ESC 03/14/03
Chinese asking for help! - Chinese 03/13/03
- Chinese asking for help! - S.Ryan 03/13/03
- Santayana reprised - TheFallen 03/13/03
  - The past is another country - ESC 03/13/03
My heart is cryin' Indian - Aranel 03/13/03
- my heart is cryin' Indian - Word Camel 03/13/03
Bar-none - TF 03/13/03
- Bar-none - TheFallen 03/13/03
All that glitters is not gold - jee-an 03/13/03
Breaking the mould - Kerry Sanchez 03/13/03
Who invented Just In Time economics - ash 03/13/03
A bull in a china shop - Sax 03/13/03
- A bull in a china shop - R. Berg 03/13/03
  - A bull in a china shop - masakim 03/13/03
A buynch of stuff for school - stuff 03/13/03
Phat - Alex Cue 03/13/03
Another Crime Scene Invesigation investigation - Gary 03/12/03
ABRACADABRA - ESC 03/12/03
Suggestions on how to find the source roots of scientific names? - janes_kid 03/12/03
Smell a rat - S. Ryan 03/12/03
- smell a rat - ESC 03/12/03
  - smell a rat - James Briggs 03/12/03
Mind like a steel trap - S. Ryan 03/12/03
Easier said than done - sax 03/12/03
- easier said than done - ESC 03/12/03
Origin of "Raining Cats and Dogs" - Andy Sporner 03/12/03
- Origin of "Raining Cats and Dogs" - James Briggs 03/12/03
- Origin of "Raining Cats and Dogs" - Fred 03/12/03
James Bond mishmash - Miri Barak 03/12/03
Negative positive and religion - sadashivan 03/12/03
- negative positive and religion - ESC 03/12/03
  - negative positive and religion - Bob 03/12/03
Gods and generals - robin1966 03/12/03
Origin of phrase - a mares nest - Colin R Parkin 03/12/03
Tootle-loo??? - monq 03/12/03
Help! - piggy 03/11/03
- "Just short of" - R. Berg 03/11/03
Finish and origin - Ole 03/11/03
- Best laid plans... - Bookworm 03/11/03
  - . . . gang aft a-gley - R. Berg 03/11/03
'Brand New' - Joe 03/11/03
- Archived explanation - R. Berg 03/11/03
What does 'How you hanging?' mean? - quest 03/10/03
To put your a** in a sling - Xudong 03/10/03
Cochise - S. 03/10/03
- Cochise - Alex Cue 03/12/03
Eat your heart out - Stan 03/10/03
Slow up slow down - psycholinguini 03/09/03
- slow up, slow down - R. Berg 03/10/03
  - slow up, slow down - Bob 03/11/03
Joe Bloggs - Stella Dixon 03/09/03
- Joe Bloggs - ESC 03/09/03
Expanded phrase? - Larry 03/09/03
- expanded phrase?, ORIGINAL PHRASE? - Larry 03/10/03
  - The Original Phrase - TheFallen 03/11/03
    - The Original Phrase - Larry 03/12/03
- How is it misquoted? - Word Camel 03/09/03
  - Followup attempt - Larry 03/10/03
Nautical reference - Adeline 03/09/03
- nautical reference - Henry 03/09/03
  - nautical reference - James Briggs 03/09/03
Pee like a racehorse - Ooga 03/09/03
- Archived answer - R. Berg 03/09/03
Lie like a cheap rug - Miri Barak 03/08/03
Descriptive nouns - Sandy 03/08/03
Idiom - HCD 03/08/03
- A gift for a (?) - R. Berg 03/08/03
Please help - queer 03/08/03
- Hands down & dances - TheFallen 03/08/03
  - Hands down & dances - ESC 03/08/03
  - Hands down & dances - queer 03/08/03
Effing and blinding - Jon 03/08/03
Mugwhump - Hart 03/08/03
"Babushka" - Pavel 03/08/03
- "Babushka" - Archives - TheFallen 03/08/03
The road to hell is paved with good intentions - joan 03/08/03
