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Experience is the best teacher - ope 06/29/03
- Experience is the best teacher - ESC 06/29/03
  - Experience is the worst teacher - Bob 06/30/03
"A bit of a cheek" - janes_kid 06/29/03
- "A bit of a cheek" - James Briggs 06/29/03
Tout court - Miri Barak 06/29/03
- Tout court - ESC 06/29/03
  - Tout court - miri barak 06/29/03
Pleeease tell me what does "commodity content" mean - Nima Malek Mohammadi 06/29/03
- Commodity content - ESC 06/29/03
  - Commodity content - ESC 06/29/03
A gentleman is than does - Hya 06/28/03
- A gentleman is than does - ESC 06/28/03
"Shuffle off this mortal COIL" (Shakespeare) - john michael smith 06/28/03
- Coil - ESC 06/28/03
Could you solve a few problems in this short passage for me? - sphinx 06/28/03
"Your mothers box"? - 24woodson 06/28/03
- "your mother's box" - R. Berg 06/28/03
Phrase - J. McEvoy 06/28/03
- Phrase - DGW 06/29/03
Salvageable - peppin 06/27/03
- Salvageable - R. Berg 06/28/03
Saying - pay thru the nose - Bob Dupuis 06/27/03
- Pay thru the nose - ESC 06/27/03
  - Pay thru the nose - James Briggs 06/27/03
Pea turkey or p turkey - pete vandenberg 06/27/03
- Never said pea turkey - ESC 06/28/03
Smokin It Over - Carol 06/27/03
- Smokin It Over - Lewis 06/27/03
Splurge - woody 06/26/03
- Splurge - ESC 06/26/03
  - Splurge - R.Berg 06/27/03
Big Apple - EE 06/26/03
- Big Apple - ESC 06/26/03
  - Big Apple - Peter Wellburn 06/27/03
Cannot or could not remember? - EE 06/26/03
Hop on, bend, twirl, hop off - Gary 06/26/03
Striped Pants Cookie Pusher - Joe Xu 06/26/03
- Striped Pants Cookie Pusher - ESC 06/26/03
  - Striped Pants Cookie Pusher - Bob 06/26/03
No hard/heart feelings - Dan 06/26/03
- No hard/heart feelings - Shae 06/26/03
  - No hard/heart feelings - ESC 06/26/03
Coat cut to the cloth - michael glass 06/26/03
- Cut the coat according to the cloth - ESC 06/26/03
Kelsey's Balls - Carol 06/26/03
Farming-out work - rick 06/26/03
- Farming-out work - Bob 06/26/03
Simple things - andy jones 06/25/03
- Simple things - ESC 06/26/03
Burning your bridges - jay 06/24/03
- Burning your bridges - Bob 06/24/03
  - Burning your brides - Yogi 06/26/03
Blagging - ESC 06/24/03
The alphabet - Leigh 06/24/03
- The alphabet - Bob 06/24/03
  - G is for camel - ESC 06/25/03
Children of lesser god - Senthil Kumar 06/24/03
- Children of lesser god - ESC 06/24/03
Chatham House Rule - Ivo Vegter 06/24/03
Dumb as a door knob. - Emily C. 06/23/03
- Dumb as a door knob. - TheFallen 06/24/03
George Axelrod - ESC 06/23/03
Show you the ropes - Kit 06/23/03
Longer odds - Celia 06/22/03
- Longer odds - R. Berg 06/22/03
Eighty sixed - James McNelly 06/22/03
- Eighty sixed - ESC 06/22/03
Women's page - Mei 06/21/03
- Women's page - R.Berg 06/21/03
  - Women's page - ESC 06/21/03
Phrases - Mike George 06/21/03
- Phrases - Barney 06/21/03
- Phrases - James Briggs 06/21/03
Mad as a box of frogs - Jim 06/20/03
- Mad as a box of frogs - ESC 06/20/03
  - Mad as a box of frogs - Jim 06/23/03
Stuck in my Craw - Saxon 06/20/03
- Stuck in my Craw - ESC 06/20/03
