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Diabolically opposed - Larry 29/January/05
- Diabolically opposed - Fred 29/January/05
What is the origin of "seeing spots" or "to see spots"? - the L word 28/January/05
Don't disturb my circles - ESC 28/January/05
That's about the size of it - bubu 27/January/05
- That's about the size of it - ESC 28/January/05
Once bitten, twice shy - ben 27/January/05
- Once bitten, twice shy - Bruce Kahl 27/January/05
Butterfly Kisses - SR 27/January/05
Gary, more servings of spam - R. Berg 27/January/05
Shoot in the Left Eye - Dave Jackson 24/January/05
Robbing the coffin - SR 24/January/05
- Robbing the coffin - ESC 25/January/05
Praise from Caesar - Capeci 24/January/05
Without affect - Jim 23/January/05
- Without affect - Jim 24/January/05
- Without affect - R. Berg 23/January/05
The air is rare and thin - Rosalie 23/January/05
- The air is rare and thin - Bruce Kahl 23/January/05
  - The air is rare and thin - David FG 23/January/05
  - Rarefied - ESC 23/January/05
Pomp and circumstance - SR 22/January/05
- Pomp and circumstance - Bruce Kahl 22/January/05
Lost the handle - SR 22/January/05
- Lost the handle - Ward 22/January/05
Devil's music - ESC 22/January/05
Hard tellin'/ regionalisms - SR 20/January/05
(reg. reg.) - art 19/January/05
- (reg. reg.) - Bob 19/January/05
"Awkward squad"/ sayings - SR 19/January/05
Expectations/ expectancies - SR 19/January/05
Bare with me - prof d'anglais 18/January/05
- *bear* with me - Word Camel 18/January/05
  - *bear* with me - TheFallen 19/January/05
What is this, a bank day? - ESC 17/January/05
- What is this, a bank day? - David FG 18/January/05
'mail it in' - Ward 16/January/05
- 'mail it in' - ESC 16/January/05
  - 'mail it in' - Lewis 17/January/05
Sermonphone - ESC 16/January/05
Dead To Rights - Wayne Shepherd 15/January/05
- Dead To Rights - James Briggs 15/January/05
Fourth para - Noga 15/January/05
- Fourth para - Martin Kerwin 15/January/05
- Fourth para - Word Camel 15/January/05
Hum that apple, shoot that pea. - Barbara Detering 15/January/05
Tin horn and cut a pig in the a** and I'd milk her for what she gives - Russell Ward 15/January/05
- Tin horn vs. tinhorn - Russell Ward 17/January/05
- New England regionalisms - Word Camel 15/January/05
You can put a tuxedo on a pig... - ESC 14/January/05
The Whole Nine Yards - Martin Kerwin 13/January/05
- The Whole Nine Yards - Jack 14/January/05
  - The Whole Nine Yards - Ray 22/January/05
  - The Whole Nine Yards - Bob 14/January/05
- Let's be vague, shall we? - Bob 13/January/05
Corpse House (Funeral Home) - Brian from Shawnee 13/January/05
Corker - Chris Kruger 13/January/05
- Corker - David FG 13/January/05
- It seems unlikely - Word Camel 13/January/05
Truth is closer to a sculpture than a painting - Ward 12/January/05
- The Agony and the Ecstasy - SR 12/January/05
  - Nietzsche would agree.......... - Lexi 12/January/05
Filippino vs Philippines - Richard 12/January/05
"I coulda been a contender" - SER 12/January/05
- "I coulda been a contender" - David FG 12/January/05
  - "I coulda been a contender" - Brian from Shawnee 12/January/05
  - On The Waterfront - Bruce Kahl 12/January/05
Of the order of - John White 12/January/05
- On the order of? - SR 12/January/05
The bandit's horse - José Carlos 11/January/05
- The bandit's horse - ESC 12/January/05
Torquedness/Torqueness? - Diana Trent 11/January/05
Derivtion of "let on" - Ron Baynes 09/January/05
- Derivation of "let on" - ESC 10/January/05
- Derivtion of "let on" - ESC 10/January/05
Like Banquo's ghost; victory down - ESC 09/January/05
- Victory down - Word Camel 09/January/05
The phrase "pin money" - susan brook 09/January/05
Explination - Suzanne 08/January/05
A new -nym - Bookworm 07/January/05
'earth girls are easy' - Flyguy 06/January/05
