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#1 2015-05-29 01:56:57

JuanTwoThree
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From: Spain
Registered: 2009-08-15
Posts: 455

Tickle the boxes

Please fulfil the form below the SURNAME and first name of each passenger and tickle the boxes

“Hopefully, if these mean anything, it’s that more of the great scripts that are out there, that don’t tickle the boxes in terms of stars and all the rest

Well it doesn’t tickle the boxes the way a lambo should because, well it’s not a lambo

Although it was a fantastic thing to do, it didn’t quite – I don’t like the phrase, but – tickle the boxes.

There’s really nothing to say. There may be deliberate punning going on, but not always.


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#2 2015-06-01 13:25:47

DavidTuggy
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From: Mexico
Registered: 2007-10-11
Posts: 2714
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Re: Tickle the boxes

A blend of tick off and toggle ?


*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .

(Possible Corollary: it is, and we are .)

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#3 2015-06-02 02:15:10

JuanTwoThree
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From: Spain
Registered: 2009-08-15
Posts: 455

Re: Tickle the boxes

It’s an oddity because if it’s merely “tick all” re-imagined, it doesn’t really work in the affirmative. Unless someone takes the next step`:

Be sure to choose a corporate healthcare provider who tickles the boxes

it is up to you to create a ‘reality’ that floats the boat, tickles the boxes and hits the spot for the majority


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