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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Heard in the wild today: “She smokes like a fish”
Picture it ;)
“I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin
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Whoever said it isn’t the only one. Some do it on purpose, but some clearly do not realize how weird it is. Here’s another variant. It might have been purposeful, but in context it did not seem to:
He still drinks and smokes like a fish on fire.
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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My son’s comment: “Salmon smokes pretty good!â€
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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