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#1 2006-08-14 14:01:07

jorkel
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Registered: 2006-08-08
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"Fall by the WAISTSIDE" vs. wayside

Google results on Aug 14, 2006
70 ”...by the WAISTSIDE”
2,780,000 “by the wayside”

Not very common, but the imagery is cute. -Joe Krozel

Examples:

Amazon.com: Garden of Eden: Books: Ernest HemingwayIn summary, this was a book that had potential…but quickly fell by the waistside, much like David and Catherine’s marriage. ...
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ … 2?v=glance – 118k – Cached – Similar pages

Chemo – the good side effects?My housework fell by the waistside when I was sick – oh well! It’s probably the steroids. How are you finding the eating thing going? ...
www.medhelp.org/forums/OvarianCancer/messages/6041.html – 13k – Cached – Similar pages

IGN PSP Reader ReviewsOver the past few years, the Syphon Filter franchise fell by the waistside, as Metal Gear and Splinter Cell excelled. This is Gabe’s rise back to the top of …
rr.psp.ign.com/rr_obj/682/682959.html – 74k – Cached – Similar pages

Vida En El ValleIf we can put all of our political agendas by the waistside for 100 minutes, then perhaps we can respect Gore’s view on the environment from watching this …
www.vidaenelvalle.com/living/english/v- … 2085c.html – 8k – Cached – Similar pages

Born To Explore! The Other Side of ADD… in this manner against themselves or society the deprivation our Americanized way has come to be as far as virtue, moral and ethics is by the waistside. ...
www.network54.com/Forum/99039/thread/10 … +Judgement – 22k – Cached – Similar pages

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