Speaking "surfer dude" - Word Camel 06/January/05
Aim low and trust in God - Carlos 06/January/05
- Aim low and trust in God - ESC 06/January/05
"The force will be with you, always" - su 05/January/05
- "The force will be with you, always" - Word Camel 05/January/05
- "The force will be with you, always" - SR 05/January/05
Kick the Bucket - Mark Adamson 05/January/05
- Kick the Bucket - Shae 05/January/05
Are You Talking To Me? - sb 04/January/05
Big time - Tom 04/January/05
Feign Knights - Angela 03/January/05
- Feign Knights - David FG 04/January/05
  - Feign Knights - mugball-us 04/January/05
  - Once a KIng - Acme 04/January/05
A small glass? - Jose Carlos 03/January/05
Grass widow - Jose Carlos 31/December/04
Downside vs upside - Ward 31/December/04
- Good news is, but the bad news is - Lexi 31/December/04
  - Good news is, but the bad news is - ESC 31/December/04
How do you like those apples? - Jim 31/December/04
- How do you like those apples? - Smokey Stover 31/December/04
  - How do you like those apples? - Smokey Stover 31/December/04
- How do you like those apples? - Smokey Stover 31/December/04
They go where they please - Smokey Stover 30/December/04
- They go where they please - ESC 31/December/04
A way with the... - Tom 30/December/04
- A way with the... - ESC 30/December/04
  - A way with... - Henry 30/December/04
'an inordinate fondness for beetles' - Ward 29/December/04
Butterfly effect - Fred 29/December/04
- Butterfly effect - Brian from Shawnee 29/December/04
Tom-toms - Tom the tom-tom 28/December/04
- Tom-toms - Bob 28/December/04
  - Tom-toms - Bookworm 28/December/04
Fat, dumb, and happy - Bookworm 27/December/04
Get A Long Little Doggy - Jessica 27/December/04
Black over Bill's mother's way - ESC 26/December/04
- Black over Bill's mother's way - R. Berg 26/December/04
Go to the foot of the stairs - ESC 26/December/04
Christmas words and phrases - ESC 23/December/04
- Four colle or colly birds, French or foul, phase sleuths? - Word Camel 24/December/04
  - Four colle or colly birds, French or foul, phase sleuths? - David FG 24/December/04
  - Four colle or colly birds, French or foul, phase sleuths? - David FG 24/December/04
  - Four colle or colly birds, French or foul, phase sleuths? - David FG 24/December/04
- Messy Kweznuz - Brian from Shawnee 23/December/04
Grandfather Clause - Bookworm 21/December/04
Who's your Daddy? - Mike Westby 21/December/04
'At Stake' - a suggested origin - James Briggs 20/December/04
Senior Citizen Discount - Ward 19/December/04
Nuts-family - Laurie 19/December/04
- Nuts-family - ESC 19/December/04
  - Nuts-family - Bob 20/December/04
The Grumpy Contrarian - Bob 19/December/04
- Even grumpier - Bob 19/December/04
Spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch - Gary 19/December/04
- Spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch - Bob 19/December/04
Logon to our website - Gary 18/December/04
- Logon to our website - al 18/December/04
- Logon to our website - ESC 18/December/04
- Logon to our website - Bob 18/December/04
6's and 7's - Nikhilesh sinha 18/December/04
- Archived answer - R. Berg 18/December/04
  - Archived answer - Nikhilesh sinha 18/December/04
  - Archived answer + a bit more - James Briggs 18/December/04
Guests and fish start to smell after three days - Ward 18/December/04
Ten bagger - Ward 17/December/04
Up Cork or Up (?) - SR 17/December/04
- Up Cork or Up (?) - Lewis 17/December/04
  - Up Cork or Up (?) - Shae 17/December/04
"Say what you really think" - Word Camel 16/December/04
- "Say what you really think" - SR 16/December/04
- "Say what you really think" - Bob 16/December/04
Looney/ lunatic - SR 16/December/04
- Selenium - Lewis 16/December/04
  - Spelling? - SR 16/December/04
  - Selenium - Gary 16/December/04
Flaw in the slaw - ESC 16/December/04