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“Perhaps I will,” said Tom with all his might.

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“There’s a high charge for supporters traveling by coach,” said Tom with considerable fanfare.

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Dictator: One who thinks he can take it – no matter to whom it belongs.

Definitions

Reoriented: Sent back to China.

Definitions Wordplay

A day without sunshine is like… well, night.

Situations Time

“I can see through the window,” said Tom stiltedly.

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Fiber: Edible wood-pulp said to aid digestion and prolong life, so that we might enjoy another six or eight years in which to consume wood-pulp.

Definitions Eating Food/Drink

“I can no longer hear anything,” said Tom deftly.

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Dating: An elaborate prelude to mating that fulfills much the same function as the sniffing ritual in dogs, but without its forthright honesty.

Dating Definitions Relationships

Surfing the Infobahn [information superhighway]

Mixed metaphors

Absolute Zero: The lowest grade attainable on a test.

Definitions Education School

Originality: Undetected plagiarism.

Definitions

“That’s more or less correct,” Tom said roughly.

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Window Shopping: Eye browsing.

Activities Definitions Shopping

“Sesame,” said Tom openly.

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Amnesty: The state’s magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish.

Definitions

He's so thin he had to stand twice in the same place to make a shadow.

Miscellaneous

Life is too short to drink cheap beer.

Alcohol Food/Drink Life

Litigant: A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.

Definitions Law

White Supremacists: The most convincing argument against the theory of white racial superiority.

Beliefs Definitions Intelligence People

Key Ring: A handy little gadget that allows you to lose all your keys at once.

Definitions Things