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A nod is as good as a wink - Mouth of Sauron 05/21/00
- A nod is as good as a wink - Bob 05/21/00
  - A nod is as good as a wink - Stella Remington 05/21/00
Heart on sleeve - sarah 05/19/00
- Heart on sleeve - Bob 05/20/00
Cautiously Optimistic - Rush 05/19/00
- Cautiously Optimistic - Bob 05/19/00
  - Cautiously Optimistic - ESC 05/19/00
American Supper - James Briggs 05/19/00
- American Supper - ESC 05/19/00
To "black one's nose" - I. Thomas 05/19/00
- To "black one's nose" - Brian Andrews 05/21/00
OLLY OLLY OXEN FREE - Bill Zarankp 05/19/00
- OLLY - ESC 05/20/00
To Beat the Band - BK 05/18/00
- To Beat the Band - Bruce Kahl 05/19/00
Useage of English words - James Briggs 05/18/00
- Useage of English words - Gary Martin 05/19/00
"It sucks" - Igor 05/18/00
- "It sucks" - ESC 05/19/00
Whole Ball of Wax - Katie 05/17/00
- Whole Ball of Wax - Bruce Kahl 05/18/00
  - Whole Ball of Wax - Peregrine 05/18/00
Neither chick nor child - Susan 05/16/00
- Bram Stoker's Dracula - Bruce Kahl 05/17/00
Kettle of fish - Kerry 05/15/00
- a fine kettle of fish - ESC 05/15/00
Carrots? Australia? - Bob 05/14/00
- Carrots? Australia? - Paul Guthrie 05/14/00
Wild brains - ESC 05/13/00
Origin of "Patience is a virtue" - Janine Cavasar 05/12/00
Derrivation - Sharyn Finnegan 05/12/00
- Monkey's uncle - ESC 05/12/00
NYspeak - Gary Martin 05/12/00
- NYspeak - Bob 05/12/00
- NYspeak - ESC 05/12/00
"Mad dog and Englishmen go out in the midday sun" - Hazel Winslow 05/11/00
- Noel Coward Song - Bruce Kahl 05/11/00
  - Questions - ESC 05/13/00
Tie one on - shannon dealing 05/10/00
- Tie one on - ESC 05/10/00
  - Tie one on - Bruce Kahl 05/10/00
Meaning?? - Ann Johnson 05/09/00
- DON'T DROWN THE MILLER - Ann Johnson 05/09/00
  - DON'T DROWN THE MILLER - Rodney Durn 05/09/00
Better safe than sorry - alex 05/09/00
- better safe than sorry - Bob 05/10/00
- better safe than sorry - Liam Doherty 05/09/00
  - better safe than sorry - ESC 05/10/00
Hag ridden. - Louise 05/05/00
- Hag ridden. - Shane Edwards 05/05/00
Fifty million frenchmen - Jamie 05/05/00
- fifty million frenchmen - Bruce Kahl 05/05/00
A night on the tiles. - Louise 05/05/00
- A night on the tiles. - Gary 05/05/00
"Forty winks" - Clarissa 05/03/00
- "Forty winks" - ESC 05/04/00
Loose lips sink ships - John 05/03/00
- Loose lips might sink ships - ESC 05/03/00
- Loose lips sink ships - Frankie 05/03/00
Telling Bone - Andrew MacLean 05/02/00
- Telling Bone - Gary Martin 05/02/00
Origin of term 'french letter'? - corinne 05/02/00
all my eye and Betty Martin - judith wright 04/30/00
Cut to the quip / quick - joseph King 04/28/00
Nietzsche, Baudelaire - Erik Soerensen 04/28/00
Hogan's Goat - Robert Zaring 04/27/00
- Hogan's Goat - ESC 04/27/00
Throw out the baby with the bathwater - jane 04/25/00
- throw out the baby with the bathwater - Lexi 05/04/00
- Throw out the baby - ESC 04/25/00
Term - bobbi frey 04/25/00
- Catty corner - ESC 04/25/00
  - origin of "foot in mouth" statement/cliche - gtnokes 04/25/00
Cutting the monkey - Rene' Pearson 04/23/00
- Cutting the monkey - ESC 04/24/00
The buck stops here - Eric Reed 04/23/00
Kit or kid gloves - paul owens 04/23/00
Rogue states rogue nations rogue regime who 1st said it? - barbara flaa 04/22/00
- Rogue states rogue nations rogue regime who 1st said it? - Helen Trench 04/24/00
Good Friday - ESC 04/21/00
Trouper vs. trooper - stacey 04/20/00
- trouper vs. trooper - ESC 04/20/00
86 - Bruce Harris Bentzman 04/20/00
- 86 - ESC 04/21/00
- 86 - Adieu 04/20/00
Safety - charles Hamlin 04/20/00
- Country sayings - ESC 04/21/00
- safety - Barney 04/20/00
Testify - Robert R. 04/19/00
- Testify - Latin Scholar - Do you believe that? 04/19/00
- Testify - Bruce Kahl 04/19/00
Your name will be mud - David 04/17/00
- Your name will be mud - ESC 04/18/00
Brass monkey - Sandra 04/17/00
- brass monkey - Steel Gorilla 04/20/00
- brass monkey - ESC 04/17/00
Can't find result of listed phrase - Jeanne Myers 04/15/00
- can,t find listed phrase "butterflies in your stomach" - bernice webb 04/25/00
  - "Butterflies in your stomach" - ESC 04/27/00
- Win hands down - ESC 04/15/00