Hell-served-for-breakfast - Vladimir 06/20/03
- Hell-served-for-breakfast - ESC 06/20/03
"Grasping for the brass ring" - EE 06/19/03
- "Grasping for the brass ring" - ESC 06/19/03
"Open Pandora's box" - EE 06/19/03
- Archives on "Pandora's box" - R.Berg 06/19/03
Could you help me on this English questions? - sphinx 06/19/03
Foot & Tie - Matt 06/18/03
- Foot & Tie - Rude Boy 06/19/03
Performing dogs - ellan 06/18/03
- Performing dogs - ESC 06/18/03
A question - Mei 06/18/03
- Longer odds - Henry 06/18/03
  - A slightly different take - Word Camel 06/18/03
Hot To Trot - matt 06/17/03
- Hot To Trot - Shae 06/17/03
  - Hot To Trot - masakim 06/17/03
Word Camel please... - sphinx 06/17/03
- Word Camel please... - Word Camel 06/17/03
Suit me down to the ground - Sharon 06/16/03
- Suit me down to the ground - TheFallen 06/16/03
Origin of term black market - Frances Dujon-Reynolds 06/16/03
"Cold as fludgens/floogins/flujins? - Kwannon 06/16/03
- "Cold as fludgens/floogins/flujins" - R. Berg 06/19/03
"I'm Your Huckleberry" - PurdueLiz 06/15/03
- "I'm Your Huckleberry" - Henry 06/15/03
  - "I'm Your Huckleberry" - ESC 06/16/03
Time is Money, Women are Evil - Unwise Prophet 06/15/03
"A live one" - Moe 06/15/03
Where did "what in Tarnation" come from? - Tom Canazon 06/15/03
- Where did "what in Tarnation" come from? - Unwise Prophet 06/15/03
- Tarnation - ESC 06/15/03
Sayings - cbx 06/15/03
- Sayings - James Briggs 06/15/03
2 small questions - sphinx 06/14/03
- 2 small questions - James Briggs 06/14/03
  - 2nd question - R. Berg 06/14/03
Swansong - woody 06/14/03
- Swansong - Bob 06/14/03
Professional habits - EE 06/14/03
Stuck up a gumtree - Chas Bald 06/14/03
Marx's preliminary insights - Mei 06/14/03
- Marx's preliminary insights - ESC 06/14/03
  - Marx's preliminary insights - Lewis 06/16/03
Some adjectives and dialogues - sphinx 06/13/03
All-out war - kathaab afandi 06/13/03
- All-out war - Word Camel 06/13/03
  - All-out war - Lewis 06/16/03
A consensual process of surveillance - purple 06/13/03
- A consensual process of surveillance - Word Camel 06/13/03
Friday the 13th - ESC 06/13/03
RE: Feeling just ducky - Ron Cook 06/12/03
- RE: Feeling just ducky - R. Berg 06/13/03
  - RE: Feeling just ducky - ESC 06/13/03
t i t for Tat - William 06/12/03
- t i t for Tat - Shae 06/12/03
  - t i t for Tat - William 06/14/03
  - t i t for Tat - Dirk 06/12/03
Just Ducky - Ron Cook 06/12/03
- Just Ducky - Dirk 06/12/03
The news net - Mei 06/12/03
- The news net - ESC 06/13/03
Glure - ESC 06/12/03
Hindsight is 20/20 - hindsight 06/12/03
- Hindsight is 20/20 - TheFallen 06/12/03
  - Hindsight is 20/20 - masakim 06/12/03
Meaning of sentence possibly spy - Mage Warrior 06/11/03
- Under starter's orders - TheFallen 06/11/03
  - Under starter's orders - Mage Warrior 06/12/03
Help me please!! what's that got to do with the price of coffee? - need to know 06/11/03
- Help me please!! what's that got to do with the price of coffee? - Bob 06/11/03
  - The price of... - TheFallen 06/11/03
- Help me please!! what's that got to do with the price of coffee? - S. Ryan 06/11/03
