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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 01:04 PM
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Why is everything called "tastefully done" when it's not meant to be eaten?
Damn tease.
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Basileus Basileon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 01:05 PM
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1. Are we referring to a disappointing date here?
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 01:06 PM
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2. ?
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 01:08 PM
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4. :)
For example: In a museum, someone states "This painting is tastefully done". A misnomer; most paintings are not edible.
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 01:06 PM
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3. Well, Hypnotoad, you see, some words have more than one meaning
and we use them...aw fuck it. Why should I waste my time?
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 01:09 PM
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5. You wouldn't believe how many people say that...
And you wouldn't want to know the contexts in which that phrase you used was used. :D
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 01:11 PM
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6. Tastefully done.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 01:12 PM
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7. But you still wouldn't want to eat me...
:spray:
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 01:18 PM
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10. Never assume. nt
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 01:12 PM
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8. Oh great.
There's smoke coming out of my ears now.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 01:15 PM
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9. Damning her for encouraging me, I see.
:spray:
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