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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Premier Crossword
Sunday, December 24, 2017
By Frank A. Longo
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Word Sleuth Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions - forward, backward, up, down and diagonally. Every puzzle has one unlisted clue.
CLUE LIST Desert Fire tower Hermit Island Lighthouse Marooned Mid-ocean North Pole Outpost President Single Solitude Solo Space The moon
Dempsey Ewing Galbraith Henry Leahy McEnroe McGoohan O’Neal Rafter Roy Star Stewart Swayze Warburton White
CLUE LIST Alamosa Avon Dillon Eagle-Vail Frisco Gold Hill Granby Gunnison Keystone Leadville Ouray Salida Silverton Telluride Yampa
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CLUE LIST
CLUE LIST Arnhem Basel Chur Cologne Duisburg Kampen Koblenz Mainz Neuss Rotterdam Strasbourg Wesel Worms Xanten Zons
GAMEBOOK
Sunday, December 24, 2017
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CROSSWORD
THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS 1 Takes in 5 “Les Misérables” actor 10 Lotion additive 11 Mini hamburger 12 Spring period 13 Flammable stuff 14 Like some hot dogs 16 Risky venture 20 Protection from harm 23 Compass dir. 24 Bakery workers 25 Location 27 Numbered rd. 28 Followed 29 Like some glances 32 Texan grazer 36 Niche 39 Quaker’s pronoun 40 Poor person 41 Start of a German count 42 Suit material 43 Decays DOWN 1 Leg part 2 Bread spread
Sunday, December 24, 2017
THOMAS JOSEPH
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Words to Nanette Homesteader Stick Magician’s props Peculiar Lilliputian Blunder Obdurate A bunch Get better In the past Started a hole Letter start Play start Flow into Hunger indicator Flame source Printer need Wed in haste Adored Columbus setting Budget amount Famous loch Suitable Court concern Pool need
ACROSS 1 Glowing coal 6 Fighting 11 “Blue Chips” star 12 Gallows sight 13 Vestige 14 Far from wordy 15 For fun, for short 16 Patted down 18 Invite 19 Decline 20 Messy room 21 Pageantry 23 Ballet costumes 25 Descartes conclusion 27 Some magazine pages 28 Egyptian dam site 30 Relaxing resorts 33 Bow’s shape 34 Detective Archer 36 Clean Water Act org. 37 Learned one 39 Pen point 40 Baseball’s Satchel 41 Down source 43 Static 44 Reunion girl 45 Casual eateries
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46 Flanks DOWN 1 Snare 2 To a greater extent 3 Evelyn Waugh novel 4 Catchall abbr. 5 Sailing hazards 6 Island near Barbuda 7 Low digits 8 Evelyn Waugh novel 9 Useful skills 10 Slender 17 Informer 22 Pussy foot 24 Six-pt. scores 26 Croquet needs 28 Secret stuff 29 Teachers’ org. 31 Individually 32 Buffalo team 33 Jellied dish 35 Small songbirds 38 Beast 42 Clock numeral
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Word Sleuth Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions - forward, backward, up, down and diagonally. Every puzzle has one unlisted clue.
CLUE LIST Doorman Fireman Foreman Human Layman Manacle Manager Mandatory Manger Mango Manna Manor Mantel Postman Watchman
Boiled Bone-in Canned Country Cured Deviled Glazed Picnic Radio Smithfield Smoked Spiced Stuffed Virginia Yule
CLUE LIST Airplane Baseball Bottles Bowling ball Coins Football Lariat Plates Records Silk Stories Tops Webs Yarns Yo-yo
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CLUE LIST
CLUE LIST Blackjack Canasta Euchre Faro Fish Gin Hearts Old Maid Pinochle Poker Rook Rummy Solitaire Spades Whist
GAMEBOOK
Sunday, December 24, 2017
CROSSWORD
CROSSWORD
THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS 1 Pub pints 5 Zoo favorite 10 Refinery sights 12 In the area 13 Let on 14 Sung story 15 Golf position 16 Tear 18 Immoral act 19 Anne Rice vampire 21 Chinese boat 22 Tidy 24 Odometer reading 25 Journey specialty 29 Spur on 30 Lease signer 32 Zodiac animal 33 Maui souvenir 34 Polite address 35 More than pudgy 37 Full of verve 39 Electrician’s concern 40 Till fill 41 Kilt wearers 42 Company bigwig
Sunday, December 24, 2017
THOMAS JOSEPH
