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Old 10-06-2018, 06:03 PM
 
Location: Limbo
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I like Ike!



A bit before my time.

Ike only won because his opponent's slogan was, "I'm madly for Adlai".
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Old 10-07-2018, 08:09 AM
 
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon
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You don't have to be crazy to work here, but it helps!
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Old 10-07-2018, 08:11 AM
 
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon
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Evolution in action.
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Old 10-07-2018, 08:46 AM
 
Location: On the Plateau in Tn.
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There is no reason, it's just our policy.
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Old 10-07-2018, 01:35 PM
 
Location: Madison, Alabama
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There is no reason, it's just our policy.
The privilege of ownership I suppose.
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Old 10-07-2018, 02:58 PM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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Darwin Award
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Old 10-08-2018, 11:51 AM
 
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Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

It means there are some bison from Buffalo NY who are bullied by other bison who are from Buffalo NY, these bullied bison then go and bully other bison who are also from Buffalo NY
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Old 10-09-2018, 12:23 PM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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"kicks in, kicks on" . It's just a simply term meaning something started working without a bunch of "Gobblegook"
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Old 10-09-2018, 02:20 PM
 
Location: Southwest Washington State
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In a world where we can be anything, be kind.

What a fun thread.
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Old 10-09-2018, 02:24 PM
 
Location: Southwest Washington State
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An old cowboy term for a nervous horse who's working his bit is: fonching. The horse is fonching at the bit. It can also mean the horse is throwing his head, jittering or any other nervous motion.

I have suspected for a long time the term may have come from a possible cavalry word, possibly French. I've heard the term applied to over-eager dogs and people, but less commonly as horses.
https://www.waywordradio.org/faunching-at-the-bit/

I’ve always heard it, “chomping at the bit.”
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