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Fun phrase of the day found in a book I recently read

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    "..making a racket like an explosion in a noise factory." - Charles Stross "Atrocity Archives"


    "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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      "..making a racket like an explosion in a noise factory." - Charles Stross "Atrocity Archives"


      "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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      "..like skeletons doing it on a tin roof."

      Cheetah. Ferret. Gonads. What more can I say? - Pete O'Hanlon

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        "..making a racket like an explosion in a noise factory." - Charles Stross "Atrocity Archives"


        "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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        In other words no change was noticed from the normal state of affairs?

        Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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          "..making a racket like an explosion in a noise factory." - Charles Stross "Atrocity Archives"


          "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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          My favorite phase from childhood is: "That's slicker than deer guts on a door knob!"

          Joe V My Blog on Testing Me, Myself, and I

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            In other words no change was noticed from the normal state of affairs?

            Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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            I never thought of it that way, in context it was an incredibly loud noise.


            "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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