DOWN 1 Even a little 2 Gents’ dates 3 Catch in a net 4 Enjoy Alta 5 Hoof sound 6 Spring 7 Gets slick 8 “Semper fi” sayer 9 Floor piece 11 Fasten one’s seat belt 17 “I should be going” 20 Like some tests 21 Argo captain 23 Words on arriving 25 Like our numerals 26 “Night of the Living Dead” director 27 Dealer’s place 28 Cutlery 29 Ship fronts 31 Low cards 33 Minus 36 Fixed 38 High hit
ACROSS 1 Medium for secret messages 5 Weaponry 9 Caravan animal 10 Farm animals 12 Regions 13 Little hooter 14 Much-mocked hairstyle 16 Pasture 17 Avails oneself of 18 Not often 21 Toper 22 Intolerant sorts 23 Scooter’s kin 24 Kitchen goofs 26 Sack 29 Morphine, for one 30 Mystique 31 Old crone 32 Laptop’s kin 34 Spot in the ocean 37 Creator of 25-Down 38 Last Greek letter 39 Notions 40 Terminate 41 Filming locations
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DOWN 1 Tenor Enrico 2 Brunch dish 3 Bargains 4 Different 5 In the past 6 Use oars 7 Croquet need 8 Fills with resolution 9 “The Stranger” writer 11 Remain 15 One with instant siblings 19 A long time 20 Scepter 22 Nut’s partner 23 Farrow of films 24 Twinges 25 Friend of Pooh 26 Ammo unit 27 Sports settings 28 Fence openings 29 Toledo’s state 30 Tolerate 33 Writer Kingsley 35 Sense of self 36 Spigot
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Word Sleuth Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions - forward, backward, up, down and diagonally. Every puzzle has one unlisted clue.
CLUE LIST Goalie Goalpost Goat Goblet Goblin Goldfish Goldmine Gondolier Gone Goose Gorgeous Gorilla Gossip Gourmet Gout
Abdul-Jabbar Allen Barkley Bryant Dantley Duncan English Hayes Iverson Jordan K. Malone M. Malone O’Neal Parish Pierce
CLUE LIST Awl Chisel Cleaver Clippers Drill Gouge Hacksaw Hatchet Hoe Ice pick Knife Machete Razor Scissors Sickle
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CLUE LIST
CLUE LIST Bounce Bound Dash Hurdle Leap Race Rush Scamper Scurry Skip Spring Sprint Streak Stride Vault
GAMEBOOK
Sunday, December 24, 2017
CROSSWORD
CROSSWORD
THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS 1 Dorian Gray’s creator 6 Treat the turkey 11 Blockhead 12 Honolulu hello 13 Make markdowns 15 For each 16 McKellen of “The Hobbit” 17 Crucial 18 Wash thoroughly 20 Story lines 23 Art inspirers 27 Davenport setting 28 Wise teacher 29 Annoying fellow 31 Flash of light 32 Singer West 34 “Modern Family” network 37 Huck’s pal 38 Simile center 41 File transferring aids 44 Broadcast sound 45 Take as one’s own 46 Takes a break 47 Scout’s rider DOWN 1 Bit of smoke
Sunday, December 24, 2017
THOMAS JOSEPH
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Not busy Deceitful sort Uno doubled Moral concern Noted showman Boxing great Punch “Of — I Sing” Effortless Golfer’s goal Unadorned “Taps” tooter Peach part De-pressed Have debts Take to court Memorable time Total Poignant quality One always working out Auction signal Miles off Sky shade Heels Stratford river Fall mo. Regarding Plop down Wedding words
ACROSS 1 Bike pair 7 Invites 11 Roma’s nation 12 Computer part 13 Job for Petruchio 14 Theater award 15 “Bye!” 17 Optimal 20 Lead-in 23 “That’s gross!” 24 Raised 26 Big head 27 Time to prepare 28 — roll 29 Soup features 31 Actor Wheaton 32 Like draft beer 33 Travel stops 34 Olympics projectile 37 River to the Severn 39 St. Francis’s home 43 Salamander 44 Painter Georges 45 Turn down 46 Sneaker features
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DOWN 1 Deep hole 2 Greek vowel 3 Block up 4 Hollywood’s elite 5 Queue 6 Cooking mint 7 Play start 8 Overpower verbally 9 Family 10 Mole, e.g. 16 Startled cry 17 Good, in Granada 18 Incite 19 Defeat 21 Quarrel 22 Lustrous gems 24 Lends a hand 25 “— had it!” 30 Delicate 33 Debate topic 35 Play group 36 Manual reader 37 Plus 38 Neckline shape 40 Writer Levin 41 Melancholy 42 “— been real!”
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Sudoku Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the same number only once
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Point & Solve In this crossword puzzle variety, the clues appear in the diagram itself. Simply enter the answers in the directions indicated by the arrows.