- The road to hell is paved with good intentions - TheFallen 03/08/03
I am a foreigner - stile 03/07/03
- I am a foreigner - ESC 03/07/03
  - to name but two . . . - R. Berg 03/07/03
Red carpet - Victor Ndobe 03/07/03
- Red carpet - James Briggs 03/07/03
Color Me... - S. 03/07/03
- Color Me... - Henry 03/07/03
  - True Colours - Lewis 03/10/03
Miss the sea??? - Mahesh 03/07/03
- Miss the sea??? - James Briggs 03/07/03
Right Hand/Left Hand - Shacheendra 03/07/03
Cherchez La Femme - Mel 03/07/03
Randy Dog ethics - Rosemary 03/06/03
- Randy Dog ethics - greg 03/06/03
  - Randy-dog ethics - R. Berg 03/07/03
Idiom - HCD 03/06/03
- Idiom - S. 03/06/03
- It keeps for love - ESC 03/06/03
  - It keeps for love - Lewis 03/07/03
Fresh fields to conquer - Henry 03/06/03
- Fresh fields to conquer - Harikrishnan Menon 03/07/03
  - Fresh fields to conquer - ESC 03/07/03
- Fresh fields to conquer - S. Ryan 03/06/03
He's got a heart. - Xudong 03/06/03
- He's got a heart. - S. Ryan 03/06/03
- He's got a heart. - ESC 03/06/03
"To Light Into" - S. 03/06/03
Put your foot in your mouth - ESC 03/06/03
- Roche and others - Shae 03/07/03
Draw the line/cross the line - S. Ryan 03/06/03
- draw the line/cross the line - ESC 03/06/03
  - Many thanks - S. Ryan 03/06/03
British accent = smarts? - ESC 03/06/03
- British accent = smarts? - Gary 03/06/03
  - British accent = smarts? - ESC 03/06/03
Catch the brass ring - Jan 03/06/03
- Archives: brass ring - R. Berg 03/06/03
Stop on a dime - S. Ryan 03/06/03
- stop on a dime - Jason Drew 03/06/03
Curse be upon your mustache - ESC 03/06/03
Bayonne Bleeder - stile 03/06/03
- Bayonne Bleeder - TheFallen 03/06/03
Hard word puzzle - Jacob 03/06/03
- hard word puzzle - Lewis 03/13/03
Buried six feet under - Tim B 03/06/03
Some Interesting State Department Jargon... - S. 03/06/03
- Some Interesting State Department Jargon... - ESC 03/06/03
Want to know the origin of "Want to go dutch" - Joe 03/06/03
...with all my heart - kelly 03/05/03
- ...with all my heart - R. Berg 03/06/03
  - ...with all my heart - S. 03/06/03
Relationship of heart to emotions - Kelly 03/05/03
Racino: casino + racetrack - ESC 03/05/03
The cat that swallowed the canary - Poindexter 03/05/03
March - Tiko 03/05/03
- March - S. Ryan 03/05/03
- March - S. Ryan 03/05/03
  - Month of March sayings - ESC 03/05/03
Flabbergasted - S. Ryan 03/05/03
- flabbergasted - R. Berg 03/05/03
  - flabbergasted - gobsmacked - Lewis 03/06/03
Matinee - Margaret Bell 03/05/03
- matinee - TheFallen 03/05/03
Not a nice expression - Miri Barak 03/05/03
Q&A at The Times - James Briggs 03/05/03
- Q&A at The Times - Harikrishnan Menon 03/05/03
To Squeeze Some One's Shoes - S. 03/05/03
- To Squeeze Some One's Shoes - Bruce Kahl 03/05/03
  - To Squeeze Some One's Shoes - ESC 03/05/03
To Put (Some One) on Ice - S. 03/05/03
To Sail Close to the Wind - Shacheendra 03/05/03
- To Sail Close to the Wind - James Briggs 03/05/03
  - To Sail Close to the Wind - S. Ryan 03/05/03
Bring something to the table. - LarryBS 03/04/03
- Bring something to the table. - R. Berg 03/05/03
