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Lark Mirror - Joe 10/November/03
- Lark Mirror - Crazy JJ 10/November/03
Democracy&quango - Sharon 10/November/03
- Democracy&quango - James Briggs 10/November/03
  - Democracy&quango - Word Camel 10/November/03
Red Shirting - Brian from Shawnee 10/November/03
- Red Shirting - pdianek 10/November/03
  - Red Shirting - Bob 10/November/03
Expressions in MinRep, p.2 - Shkval 09/November/03
- Expressions in MinRep, p.2 - ESC 10/November/03
  - Expressions in MinRep, p.2 - Lewis 10/November/03
Burglar-time - Miguel 09/November/03
- Burglar-time - Henry 09/November/03
Horse play - Henry 09/November/03
- Horse play - ESC 09/November/03
  - Inflated sense of importance - Henry 10/November/03
Anybody to help me out ? - Michael 09/November/03
Again on grandma - sphinx 09/November/03
- Again on grandma - ESC 09/November/03
Joe Hayes - Dan 09/November/03
Joe Hayes - Dan 09/November/03
- Joe Hayes - ESC 10/November/03
- Joe Hayes - Harold 09/November/03
Touch and go - Phillip 09/November/03
- Touch and go - James Briggs 09/November/03
Pick your brains - Lotg 08/November/03
Catch catcher's can? - R. Colwell 08/November/03
Garbage in and garbage out - jennita 08/November/03
Grandma - sphinx 08/November/03
- Grandma - Smokey Stover 08/November/03
  - Please leave queries intact - R. Berg 08/November/03
Who said this? - gayle 08/November/03
- History repeats itself - Henry 09/November/03
Brick on the wall - JUA 08/November/03
- Brick on the wall - Bruce Kahl 08/November/03
Family Planning and Birth Control - sphinx 08/November/03
- Family Planning and Birth Control - Smokey Stover 08/November/03
The origin of "hit the jackpot" - Simon Su 08/November/03
- See the "Search" box up there? ^^^^^^^^ - Bob 08/November/03
The "Finger" - Kurt Iffrig 08/November/03
Coming home with a wet sail - Daniel Slattery 07/November/03
- Coming home with a wet sail - pdianek 08/November/03
Master the impulse - p-u-k 07/November/03
- Master the impulse - R. Berg 07/November/03
Chicken in a basket - Mike Batke 07/November/03
Wired for sound - M. Romanow 07/November/03
- Wired for sound - Lewis 07/November/03
  - Wired for sound - R. Berg 07/November/03
Backs to the wall - Eamon Younis 07/November/03
- Backs to the wall - ESC 07/November/03
A word to the wise - Ambhee 07/November/03
Any clue about... - Sphinx 07/November/03
Barking up the wrong tree - Sax 07/November/03
- Barking up the wrong tree - GPP 07/November/03
  - Barking up the wrong tree - James Briggs 07/November/03
"Can't dance", meaning - Paul 07/November/03
Unicorns and Virgins - Ward Fredericks 07/November/03
- Unicorns and Virgins - Paul 07/November/03
  - Unicorns and Virgins - Lap of the Goddess 08/November/03
Etymology of the planetary names... - Wade MacMorrighan 06/November/03
Why are weasals and sacks associated? - Deb 06/November/03
Yorkies - It's not for Girls - Brian from Shawnee 06/November/03
- Yorkies - It's not for Girls - Gary 06/November/03
European scientist - Brian from Shawnee 06/November/03
"I don't know its Chinese name or/nor its English name." - ABC 06/November/03
"Space, the final frontier..." - frank laurino 06/November/03
- New Frontier - ESC 07/November/03
Funny Papers - Pam.L. 06/November/03
Foul language - Shkval 06/November/03
Cart blanche - Saxon 06/November/03
- Cart blanche - Shkval 06/November/03
  - It's still spelled c-a-r-t-e, even in English - pdianek 06/November/03
Great Wall of China - Priya 06/November/03
Using your noodle - Word Camel 06/November/03
- Using your noodle - James Briggs 06/November/03