Sunday, December 24, 2017
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Multi-Sudoku Each puzzle consists of two or more Sudoku grids overlapping each other in various configurations. The grids may be Classic Sudoku or a mix of different Sudoku variants. The object is to solve all grids according to their variant rules. Note that overlapping areas comply with the rules of more than one grid.
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GAMEBOOK
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Sunday, December 24, 2017
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Wuzzles Each Wuzzles is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For Example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Cryptoquip The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error.
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: E equals Y
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: S equals N
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: J equals I
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: J equals F
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: C equals O
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Wuzzles Each Wuzzles is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For Example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Cryptoquip The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error.
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: E equals D
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: H equals I
Sunday, December 24, 2017
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: A equals E
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: X equals R
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: E equals C
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: Y equals C
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Wuzzles Each Wuzzles is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For Example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON
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GAMEBOOK
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Cryptoquip The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error.
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: P equals H
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: V equals L
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: Q equals T
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: F equals D
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: M equals N
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Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: G equals S
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Super Quiz
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Hocus Focus
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Cryptoquote
AXYDLBAAXR is L O N G F E L L O W
One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for three L’s, X for the two O’s, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, and length and formation of words are all hints. The code letters are different for each puzzle.
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Sunday, December 24, 2017
CROSSWORD
CROSSWORD
EUGENE SHEFFER
ACROSS 1 Hamstrings 6 Poorly lit 9 Moreover 12 Take as one’s own 13 Elizabethan, e.g. 14 Luau side dish 15 Suitor 16 Sponge 18 Logic 20 Clue 21 Sapporo sash 23 Drench 24 Papa 25 File’s partner 27 Women’s home, said John Gray 29 Power source 31 “The — Cometh” 35 Because 37 Portrayal 38 Pop 41 Expert 43 Feedbag tidbit 44 Reed instrument 45 Askew
Sunday, December 24, 2017
EUGENE SHEFFER
47 In a temperamental way 49 Archipelago component 52 Emeril’s interjection 53 Lennon’s lady 54 African capital city 55 Pigpen 56 A Bobbsey twin 57 Private student DOWN 1 Legislation 2 Commotion 3 Dock doings 4 Duel tool 5 First Little Pig’s material 6 Remove a stripe 7 Press 8 Chinese chairman 9 Garden pest 10 Incessantly 11 Filthy
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ACROSS 1 Talent 6 Clinton-era housepet 11 Origin 12 Consecrate with oil 14 Green club 15 Say under one’s breath 16 “Eeewww!” 17 Down in the — 19 Spell-down 20 Actress Perlman 22 Zilch 23 Stunned sensation 24 Bra part 26 Floods 28 Yon bloke 30 Operated 31 Poison in a 1939 play 35 “Caribbean Queen” singer Billy 39 Titleholder’s proof
Second drink? Lucky roll Raw rock Prohibit French noble title Showed affection Sis’ kid Little louse Having a romantic glow, maybe Carte lead-in Profit Big gorge Gets zero stars WWII vessel Spacious Oust Radius neighbor Birthright barterer Charged bit Before Pirouette pivot
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Apprehend Facility Sternward Went outwith Bus bldg. Bowling alley border Bread spread Intertwine Earth tones Redcaps’ workplace Jurors, in theory
DOWN 1 Battled 2 Part of MLK Jr. 3 Illustrations 4 On the rocks 5 Same old story? 6 Embroidery creation 7 Responsibility 8 Barracks bed 9 Knapsack of a sort
10 Earn a blessing? 11 Boot attachments 13 Kilmer poem 18 Central 21 Oohed and — 23 Conical-cap wearer 25 Wrestling win 27 “7 Faces of Dr. —” 29 Mosque tower 31 Saw 32 Money back 33 Resolve 34 Garfield, for one 36 Festive spring day 37 Michaelmas daisies 38 Approaches 41 Jazz style 44 Art — 45 Mussolini title 48 Spigot 50 Commonest English word
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Cryptoquote
AXYDLBAAXR is L O N G F E L L O W
One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for three L’s, X for the two O’s, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, and length and formation of words are all hints. The code letters are different for each puzzle.