  - Bring something to the table. - Lewis 03/06/03
Put A Hat On Every Duck - Foggy Starborn 03/04/03
'Happy Hour' - Stephan 03/04/03
- 'Happy Hour' - masakim 03/04/03
Stone the Crows - James Briggs 03/04/03
- Stone the Crows - ESC 03/04/03
Yellow-dog Contract - S. 03/04/03
- Yellow-dog Contract - Word Camels 03/04/03
  - Yellow-dog Contract - masakim 03/04/03
  - Yellow-dog Contract - S. 03/04/03
To Force One's Hand - S. 03/04/03
"Milk in the Coconut" - S. 03/04/03
- "Milk in the Coconut" - masakim 03/04/03
  - "Milk in the Coconut" - Shacheendra 03/05/03
Befrogged? - S. 03/04/03
Till the cows come - Mon 03/03/03
"Rassafrassarickarackets": cartoon phrase? - billygoat 03/03/03
- "Rassafrassarickarackets": cartoon phrase? - TheFallen 03/03/03
  - "Rassafrassarickarackets": cartoon phrase? - TheFallen 03/04/03
- "Rassafrassarickarackets": cartoon phrase? - Word Camel 03/03/03
  - "Rassafrassarickarackets": cartoon phrase? - billygoat 03/05/03
  - "Rassafrassarickarackets": cartoon phrase? - billygoat 03/05/03
Bare-foot and Pregnant - S. 03/03/03
Essential oils - janes_kid 03/03/03
- essential oils - R. Berg 03/03/03
  - essential oils - notation - Lewis 03/06/03
- essential - essence - TheFallen 03/03/03
Patent - English Learner 03/03/03
Found phrase: earworms - Woodchuck 03/02/03
- Found phrase: earworms - ESC 03/02/03
Bait - Annie 03/02/03
- Archives: bated breath - R. Berg 03/02/03
All mouth and trousers - jim 03/02/03
Search - fred 03/02/03
Phrases - michelle 03/02/03
- Tarred with the same brush - ESC 03/02/03
Definition - Maria 03/02/03
No man is an island - Robert Hammond 03/02/03
- No man is an island - Robert Hammond 03/02/03
  - No man is an island - R. Berg 03/02/03
  - No man is an island - ESC 03/02/03
Poor man's Marilyn (for example) - michael wade wicks 03/01/03
- Poor man's Marilyn (for example) - masakim 03/01/03
Cocking a snook - Fred 03/01/03
Origin of "babysitting" - Josh 03/01/03
- origin of "babysitting" - R. Berg 03/01/03
  - Origin of "babysitting" - masakim 03/01/03
  - Origin of "babysitting" - ESC 03/01/03
Green-eyed monster - Adam King 03/01/03
- green-eyed monster - TheFallen 03/01/03
  - Cruelty? - Word Cat 03/01/03
Proverb from bible - MARK 03/01/03
- proverb from bible - R. Berg 03/01/03
Acronyms - Cindy 03/01/03
- Acronyms - Gary 03/01/03
  - Acronyms - S. 03/04/03
One-eyed Jack - S. 03/01/03
- One-eyed Jack - S. 03/01/03
Hell-bent - S. 03/01/03
- Hell-bent - R. Berg 03/01/03
"Falling" in Love - S. 02/28/03
Slang term "my trout" - Patty 02/28/03
"Tickled pink" - mose 02/28/03
Patty - Slang term my trout 02/28/03
- Patty - ESC 03/01/03
Blue moon in your eye - ESC 02/28/03
Any one's guess? What does it mean? - stile 02/28/03
- any one's guess? What does it mean? - James Briggs 02/28/03
  - Anyone's guess - R. Berg 02/28/03
Strike a cord / chord / accord? - John 02/28/03
- strike a cord / chord / accord? - TheFallen 02/28/03
Meaning of mind your Ps and Qs - prissy 02/28/03
- Ps and Qs - R. Berg 02/28/03
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth - Theodore 02/28/03
- An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth - ed 02/28/03
