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Old 11-29-2011, 05:24 AM
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That takes the cake.
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Old 11-30-2011, 05:07 AM
 
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Three sheets to the wind.

(very drunk)
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Old 11-30-2011, 05:08 AM
 
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That takes the cake.
I absolutely adore that phrase... one of the most used lines in our family conversations.
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Old 11-30-2011, 08:26 AM
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Screw up the courage to do something.
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Old 11-30-2011, 08:35 AM
 
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Good Morning! (Nothing like making it to another one!)
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Old 11-30-2011, 09:47 AM
 
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Too many adjectives to name...

Plangent
Eldritch
Cloying
Translucent
Ebullient
Noxious
Fawning
Effervescent
Diaphanous
Sultry

I could go on.

I also like to use ''ad infinitum'' more than ''ad nauseum''. More potential uses; less emotive.
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Old 11-30-2011, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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Don't mess with a sleeping grandfather.
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Old 12-01-2011, 05:28 AM
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The second million is easier than the first.
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Old 12-01-2011, 07:56 PM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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Going where no dummy has thought to go before.
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Old 12-02-2011, 06:41 AM
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Beware the remedy that is worse than the malady.
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