All washed up... - S. Ryan 06/11/03
- All washed up... - ESC 06/11/03
  - All washed up... - TheFallen 06/11/03
San Fairy Ann - Katharine Hill 06/11/03
- San Fairy Ann - ESC 06/11/03
  - San Fairy Ann - Katharine Hill 06/13/03
Past, present, and future - TS 06/11/03
"Silence is golden." - EE 06/11/03
- Speech is silver, silence is golden - ESC 06/11/03
As - EE 06/11/03
- Simile - Bruce Kahl 06/12/03
"Gainsay who dare" - EE 06/11/03
- "Gainsay who dare" - R. Berg 06/11/03
Lip service - Saxon 06/10/03
- Lip service - ESC 06/11/03
  - Lip service - TheFallen 06/11/03
Gadgey/Gadje - Steve Howarth 06/10/03
- Gadje - Lewis 06/12/03
If man were meant to fly... - Helen 06/10/03
- If man were meant to fly... - Henry 06/10/03
  - If man were meant to fly... - Bob 06/12/03
As right as rain.... - Sharna 06/10/03
- As right as rain.... - ESC 06/10/03
  - As right as rain.... - pdianek 06/30/03
"For all it's worth" or "all its worth" - Brock Harris 06/10/03
- - holly 06/10/03
- "For all it's worth" or "all its worth" - R. Berg 06/10/03
  - "For all it's worth" or "all its worth" - TheFallen 06/10/03
A real cock up - walter 06/09/03
- A real cock up - James Briggs 06/09/03
Stewed merk or mert - Ian 06/09/03
- Stewed merk or mert - ian 06/12/03
Origin of quote-- "keep your fork duke, there's pie " - woody 06/08/03
- Edinburgh - Henry 06/08/03
To have a crush on? - Word Camel 06/07/03
- To have a crush on - ESC 06/07/03
  - To have a crush on - Bob 06/07/03
Oliver Cromwell - RMC 06/07/03
- Oliver Cromwell - Bruce Kahl 06/07/03
Not since? - sphinx 06/07/03
- Not since? - R. Berg 06/07/03
  - Not since? - Henry 06/07/03
'Bling-Bling' Makes New Oxford Dictionary - Bruce Kahl 06/07/03
Kellys eye *1 - Thelma Spokes 06/07/03
- Kellys eye *1 - Henry 06/07/03
  - Kelly's eye - R. Berg 06/07/03
What does this mean? - Michelle 06/06/03
- What does this mean? - R. Berg 06/06/03
Love of "Pete" or "Peat" - Kevin Wills 06/05/03
Asking help on phrases - Sphinx 06/05/03
- Asking help on phrases - ESC 06/05/03
  - Asking help on phrases - Bella 06/06/03
Get up the yard! - TheFallen 06/05/03
- Get up the yard! - Shae 06/05/03
Heath Robinson - James Briggs 06/04/03
- Heath Robinson - R. Berg 06/04/03
  - Heath Robinson - ESC 06/04/03
Rolling Deadlines - SFC 06/04/03
- Rolling Deadlines - Bookworm 06/04/03
  - Rolling Deadlines - original definition of 'deadline' - James Briggs 06/04/03
Four-letter words - S. Ryan 06/03/03
- Four-letter words - ESC 06/03/03
Tie the knot - andy 06/03/03
- Tie the knot - ESC 06/03/03
Who's she - the cats mother? - Caz 06/03/03
- Who's she - the cat's mother? - ESC 06/03/03
-ise/-ize - Curly 06/03/03
- Speaking of purists... - TheFallen 06/03/03
Fly-minded - Tom 06/03/03
- Fly-minded - R. Berg 06/03/03
  - Fly-minded - ESC 06/04/03
"Searching for that golden ring" - Addison 06/03/03
There is/are a considerable number of people? - EE 06/02/03
Da capo - Stephen Gourlay 06/01/03
Two fools quotation - David Smith 06/01/03
- Two fools quotation - Bruce Kahl 06/01/03
Closely associated with - Mei 06/01/03
- Closely associated with - R. Berg 06/01/03