  - Using your noodle - ESC 06/November/03
Meaning? - Autumn 05/November/03
HELP! Need a quote as good as this! - Leon 05/November/03
Language Equations / Ditloids - Barbara Robinson 05/November/03
- Language Equations / Ditloids - Harikrishnan Menon 08/November/03
  - Language Equations / Ditloids - Bob 10/November/03
Meanings - Priya 05/November/03
- Meanings - ESC 06/November/03
Idiomatic expressions in "Minority Report" - Shkval 04/November/03
'is it not the ....' - sprock 04/November/03
He booked - Dororthy 04/November/03
Argy Bargy - dorothy 04/November/03
Tussie mussie - ESC 03/November/03
What does this mean? - Terri 03/November/03
- What does this mean? - ESC 03/November/03
Origin of specific word use. - Bruce 03/November/03
Sucking canal water - ESC 03/November/03
Put up end investment - mysterious combination - ilia 03/November/03
- Put up end - ESC 03/November/03
Phrase meaning... - al 03/November/03
- Phrase meaning... - Henry 03/November/03
  - Phrase meaning... - al 03/November/03
Hear hear! - Lotg 03/November/03
- Hear hear! - R. Berg 03/November/03
Group - ABC 03/November/03
What Napoleon said about China waking up - EE 03/November/03
- Sleeping giant - ESC 03/November/03
Benchmark - Lotg 02/November/03
- Bench mark - ESC 03/November/03
"Shuffle off this mortal COIL" (Shakespeare) - Bruce 02/November/03
- "Shuffle off this mortal COIL" (Shakespeare) - Gary 03/November/03
- Mortal coil - ESC 02/November/03
Little pitchers have big ears - Jane 02/November/03
- Little pitchers have big ears - ESC 02/November/03
"Steal you blind" - George 02/November/03
- "Rob you blind" - GPP 03/November/03
Steal you blind - George 02/November/03
- Steal you blind - ESC 02/November/03
  - Steal you blind - masakim 02/November/03
Origin of "hair of the dog" - Ernest.Dreer. 02/November/03
- Origin of "hair of the dog" - James Briggs 02/November/03
Slayer Slang: A 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Lexicon - Anders 02/November/03
- Slayer Slang: A 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Lexicon - ESC 02/November/03
  - Good article - Bob 02/November/03
" the sam hill " - woody 02/November/03
- " the sam hill " - ESC 02/November/03
  - " the sam hill " - janes_kid 02/November/03
"...but I'd have to kill you." - Dooley Tiled 01/November/03
- "...but I'd have to kill you." - Anders 02/November/03
Welcome To The Fold - ivansevil 01/November/03
Non person - Alan 01/November/03
Running the gamut - meagan 01/November/03
Are there any more states? - shobana 01/November/03
- Are there any more states? - ESC 01/November/03
Colour me shocked - Anders 01/November/03
- Colour me shocked - ESC 01/November/03
  - Colour me shocked - Anders 01/November/03
An Early 1900's American Poem - Robin 01/November/03
Calling for a Huey - Bex 01/November/03
- Calling for a Huey - DGW 01/November/03
  - Calling for Ralph - ESC 01/November/03
Word Spy's phonetics - and grammar - Anders 01/November/03
Warrant cards - Pete Vandenberg 31/October/03
- Warrant cards - Mark Johnson 07/November/03
- Warrant cards - p vandenberg 31/October/03
  - Warrant cards - masakim 01/November/03
- Warrant cards - p vandenberg 31/October/03
Chip in - Lotg 31/October/03
- Chip in - Bob 31/October/03
This game is a "shoe in" for the Lions - Dipsomaniac 31/October/03
- This game is a "shoe in" for the Lions - pdianek 31/October/03
  - Shoo - ESC 31/October/03
Dressed up to the nines. - Penfold 31/October/03
- Dressed up to the nines. - James Briggs 31/October/03
Trying to find out..... - Charley 31/October/03
All Get Out - El Heffe 31/October/03
