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moniss

(6,155 posts)
172. I have several such as
Sun Dec 22, 2024, 11:26 PM
Sunday

"standards of journalism", "service with a smile", "rule of law", "nobody is above the law", "work hard and you'll get ahead", "new, exciting automotive style", "clean water", "low, low prices", "affordable rent", "she wouldn't do that to me", "he wouldn't do that to me", "I don't know", "nobody is that crazy", "bring a bottle of milk from the store", "your condition is covered", "somebody will stop it", "new and improved", "this won't hurt a bit", "leave our kids a better life than we had", "peace and harmony", "the public good", "he's not like Hitler", "I'll paint any car $29.95", "it'll only be for awhile", "our company was not aware of the harmful effects".

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A generation prior to me called them "safes" TexLaProgressive Saturday #111
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Me, too. It's fun. Iggo Saturday #89
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Aarh. Iggo Sunday #165
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Hey, that was my dad's first job! (n/t) Iggo Sunday #166
"Groovy, man." Dave Bowman Saturday #4
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Rumpy-pumpy chowder66 Saturday #5
wotcha! UK Shellback Squid Saturday #6
I'm gonna... WestMichRad Saturday #7
Holy cow. Never understood it but but always thought cows somehow deserved a phrase like that. dgauss Saturday #8
My daughter says that all the time radical noodle Saturday #10
"Holy cow" lost a major proponent True Dough Saturday #16
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Baseball Hall of Famer displacedvermoter Saturday #52
Carey enid602 Saturday #107
You're joking, right? True Dough Saturday #110
Confusion enid602 Sunday #137
Ah, I see. True Dough Sunday #139
And the great uncle of Mariah Carey. FSogol Sunday #155
Isn't that Hindu? n/t malthaussen Saturday #90
Never thought of that. From Wikipedia: dgauss Saturday #109
My husband is doing his best to keep... 3catwoman3 Saturday #9
My cousin's maiden name was Keene Nittersing Saturday #38
Mature Republican RainCaster Saturday #11
Phonograph and record player. rubbersole Saturday #12
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Try "spindle." Some of the earliest records were wax cylinders. royable Saturday #19
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Dropping a dime sdfernando Saturday #103
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Bull in a china shop. wnylib Saturday #20
"Don't use my good scissors" JohnnyRingo Saturday #41
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About a decade ago I promoted my good china PoindexterOglethorpe Saturday #43
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Thermometer? Wicked Blue Saturday #53
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Spinster. greatauntoftriplets Saturday #45
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"loyal opposition" marble falls Saturday #50
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Me too Wicked Blue Saturday #69
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Malarkey and shenanigans have come back MaryMagdaline Saturday #60
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"Wicked pissah" Submariner Sunday #162
"Would you like me to check under the hood?" madamesilverspurs Sunday #163
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Here's one we don't hear any more. C0RI0LANUS Monday #175
Gay and carefree meaning the same thing. As in the "The Gay Divorcee" LeftInTX Monday #185
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