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Sunday, December 24, 2017
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CROSSWORD
EUGENE SHEFFER
ACROSS 1 Hollywood’s Photoshopping? (Abbr.) 4 $ dispenser 7 Cheek by — 11 Pilgrimage to Mecca 13 “How come?” 14 Overwhelms 15 Earthenware pot 16 Neither partner 17 Require 18 Westerns star John 20 Language of Pakistan 22 Grecian vessel 24 Red suit 28 Former Soviet republic 32 Zagreb resident 33 Computer brand 34 Youngster 36 Christmas 37 Salvers 39 Topic 41 Blew hard 43 Greet the villain 44 Thing
Sunday, December 24, 2017
EUGENE SHEFFER
21 Calendar abbr. 23 Almond or pecan 25 Libertine 26 Body powder 27 Proofreading directive 28 Dog owner’s chore 29 Beige 30 Symbol on Canada’s flag 31 “Help!” 35 Place for 28Down DOWN 1 Food, slangily 38 Prepared 40 Feathery 2 Festive neckpiece 3 Without doing 42 Subtraction anything from an account 4 Plant bristle 5 Commandment 45 Lots 47 Actor Donovan starter 48 Press 6 Gift from the 49 Dressed wise men 7 She’s Betty in 50 Stitch 51 Golf prop “Mad Men” 52 Everybody 8 Have bills 54 Coloring agent 9 Tiny 10 “Acid” 12 New Year’s Day 19 Mess up 46 Prank 50 Celebrity 53 Unopened flower 55 Noble title 56 Congers, e.g. 57 Unfriendly 58 Old portico 59 Ridge caused by a blow 60 With 61-Across, finis 61 See 60-Across
ACROSS 1 Piquant taste 5 Winter ailment 8 Painter Chagall 12 Thought 13 Arctic bird 14 Met melody 15 Slaughter 17 Vend 18 Type squares 19 Doctor’s due 20 Any of 150 in the Bible 21 Doorstep item 22 Lemon meringue, e.g. 23 Sacrifice site 26 Spa fixture 30 The Red and the Black 31 Formal wear 32 Start a garden 33 Popular place to socialize 35 Heredity factors 36 Pick a target 37 Existed 38 Animal 41 Purse
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42 Mauna — 45 Not pizzicato 46 “Manon” composer 48 Opposed 49 Pismire 50 Unaccompanied 51 For fear that 52 Fourth letter 53 Recipe meas. DOWN 1 Fourth dimension 2 Leading man? 3 Untouchable Eliot 4 Petrol 5 Aspect 6 Entice 7 Guitar’s cousin 8 Some physiotherapists 9 Vicinity 10 Small stream 11 At peace 16 Somewhere out there
20 Snapshot 21 Chief who befriended the Pilgrims 22 Latin for “peace” 23 Fire residue 24 Zodiac cat 25 Tit for — 26 Stick out 27 Buddhist sect 28 Wye follower 29 Egos’ counterparts 31 Male turkey 34 Fruit stone 35 Jokes 37 Squander 38 False god 39 Sea eagle 40 Performances 41 Poison 42 Door opener 43 Morays, e.g. 44 On 46 Crazy 47 Superlative suffix
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Cryptoquote
AXYDLBAAXR is L O N G F E L L O W
One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for three L’s, X for the two O’s, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, and length and formation of words are all hints. The code letters are different for each puzzle.
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Sunday, December 24, 2017
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CROSSWORD
EUGENE SHEFFER
ACROSS 1 Departed 5 “Gosh!” 8 Capri or Wight 12 Wheelbase terminus 13 Scepter 14 Mast 15 Punishing, in a way 17 Erstwhile acorns 18 Fares, at times 19 British P.M., 1945-51 21 “— the season ...” 22 Crucifix 23 Lived 26 AAA job 28 Grand tales 31 Rose fruit 33 Unruly bunch 35 Within (Pref.) 36 Give a speech 38 Kids’ card game 40 Understand 41 Hear the alarm
Sunday, December 24, 2017
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43 Decay 45 Film festival city 47 Rock concert staffer 51 Low-pH 52 Sending unwanted emails 54 Hindu royal 55 Work unit 56 Taro root 57 Indication 58 Born 59 Tofu beans
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AS A RECENT MOTHER, THAT NOCTURNAL FLYING INSECT DEFINITELY HAS A LOT OF HUNGRY MOTHS TO FEED.
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HUMOROUS MONTY PYTHON FLICK ABOUT THE MAKING OF PICKLING SOLUTION: “THE LIFE OF BRINE.”
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WHEN A PERSON KNOCKING DOWN PINS DECIDES TO WEAR A HAT, I GUESS IT SHOULD BE A BOWLER.
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I SUPPOSE SINCE THERE’S NO SECOND SPARE CONTAINER IN WHICH TO POUR THIS WINE, I CAN’T DECANT.
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EVERY TIME A GHOST HAS TO HAVE SURGERY, YOU MIGHT CALL THE PROCEDURE AN APPARITION OPERATION.