- All get-out - ESC 31/October/03
Bull's Eye - Bradley Kidd 31/October/03
- Look at that search box up there ^^^^^ - Bob 31/October/03
Offer an olive branch - Eamon Younis 30/October/03
- Offer an olive branch - Bob 31/October/03
"Raise the bar" - Dipsomaniac 30/October/03
- "Raise the bar" - Bruce Kahl 31/October/03
- "Raise the bar" - Bob 31/October/03
Monkey on my back - Tonie Gurley 30/October/03
Halcyon Days - Nik 30/October/03
- Halcyon Days - Lewis 31/October/03
Mind your p's and q's - sw 30/October/03
- Mind your p's and q's - Gary 30/October/03
- Hot off the press! - Lewis 30/October/03
  - For additional theories... - ESC 30/October/03
QWERTY - ESC 30/October/03
Pleonasm - SR 30/October/03
- Language sites - ESC 30/October/03
Moving envelope - Anders 30/October/03
Sparlash - John Spittal 30/October/03
- Sparlash - Bruce Kahl 30/October/03
Goose liver - LOF 30/October/03
GUILDING THE LILLY - FRANK CLARK 30/October/03
'sticks and stones' - jacqueline lloyd 29/October/03
Brights - Word Camel 29/October/03
What is the meaning of "have a hollow ring (to)"? - Mauricio Segura 29/October/03
Advertisement/commercial - Lotg 29/October/03
- Advertisement/commercial - Bob 31/October/03
Two-fold, three-fold, n-fold - bb 29/October/03
- Two-fold, three-fold, n-fold - Ida Know 29/October/03
  - Two-fold, three-fold, n-fold - GPP 30/October/03
SLOPs - Shae 29/October/03
Those vs them - Lotg 29/October/03
- Those vs them - Word Camel 29/October/03
Visit your sins upon others doors - Anwar 29/October/03
- Visit your sins upon others doors - Lap of the Goddess 29/October/03
  - Visit your sins upon others doors - Anwar 30/October/03
Come on down! - ESC 28/October/03
Thick in the head and strong in the back - daniela 27/October/03
- Thick in the head and strong in the back - Thick as Thieves 27/October/03
- Thick in the head and strong in the back - S.R. 27/October/03
"Ontogeny recapituales phylogeny" - Ahem 27/October/03
"Even a pig finds a truffel now and then" - Ward Fredericks 27/October/03
"Harder than a gravediggers heart" - Ward Fredericks 27/October/03
- 'Colder than a gravediggers heart' - Barney 28/October/03
  - Colder than a welldigger's... - ESC 28/October/03
Twenty Four - Eighty - Kristoffer 27/October/03
- Twenty Four - Eighty - S.R. 27/October/03
  - Twenty Four - Eighty - Kristoffer 27/October/03
Tosser origin? - Word Camel 27/October/03
Old bag of tricks - hecan 26/October/03
- Bag of tricks - ESC 27/October/03
Talk the leg off an iron pot - Lap of the Goddess 26/October/03
Origins of the word "shafted" - brian 26/October/03
"Live-in lover" - Yvonne 26/October/03
- "Live-in lover" - ESC 26/October/03
  - "Live-in lover" - Yvonne 30/October/03
Eat your cake..... - Thomas 26/October/03
- Eat your cake..... - Yvonne 26/October/03
  - Eat your cake..... - GPP 27/October/03
O.R.? - blymb 26/October/03
- O.R.? - R. Berg 26/October/03
Stringy person - p-u-k 26/October/03
"Okay" from Japan? - Pawn 26/October/03
Phrase - frank 26/October/03
- Phrase - ESC 26/October/03
Having a go, having a lend, been had - Lap of the Goddess 26/October/03
- Having a go, having a lend, been had - GPP 26/October/03
  - Having a go, having a lend, been had - Smokey Stover 06/November/03
Going for a gander - Lotg 25/October/03
- Going for a gander - Bruce Kahl 26/October/03
What do kids read now? - Lotg 25/October/03
- What do kids read now? - pdianek 27/October/03
- What do kids read now? - GPP 26/October/03
  - What do kids read now? - Lap of the Goddess 26/October/03
North o' the border - Gary 25/October/03
Refer to - sphinx 25/October/03