Wet work - Fred 02/27/03
Phrase - Steve 02/27/03
- Be there with bells on - ESC 02/27/03
I don't understand many discussion group responses - janes_kid 02/27/03
Help on phrase puzzle - jacob 02/27/03
Help - stile 02/27/03
23 skidoo - Will 02/26/03
- 23 skidoo - R. Berg 02/26/03
What does it mean - ic 02/26/03
Word help please! - S. Ryan 02/26/03
Bigotry for bucks, cracker comedy, hick hunt - ESC 02/26/03
Yosemite Sam on amphetamines - ESC 02/26/03
Ride the Lightning - S. 02/26/03
Throw the book at em! - Ray Jay 02/25/03
Rediscover their happy place - ESC 02/25/03
Dunderhead - S. Ryan 02/25/03
"Self-fulfilling prophecy" - Bruce Kahl 02/25/03
- "Self-fulfilling prophecy" - ESC 02/25/03
Phrase - Lmo 02/25/03
- Phrase - Bruce Kahl 02/25/03
- Phrase - Bruce Kahl 02/25/03
Quick Off The Mark - Gareth 02/25/03
- Quick Off The Mark - S. Ryan 02/25/03
Birmingham & Brummagem - PDM 02/25/03
Phrase - jackie 02/25/03
- Phrase - S. 02/25/03
Promise Ring - S. 02/25/03
Head Shop - S. 02/25/03
"Being in a brown study" - Neil Barrett 02/24/03
- "Being in a brown study" - TheFallen 02/24/03
  - "Being in a brown study" - masakim 02/24/03
Cloud 9 - Wayne Roberts 02/24/03
- cloud 9 - TheFallen 02/24/03
  - Temptations - Lewis 02/27/03
Help - stile 02/24/03
- Why would it . . . - R. Berg 02/24/03
- help - ESC 02/24/03
  - Thank you two! - stile 02/24/03
Marriage - qq 02/24/03
- Marriage - R. Berg 02/24/03
- marriage - Word Camel 02/24/03
To put on the long finger - ruth 02/24/03
Origin: Only the good die young - Flowerchild 02/24/03
Making hay - Saxon 02/23/03
- making hay - TheFallen 02/23/03
Sobeit, albeit and farbeit, dammit! - TheFallen 02/23/03
Baker's dozen - Brekke 02/23/03
- Baker's dozen - ESC 02/23/03
  - Baker's dozen - Lewis 02/27/03
Woo woo - JA Lyons 02/22/03
To set ones teeth on edge - Word Camel 02/22/03
- To set one's teeth on edge - R. Berg 02/23/03
  - To set one's teeth on edge - Brekke 02/23/03
On the sauce - Steph Benjamin 02/22/03
- On the sauce - S. 02/24/03
The Cat's Ass - Bec 02/22/03
- The Cat's a** - A guess - Bookworm 02/24/03
  - Thank you! - Bec 02/26/03
Good morning Vietnam! - Kev 02/22/03
- good morning Vietnam! - James Briggs 02/22/03
  - good morning Vietnam! - Brekke 02/23/03
Live to the hilt - David Dye 02/22/03
- Live to the hilt - R. Berg 02/22/03
  - Live to the hilt Thank you for the response - David Dye 02/24/03
"Laughter is the Best Medicine" - S. 02/22/03
- "Laughter is the Best Medicine" - ESC 02/23/03
  - "Laughter is the Best Medicine" - Brekke 02/24/03
Confused - stile 02/21/03
Angler - Word origin - Joe 02/21/03
- Angler - Word origin - TheFallen 02/21/03
  - Angler - Word origin - dale 02/27/03
"A Friend in Need" - Peter McLean 02/21/03
- Archived discussion - R. Berg 02/21/03
The ins and outs of cricket - Lewis 02/21/03
- the ins and outs of cricket - TheFallen 02/21/03
  - the ins and outs of cricket cheers! - Lewis 02/27/03
Word/Phrase for "Did I say just that out loud?" - Tito Matito 02/21/03
All at sea - Jack Quinn 02/21/03
- All at sea - R. Berg 02/21/03
Mind your p's and q's - hwttdz 02/21/03
- Mind your p's and q's - Robert 02/26/03
