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#1 2019-06-29 00:38:03

yanogator
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Interesting image

Heard in the wild today: “She smokes like a fish”

Picture it ;)


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#2 2019-06-30 11:15:39

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Re: Interesting image

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.


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we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .

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#3 2019-06-30 11:23:16

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Re: Interesting image

My son’s comment: “Salmon smokes pretty good!”


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