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Old 01-08-2013, 08:23 AM
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Argy-bargy
New one for me. argy-bargy - definition of argy-bargy by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

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"Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. --Joseph Addison"
That right there is worth the price of admission.
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Old 01-08-2013, 05:09 PM
 
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New one for me.

If you haven't spent much time in The UK--particularly in pubs in The UK--that would undoubtedly be a new term for you.
Beyond the "official" definition of "argy-bargy", I have heard this term used to describe the rush toward the bar just before the (early) closing time for UK pubs.
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Old 01-09-2013, 05:23 PM
 
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This was posted on CD today. It was not only true, but elegantly put.

"This request sets off one of our finer internecine wars."
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Old 01-09-2013, 10:46 PM
 
Location: On the Plateau in Tn.
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whirley gig
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Old 01-10-2013, 05:31 PM
 
Location: The Jar
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Poppyc*ck
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Old 01-10-2013, 06:42 PM
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Beggars shouldn't be choosers!
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Old 01-10-2013, 08:26 PM
 
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Curly Wurly

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Old 01-10-2013, 10:58 PM
 
Location: On the Plateau in Tn.
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Heebie-Jeebies in the UK it would be the screaming habdabs
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Old 01-10-2013, 11:59 PM
 
Location: The beautiful Garden State
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"A thing of beauty is a joy forever" -- John Keats
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Old 01-11-2013, 12:01 AM
 
Location: The beautiful Garden State
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"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined" - Henry David Thoreau
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