Whats the meaning of :To talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey ? - Marc 04/13/00
- Talk - ESC 04/14/00
Jack of all trades, master of none. - Bill Merritt 04/12/00
- Jack - ESC 04/13/00
Open sesame - kerley 04/12/00
- open sesame - Phil Weis 04/18/00
- open sesame - Bruce Kahl 04/12/00
"My own private Idaho" - darin ray 04/11/00
- "My own private Idaho" - Bruce Kahl 04/11/00
Chance a Piece - Joanne Tramontano 04/11/00
"The strength of his convictions" - Patty 04/11/00
- "The strength of his convictions" - ESC 04/11/00
  - "The strength of his convictions" - ESC 04/15/00
- "The strength of his convictions" - Bruce 04/11/00
Birds and the bees - beth 04/07/00
- The Straight Dope - ESC 04/10/00
- birds and the bees - Bruce Kahl 04/08/00
- birds and the bees - Bob 04/07/00
Heavens to Mergatroyd - Ronald T. Thomson 04/06/00
- Heavens to Mergatroyd - ESC 04/06/00
England's Barmy Army - Richard Chan 04/06/00
- England's Barmy Army - Confused 04/06/00
  - England's Barmy Army - The Silver Surfer 04/07/00
Daps and cwpee!! - Vickie Ricketts 04/04/00
- daps and cwpee!! - ESC 04/07/00
  - daps and cwpee!! - Bob 04/14/00
Need to Know basis!!! - Chris Plaskett 04/03/00
- Turn Key Operation - Bruce Kahl 04/03/00
BD/SM PHRAZES - lestat hoffengh 04/02/00
- BD/SM PHRAZES - Little Ol' Lady 04/07/00
I'll be your huckleberry - nmatte 04/01/00
- I'll be your huckleberry - Bruce Kahl 04/01/00
Nightmare or Riding the Night Mare - debbiebarr 03/31/00
- Nightmare or Riding the Night Mare - Bruce Kahl 03/31/00
  - Nightmare - ESC 04/01/00
Swansong and thornbirds - diane 03/30/00
- Thornbird - Bruce Kahl 03/30/00
- Swan Song - Bruce Kahl 03/30/00
British Expression? - Tomar 03/30/00
- Five Knuckle Shuffle - Bruce Kahl 03/30/00
- British Expression? - Gary Martin 03/30/00
BB Q - MR. Obi Wan 03/28/00
- BB Q - ESC 03/28/00
  - BB Q - Joe Pessell 04/10/00
Old phrases - Steven Raughton 03/27/00
- Million dollar wound - Bruce Kahl 03/27/00
  - Million dollar wound - Steven Raughton 03/27/00
- Million-dollar wound - Steven Raughton 03/27/00
1920's slang - sarah spring 03/27/00
- 1920's slang - Bruce Kahl 03/27/00
  - 23 skidoo - ESC 03/27/00
  - 1920's slang - Bruce Kahl 03/27/00
Who wrote it? - Peggy 03/25/00
- T.S. Eliot--The Hollow Men - Bruce Kahl 03/25/00
"Let the Cat Out of the Bag" - Angel 03/24/00
- Cat - ESC 03/24/00
Seeded (Sports Useage) - Arden 03/24/00
Paid back in spades - MLM 03/23/00
Blood simple - ESC 03/22/00
"Keep a weather eye" - trevor 03/21/00
Choke their rivers... - Frankie 03/21/00
- Choke their rivers... - ESC 03/22/00
Canary in a coalmine - Amer Syed 03/20/00
- Canary in a coalmine - Bob 03/20/00
SCUD - ? the final answer - James Briggs 03/20/00
HELP?!?! - Deb Hewitt 03/18/00
- Ne're-do-well - Bruce Kahl 03/18/00
  - ne're-do-well - Barny 03/18/00
Thick as a brick - Bill Mullen 03/18/00
- Thick as a brick - ESC 03/18/00
  - Thick as a brick - Gary Martin 03/19/00
Better the Devil You Know - CuriousMe 03/17/00
- Better the Devil You Know - ESC 03/17/00
My stars and bars! - Patty 03/16/00
- My stars and bars! - ESC 03/17/00
"Redheaded Step Child" - Shane Collinsworth 03/15/00
- "Redheaded Step Child" - ESC 03/16/00
- "Redheaded Step Child" - Danny Royland 03/15/00
  - "Redheaded Step Child" - Sean O'Donnell 03/17/00
What kind of phrase is this? - Terry 03/15/00
- Made mention - ESC 03/17/00
- What kind of phrase is this? - Sean O'Donnel - Dublin (Ireland) 03/17/00
Bone of Contention - Steve Knapp 03/14/00
- A guess... - ESC 03/15/00
  - A guess... - Gary Martin 03/15/00
  - Another Guess........ - Bruce Kahl 03/15/00
Forest - Tomar 03/14/00
- Forest - Paul Guthrie 03/15/00
- Forest - ESC 03/15/00
Fancy - Frankie 03/14/00
If you can't find the author... - A. Petersen 03/14/00
- If you can't... - ESC 03/14/00
  - If you can't... - A. Petersen 03/16/00
The devil is in the details - A. Petersen 03/14/00
- The devil - ESC 03/14/00
  - The devil - Frankie 03/14/00
Some men are born to greatness... - Bob 03/13/00
- Catch-22 - ESC 03/13/00
- Mediocrity - ESC 03/13/00
Jukes and Callycats - Kevin Tracy 03/13/00
- Jukes and Callycats - Stella 03/13/00
  - Jukes and Kallikaks - Bob 03/13/00