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I ASSUME FRIGHTFUL MONSTERS THAT ACCEPT ASTROLOGY OFTEN READ THEIR DAILY HORROR-SCOPES.
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WHAT COULD A PERSON CALL THE VEGETATION ENVELOPING THE OLD WHEAT STOREHOUSE? GRANARY GREENERY.
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I’M SUCH A HUGE FAN OF INDY CARS, IT’S REALLY NO WONDER MY THOUGHTS ARE ALWAYS RACING.
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FURNITURE UNITS USED BY SMALL DONKEYS FOR KEEPING APPAREL ITEMS IN STORAGE: BURROS’ BUREAUS.
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WITH THE NEW DAY COMES NEW STRENGTH AND NEW THOUGHTS. — ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
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BECAUSE YOUR ONCE-LIKABLE TAME PUPPY DOG TURNED BACK INTO A MONGREL, DID ITS SYMPTOMS RE-CUR?
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WITHOUT A HUMBLE BUT REASONABLE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR OWN POWERS YOU CANNOT BE SUCCESSFUL OR HAPPY. — NORMAN VINCENT PEALE
THAT EAGLE’S HUGE CLIFFTOP NEST GIVES ME GOOSE PIMPLES. I’VE NEVER SEEN SUCH AN EERIE AERIE.
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WHEN THEY FINALLY PURIFIED THAT LARGE MASS OF POLLUTED METAL, IT WAS REALLY A REFINING MOMENT.
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SETTING GOALS IS THE FIRST STEP IN TURNING THE INVISIBLE INTO THE VISIBLE. — TONY ROBBINS
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WHEN FELIX ON “THE ODD COUPLE” HASN’T EATEN FOOD FOR A WHILE, I EXPECT HE GETS UNGER PANGS.
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IF A GROUP OF SENATE MESSENGERS ARE ALL SCAREDY-CATS, I WOULD CALL THEM THE YELLOW PAGES.
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BECAUSE I’VE EATEN A LOT OF ROUGHAGE AT CHURCH, I IMAGINE I MUST HAVE A STRONG MORAL FIBER.
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THE BATTER’S INJURY IS JUST A FAIRLY MINOR ONE, BECAUSE HE ONLY SUSTAINED BUNT-FORCE TRAUMA.
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OPPORTUNITY DOES NOT KNOCK; IT PRESENTS ITSELF WHEN YOU BEAT DOWN THE DOOR. — KYLE CHANDLER
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KINDLY CHOP DOWN SOME TREES IN YOUR OVERGROWN THICKET, OR I’M GONNA HAVE TO CULL THE COPSE.
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THAT STUNT DRIVER WHO ENJOYS STURDY MILITARY VEHICLES IS KNOWN FOR PERFORMING JEEP TRICKS.
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FEAR CANNOT BE WITHOUT HOPE NOR HOPE WITHOUT FEAR. — BARUCH SPINOZA
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WHAT IS CALLED GENIUS IS THE ABUNDANCE OF LIFE AND HEALTH. — HENRY DAVID THOREAU
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YOU ONLY HAVE TO DO A VERY FEW THINGS RIGHT IN YOUR LIFE SO LONG AS YOU DON’T DO TOO MANY THINGS WRONG. — WARREN BUFFETT
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EXPECT PROBLEMS AND EAT THEM FOR BREAKFAST. — ALFRED A. MONTAPERT
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HE WHO DOES NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR SILENCE WILL PROBABLY NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR WORDS. — ELBERT HUBBARD
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I WAS TRAINING TO BE AN ELECTRICIAN. I SUPPOSE I GOT WIRED THE WRONG WAY ROUND SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE. — ELVIS PRESLEY
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BY FAILING TO PREPARE, YOU ARE PREPARING TO FAIL. — BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
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A CREATIVE MAN IS MOTIVATED BY THE DESIRE TO ACHIEVE, NOT BY THE DESIRE TO BEAT OTHERS. — AYN RAND
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THE WISE DOES AT ONCE WHAT THE FOOL DOES AT LAST. — BALTASAR GRACIAN
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ART CANNOT BE MODERN. ART IS PRIMORDIALLY ETERNAL. — EGON SCHIELE
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ONE WAY TO KEEP MOMENTUM GOING IS TO HAVE CONSTANTLY GREATER GOALS. — MICHAEL KORDA
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BACK OF EVERY MISTAKEN VENTURE AND DEFEAT IS THE LAUGHTER OF WISDOM, IF YOU LISTEN. — CARL SANDBURG
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NEVER PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW WHAT MAY BE DONE DAY AFTER TOMORROW JUST AS WELL. — MARK TWAIN
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