  - Mind your p's and q's - Robert 02/26/03
Help - qq 02/21/03
- Overgrown Children - TheFallen 02/21/03
86 - dick swinger 02/21/03
What is bezzing? - qq 02/21/03
- what is bezzing? - TheFallen 02/21/03
  - what is bezzing? - qq 02/21/03
"On top of data" - ramesh 02/20/03
- "On top of data" - ESC 02/21/03
Sayings for the months - katrine 02/20/03
Use of comma in a series - S. Ryan 02/20/03
Hand over fist - k bailey 02/20/03
- Archived answer - R. Berg 02/20/03
Buffaloed - Murphy 02/20/03
John Donne and No man is an island... - Deborah Najarro 02/20/03
- John Donne and No man is an island... - Harikrishnan Menon 02/20/03
  - John Donne and No man is an island... - Bob 02/21/03
Heart out - AlexanderP 02/20/03
- Heart out - ESC 02/20/03
Point made? - AlexanderP 02/20/03
Pales into insignificance - Taz 02/20/03
- Pales into insignificance - TheFallen 02/20/03
  - Pales into insignificance - S. Ryan 02/20/03
Mind games - Ali 02/20/03
Take This Job and Shove It - ESC 02/20/03
- Take This Job and Shove It - S.Ryan 02/20/03
  - Take This Job and Shove It - ESC 02/21/03
Everything that rises - N 02/19/03
"Overpaid, oversexed..." - Proud American 02/19/03
Strange, very strange expression - Elaine 02/19/03
Shoot one's cuffs - Nano 02/19/03
French/Mexican Shower - S. 02/19/03
- French/Mexican Shower - S. Ryan 02/19/03
  - French/Mexican Shower - Bruce Kahl 02/21/03
Go to Seed/Go to Pot - S. 02/19/03
- Go to Seed/Go to Pot - James Briggs 02/19/03
  - Go to Seed/Go to Pot - R. Berg 02/19/03
Grape-Vine - S. 02/19/03
- Grape-Vine - James Briggs 02/19/03
  - Grape-Vine - ESC 02/20/03
"Every woman's first husband" - Eunice 02/19/03
The fat lady - Jaime 02/19/03
- Archives: fat lady sings - R. Berg 02/19/03
  - The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings - ESC 02/19/03
Light in the Loafers - S. 02/18/03
"Its all good" - John 02/18/03
- "It's all good" - R. Berg 02/19/03
  - "It's all good" - S. Ryan 02/19/03
  - "It's all good" - S. Ryan 02/19/03
Up and at em!(them) - johnnygalt 02/18/03
- Up and at em!(them) - ESC 02/18/03
  - Up and at em!(them) - James Briggs 02/19/03
Snap bean truck - WEM 02/18/03
- Snap bean truck - ESC 02/18/03
Dog don't hunt - WEM 02/18/03
- Dog don't hunt - ESC 02/18/03
Origin of a saying - lee 02/18/03
- If it was a donkey - ESC 02/18/03
  - If it was a donkey - TheFallen 02/18/03
Blood is thicker than water - Lorrie 02/18/03
- Blood is thicker than water - ESC 02/18/03
  - Blood is thicker than water - charlie 03/13/03
  - Blood is thicker than water - Lorrie 02/18/03
Hog out of the tunnel - Fred 02/18/03
Jaundiced eye - Travis 02/18/03
- Jaundiced eye - ESC 02/18/03
No real answer on divine mockery - neal 02/18/03
Origin of "Knock you into Next Week" - Andy Sporner 02/17/03
Biblical -- Kiss of death - Andy Sporner 02/17/03
- Biblical -- Kiss of death - masakim 02/17/03
The torch to the pile! - daniela 02/17/03
- the torch to the pile! - R. Berg 02/17/03
Bearded clam - bobs your uncle 02/17/03
Paste-Pot - S. 02/17/03
Slicking up to them nines - beerbelly 02/17/03
Red Cent - Albert Torres, jr. 02/17/03
