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Needle in a Haystack vs. Thumbtack in a Junk Drawer

"Counsel for prose is overruled. Poetry, you may continue."

Changing Minds

"And almighty God said to Adam, 'Get a room already will ya!'" "Little known fact from the Book of Genesis."

Fred interpreted the word compact as a verb, not as an adjective.

'And though he died during the hunt, we can only assume that George L Jones would want this new species of butt-faced clown monkey to forever bear his name.'

"How else will I know when I'm clean as a hound's tooth?"

'Now that we've learned to talk, we can have FOCUS GROUPS!'

"Well that answers that question!"

"Costs have risen by 200% and we are behind schedule. We are living up to our acronym gentlemen and I am not happy about it!!"

'My other baby is Mercedes'

"Wait ... I always thought taking each other for granted was a good thing!"

Fisherman: 'HOLY MACKEREL!'

"Sinead?!"

Thesaurus Publishing: Welcome, Greetings, Salutations

It's good news when an agent says "This is a big break" to an aspiring actor. But not good when said by an orthopedic surgeon holding your x-ray! It's jarring when your business partner says "We're going under while he's looking at the books. But it's very routine when said by a submarine captain speaking to the crew. "You're on fire" is nice to hear when you're playing an excellent round of golf. But not what you want to hear when you're grilling burgers. "A thumb on the scale" often mean

Brothers Grimm

"I think you need to reboot your carrot."

Yep, that's me in a pea pod! In a pea pod�?? I think "nutshell" has been vastly overused.

Could you be a little bit more specific than an 'arm and a leg'?

"To stay in or not to stay in...."

"He talks at 100 miles an hour." "With gusts up to 120."

"Jim, I was asking for a simple explanation, not exclamation."

'I was going to run for office, but by the time I threw my hat in the ring, all the really good catch phrases were taken...'

'I, for one, am sick of this 'King of the Apes' business! I demand a Republic!'

Oh, so that's 'how it's hanging'!

Globe. Which line do you prefer? "What's past is prologue" or "today is the first day of the rest of your life"?

Pearls Before Swine is not a terribly savvy name

"This is not the first time I have been asked to speak."

The Perpetual Motion (just a figure of speech) Institute.

"You're not a gift horse, are you?"

'Actually, my Dad never learned to talk - My Mom's a ventriloquist.'

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