Subject as herinafter provided - Celia 05/31/03
- Subject as hereinafter provided - R. Berg 05/31/03
Poodle Faker - Nolan Bond 05/30/03
- Poodle Faker - Bruce Kahl 05/31/03
Lame duck - Sax 05/30/03
- Lame duck - ESC 05/30/03
  - Lame DUX? - Word Camel 05/31/03
A 'orrible shower - Iain Brown 05/30/03
In the midst of life we are in debt - Ralph Carpenter 05/29/03
Does the word 'Rozzers' originate in Polari slang? - Vanessa Carr 05/29/03
- Does the word 'Rozzers' originate in Polari slang? - Bruce Kahl 05/30/03
  - This one works! - Bruce Kahl 05/30/03
Teufel Hunden - maddog 05/28/03
- Teufel Hunden - ESC 05/28/03
  - Teufelhunde - TheFallen 05/29/03
Rat shop - S. 05/28/03
- Rat shop - Vi Os 06/02/03
Ride out on a rail - S. 05/28/03
- Ride out on a rail - ESC 05/28/03
Who's your daddy? - Jim 05/27/03
- Whose boy are you? - ESC 05/27/03
"Time out of mind" - Beth 05/27/03
- "Time out of mind" - Shae 05/27/03
  - "Time out of mind" 1189 - Lewis 06/02/03
  - "Time out of mind" - Henry 05/27/03
  - Time out of mind, time immemorial - ESC 05/27/03
  - "Time out of mind" - Henry 05/27/03
Useful idiots - ESC 05/27/03
- Useful idiots - R. Berg 05/27/03
  - Useful idiots - ESC 05/27/03
On a Fishing Expedition - MM 05/27/03
- On a Fishing Expedition - R. Berg 05/27/03
  - On a Fishing Expedition - Lewis 06/02/03
Bought the farm - Tom 05/27/03
- Bought the farm - brian collins 05/29/03
- Bought the farm - brian collins 05/29/03
Keeping up with the joneses - Dorothy 05/27/03
- Keeping up with the joneses - ESC 05/27/03
'to get in on the ground' - Marcia Mohr 05/26/03
- 'to get in on the ground' - James Briggs 05/26/03
  - 'to get in on the ground' - Henry 05/26/03
Look over - mm169 05/26/03
- Look over - Henry 05/26/03
  - Look over - R. Berg 05/26/03
Probusiness respectability - Christine 05/26/03
- Probusiness respectability - Henry 05/26/03
Editorial fariness or balance - Celia 05/24/03
- Editorial fariness or balance - Henry 05/24/03
Phrase question - Mike Mcginnley 05/23/03
- Neck of the woods - ESC 05/23/03
  - Neck of the woods - James Briggs 05/24/03
All but one - Celia 05/23/03
- All but one - R. Berg 05/23/03
Wind dummy - ESC 05/23/03
- Wind dummy - Lewis 06/02/03
Wildcat strike - Sax 05/23/03
- Wildcat strike - James Briggs 05/23/03
  - Wildcat strike - ESC 05/23/03
A bun in the Oven - Maggie 05/22/03
- A bun in the oven - R. Berg 05/22/03
'Tickety-boo'. - Bryan McEnroe 05/22/03
- 'Tickety-boo'. - tikai babu and the Raj, maybe? - TheFallen 05/22/03
Hard Lines - James Briggs 05/22/03
- Hard Lines - S. Ryan 05/22/03
  - Hard Yards - S. Ryan 05/22/03
Instant messaging lingo - ESC 05/22/03
- Instant messaging lingo - Hello 06/28/03
My foot - EE 05/22/03
- My foot - pinneo 05/22/03
- My foot - R. Berg 05/22/03
Lowbrow - Sax 05/20/03
Nothing flat - S. Ryan 05/20/03
- Nothing flat - Henry 05/20/03
  - Nothing flat - R. Berg 05/20/03
Believe only half... - ESC 05/20/03
- Believe only half... - masakim 05/20/03
Help pleasr - richardhowell 05/19/03
- Help pleasr - Gary 05/20/03
- Heavens to Betsy - ESC 05/19/03
'diet' as in to convene a congress - Lotg 05/19/03