- Red Cent - S. 02/17/03
"Straw boss" - FrostByte 02/17/03
- "Straw boss" - R. Berg 02/17/03
  - "Straw boss" - masakim 02/17/03
Phrases I cannot find - Ran 02/16/03
- phrases I cannot find - masakim 02/16/03
Light out and ride - the CyberSaddleTramp 02/16/03
- light out and ride - masakim 02/16/03
  - Mark Twain's famous use - R. Berg 02/16/03
You may have won the battle; but you've lost the war - Joe 02/16/03
- Battle and war - R. Berg 02/16/03
  - Battle and war - Bob 02/16/03
Keep your nose... - George 02/16/03
Quote and source - John 02/16/03
What does it mean? - ss 02/16/03
Miles, you're as cozy as barbed wire. - Yj 02/16/03
- Miles, you're as cozy as barbed wire. - Bookworm 02/17/03
  - Miles, you're as cozy as barbed wire. - masakim 02/17/03
Six Ways to Sunday - S. 02/16/03
- Six Ways to Sunday - ESC 02/16/03
Proverb question - GIselle 02/16/03
Don't solve the problem solve the cause - Kenneth 02/16/03
- Don't solve the problem solve the cause - neal 02/17/03
Know which side your bread is buttered?? - Lee 02/15/03
- Know which side your bread is buttered?? - Jondo 02/15/03
- Know which side your bread is buttered?? - R. Berg 02/15/03
  - Know which side your bread is buttered on - ESC 02/16/03
  - Know which side your bread is buttered?? - Plymishire 02/15/03
Geese Louise! - Joanne Hoefer 02/15/03
- Geese Louise! - R. Berg 02/15/03
Flapdoodle - Fred Johnson 02/15/03
"Black over our Bill's mother's" - Mike Stanley 02/15/03
- "Black over our Bill's mother's" - R. Berg 02/15/03
  - Black over Will's mother's - Lewis 02/21/03
Chin music? - JB 02/15/03
- Chin music? - Andy Sporner 02/17/03
  - Chin music? - masakim 02/17/03
- Chin music - ESC 02/15/03
- Chin music - ESC 02/15/03
At Bay - S. 02/15/03
Bums rush - Roger Fitch 02/15/03
- Bums rush - Lewis 02/21/03
To cotton to - ESC 02/15/03
Quotation - PE Duffy 02/15/03
- quotation - ESC 02/15/03
  - quotation - Bob 02/16/03
Dosh - Roger Fitch 02/15/03
Right/Left Provenance - S. 02/14/03
- Left wing/right wing - ESC 02/15/03
War talk - ESC 02/14/03
Devine mockery of words - Neal 02/14/03
- divine mockery of words - Call me Ishmael 02/14/03
  - Divine mockery of words - neal 02/15/03
A day's work for a day's pay - Antoinette 02/14/03
Weapon of mass distraction - ESC 02/14/03
"Live by the Sword. Die by the Sword." - Tanglia 02/14/03
- "Live by the Sword. Die by the Sword." - ESC 02/14/03
  - "Live by the Sword. Die by the Sword." - masakim 02/14/03
Phrases as they may have been written - brandon 02/14/03
- phrases as they may have been written - TheFallen 02/14/03
  - Phrases as they may have been written - masakim 02/14/03
Valentine with heart - hopin 02/14/03
- valentine with heart - ESC 02/14/03
  - valentine with heart - ESC 02/14/03
Called On(to) The Carpet - Repost - TheFallen 02/14/03
Telltale - Repost - TheFallen 02/14/03
- Too many tales - TheFallen 02/14/03
  - Too many tales - S. Ryan 02/18/03
The tables have turned? - peeg 02/13/03
- To turn the tables - ESC 02/14/03
Nitpick - Repost - Bookworm 02/13/03
- Nitwit, nitpick, nitty gritty - ESC 02/14/03

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