Tight? fight tears? - sphinx 25/October/03
It's a black art - Bob Yeomans 25/October/03
- It's a black art - Bruce Kahl 25/October/03
Inquire - Arslan 25/October/03
- Take down a peg - R. Berg 25/October/03
  - Take down a peg - James Briggs 25/October/03
He's got designs on her - Lotg 25/October/03
- Designs on himself - Lotg 25/October/03
  - Designs - R. Berg 25/October/03
Why are we fascinated with the criminal, evil and macabre? Be warned, this is a big one, pour yourself a coffee. - Lap of the Goddess 24/October/03
"Sorry" - Ward Fredericks 24/October/03
- Come again? - ESC 25/October/03
I want to retire in 10 years. - EE 24/October/03
- I want to retire in 10 years. - Lap of the Goddess 24/October/03
  - I want to retire in 10 years. - ESC 25/October/03
His Excellency and His Honorable - pasiree 24/October/03
- His Excellency and His Honorable - ESC 25/October/03
  - Forms of address - ESC 25/October/03
Help - jandolph 24/October/03
Suckers.... - mo 24/October/03
- Suckers.... - Bob 26/October/03
Phrase definition - jackwqhat 24/October/03
Word origin - Jamboree - Tom Conley 24/October/03
T-shirt slogan - ESC 24/October/03
- Donkey - Rude Boy 24/October/03
  - Donkey - ESC 24/October/03
Concorde: the plane that changed British spelling. - James Briggs 24/October/03
- Concorde: the plane that changed British spelling. - Lewis 24/October/03
Asleep at the switch - Sax 24/October/03
Meaning - Priya 24/October/03
- Meaning - Bruce Kahl 24/October/03
From your lips to God's ears - R. Berg 23/October/03
Hot and cold in the same breadth - hecan 23/October/03
- Hot and cold in the same breadth - Bookworm 23/October/03
  - Hot and cold in the same breadth - masakim 23/October/03
Don't let's" said Kathleen - Miri Barak 23/October/03
- Don't let's" said Kathleen - masakim 23/October/03
  - Thank you Masakim - Miri Barak 24/October/03
- Don't let's" said Kathleen - ESC 23/October/03
- Don't let's" said Kathleen - R. Berg 23/October/03
  - Thanks - Miri Barak 23/October/03
Cool as a cucumber - Sax 23/October/03
- Cool as a cucumber - ESC 23/October/03
  - Cold as cowcumbers - ESC 23/October/03
The Morning Line - David 23/October/03
- The Morning Line - ESC 23/October/03
  - The Morning Line - Bob 23/October/03
Silly stuff - Lotg 23/October/03
Accents - Lotg 23/October/03
Take your cue - Lotg 23/October/03
- Take your cue - R. Berg 23/October/03
Scrambling - Lotg 23/October/03
- Sorry that went in twice - bit quick with the trigger finger! - Lotg 23/October/03
  - Sorry that went in twice - bit quick with the trigger finger! - James Briggs 23/October/03
Lord Love A Duck - Steph Truitt 22/October/03
"Oh for Pete's sake!"? - Jen 22/October/03
- "Oh for Pete's sake!"? - R. Berg 22/October/03
Origin of Santa saying Ho Ho Ho . - Santa Don 22/October/03
Deep Pockets - Randal Lemmon 22/October/03
Fixed - Melanie 22/October/03
Monkeydoodle the whole thing - hecan 22/October/03
- Monkeydoodle the whole thing - ESC 22/October/03
Okay - cevdet yagci 22/October/03
- Okay - ESC 22/October/03
"On a related note" - Miri Barak 22/October/03
- "On a related note" - James Briggs 22/October/03
  - Thanks - Miri barak 22/October/03
Old soul - r c hollenbeck 22/October/03
- Old soul - ESC 22/October/03
Dover test - ESC 21/October/03
- Fixing typo - ESC 23/October/03
"On the Lighter Side" - Jeff Lambert 21/October/03
- "On the Lighter Side" - ESC 24/October/03
Smoochie boochie - tommey 21/October/03
- Smoochie boochie - Brian from Shawnee 21/October/03
  - Smoochie boochie - msb 22/October/03
Origin of "Here's looking at you"? - hiro 21/October/03
- Origin of "Here's looking at you"? - Terry Gaus 21/October/03
  - Origin of - hiro 22/October/03
Fountain pen and pen - sphinx 21/October/03
- Fountain pen and pen - R. Berg 21/October/03
  - Fountain pen and pen - GPP 21/October/03
See and yet - sphinx 21/October/03
QUESTION... - NIKKI 21/October/03
- QUESTION... - pdianek 21/October/03
TMI Too Much Information origin? - Word Camel 20/October/03
Playing in an Unfenced Paddock - Lap of the Goddess 20/October/03
- Playing in an Unfenced Paddock - Anders 20/October/03
Killing time 'till time kills you - Barney 20/October/03
- Killing time 'till time kills you - Nina 21/October/03
Cut the air with a knife - Lotg 20/October/03
Smithereens - Bob Rollins 20/October/03
- Smithereens - ESC 21/October/03
  - Smithereens - R. Berg 21/October/03
"Well, duh!" - informal linguistic accuracy - Anders 20/October/03
Asking for some help - Ana Gimenez 20/October/03
"Tying a dish-cloth to your tail" - Hanni 20/October/03
- "Tying a dish-cloth to your tail" - ESC 20/October/03
  - "Tying a dish-cloth to your tail" - pdianek 21/October/03
"I hate white rabbits" - Ginger 20/October/03
- "I hate white rabbits" - ESC 20/October/03
Knife fight in a ditch - ESC 20/October/03
Formal vs. informal speech - Word Camel 20/October/03
- Formal vs. informal speech - ESC 20/October/03
  - Formal vs. informal speech - Anders 20/October/03
"Thanks to the moon" - Lexi 20/October/03
Yeoman's job - yankel 20/October/03
- Yeoman's job - R. Berg 20/October/03
Lament of the dypthong - Lotg 19/October/03
Aegrotat - Lotg 19/October/03
Eek out a living - Lotg 19/October/03
- Eke out a living - ESC 19/October/03
In a passage on Columbus - sphinx 19/October/03
- In a passage on Columbus - ESC 19/October/03
  - Few but - R. Berg 19/October/03
Could you explain 'machinery' here? - sphinx 19/October/03
The worlds your oyster - Dee 19/October/03
The English Language - James Briggs 19/October/03
Laughing up his (your, my) sleeve. - Loring 19/October/03
- Laughing up his (your, my) sleeve. - James Briggs 19/October/03
Who said these impossible words and, please, when? - Christopher Moran 19/October/03
'Got the hyacinths' - does this sound familiar? - Hanni 19/October/03
The writing's on the wall - Lap of the Goddess 18/October/03
- The writing's on the wall - Bruce Kahl 18/October/03
Phrase - lamont 18/October/03
- Sun Tzu - Bruce Kahl 18/October/03
  - Sun Tzu - Li Yar 20/October/03
Albatross around your neck - Sax 18/October/03
- Albatross around your neck - Bob 18/October/03
  - Albatross around your neck - nana 31/October/03
Boots full of feet - Miri Barak 18/October/03
That "leg over" thing - pdianek 18/October/03
Four! - Louis Irwin 18/October/03
- Four! - Bruce Kahl 18/October/03
  - Fore! - R. Berg 18/October/03
Phrase origin???? - Wm. Durkin 17/October/03
- Not one red cent - ESC 18/October/03
"To re-invent the wheel" -- good extensions? - joel 17/October/03
- "To re-invent the wheel" -- why extensions? - Bob 19/October/03
- "To re-invent the wheel" -- why extensions? - Bob 19/October/03
  - "To re-invent the wheel" -- why extensions? - joel 20/October/03
Make a virtue of necessity - Phillip R. McDonald 17/October/03
- Make a virtue of necessity - Bob 17/October/03
Silver bullet - M. 17/October/03
Origin of old saying - Roger 17/October/03
- Pushing the boat out - Henry 18/October/03
  - Not common ... - Bob 18/October/03
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God - Marijn de Klerk 17/October/03
- It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God - Marijn 17/October/03
- It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God - Lewis 17/October/03
  - It is easier for an inquirer to go to the Search box for answers, than for a new inquiry to be answered that points you to the Search box - Bob 17/October/03
Meaning of "for good and valuable consideration..." - Wojtek 17/October/03
- Good and valuable consideration - Lewis 17/October/03
  - Good and valuable consideration - pdianek 18/October/03
The whole shabang - Lotg 17/October/03
- The whole shabang - Phil (I want to know, too!!) 22/October/03
- The whole shebang - GPP 17/October/03
I want to say my "peace" (or is it "piece"?) - Sagarian 17/October/03
- "Piece" - Bob 17/October/03
"Keep tabs on" - treborf 16/October/03
Whole enchilada - douglas grove 16/October/03
Spelling - Elaine 16/October/03
WEDDING PHRASES - LUCILLE 16/October/03
- WEDDING PHRASES - ESC 16/October/03
  - WEDDING PHRASES - Lewis 17/October/03
Roses are red. Violets are blue... - EE 16/October/03
Please differ: entire total whole - sphinx 16/October/03
Oh, and yob, too - pdianek 16/October/03
- Oh, and yob, too - Gary 16/October/03
  - ASBO - Henry 16/October/03
Meaning of saying - Sue J 16/October/03
- Meaning of saying - ESC 16/October/03
Could you explain these words: head ; side - sphinx 16/October/03
I wash my hands of the matter - Elizabeth 16/October/03
- I wash my hands of the matter - ESC 16/October/03
  - Tenterhooks - Henry 16/October/03
  - I wash my hands of the matter - ESC 16/October/03
That's a wrap - Callan Bond 16/October/03
Getting a leg over (British) - pdianek 16/October/03
Websites - Anne 16/October/03
Phrase history - barbara-jean slopey 15/October/03
- Give someone a leg up - ESC 15/October/03
Give him an inch & he'll take a mile & Overstepping your bounds - Lotg 15/October/03
Booya! - Spanky 15/October/03
Turned the corner - Esther Wareham 15/October/03
- Turned the corner - ESC 15/October/03
I dunno about you sometimes - littlebluhair 15/October/03
- Mildly teasing - Bob 15/October/03
- I dunno about you sometimes - ESC 15/October/03
  - I dunno about you sometimes - al 15/October/03
Bohos - ESC 15/October/03
"You're something else" - LiTtLe bLu hAiR 15/October/03
- "You're something else" - R. Berg 15/October/03
Co-ed - sphinx 15/October/03
IFPI - sphinx 15/October/03
- IFPI - Gary 15/October/03
  - IFPI - GPP 16/October/03
In Remarks by the US President Bush on the Loss of Space Shuttle Columbia - sphinx 15/October/03
Beat your swords into plowshares - Sax 15/October/03
**** Hits the Fan - Anthony 14/October/03
- **** Hits the Fan - ESC 15/October/03
  - All hell breaks loose - ESC 15/October/03
Sayings - Linda 14/October/03
- Cheap as... - ESC 14/October/03
  - Cheap as... - James Briggs 15/October/03
By the skin of one's teeth - anabel 14/October/03
- By the skin of one's teeth - Bruce Kahl 14/October/03
Cover Song - jt 14/October/03
Fish nets Hen - Gary 14/October/03
- Fish nets Hen - ESC 15/October/03
  - Fish nets Hen - Gary 15/October/03
Bite the bullet - Amédée 14/October/03
He died with his boots on - Ron Thomas 14/October/03
Aphorisms from Benjamin Franklin - Adrian 14/October/03
"It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it" - Gord Smedley 13/October/03
- "It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it" - ESC 14/October/03
  - "It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it" - ESC 15/October/03
Cold turkey - Sax 13/October/03
- Cold turkey - ESC 13/October/03
Slings and arrows. - melanie 13/October/03
"The cheese is getting binding" - Ward Fredericks 13/October/03

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