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May29
He's like a frozen dinner...
e.g. When I'm out of options, he'll do
There were 139 posts and 1,424 votes
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- No more votes.Brian B
he's often consumed with loneliness
Alan F and 40 peopleAngela S
Anne L
Brian P
Chris L
Donna G
Dot Cassidy D
Elena N
Emily W
Esther H
Grant S
Jack P
Jane B
Jenn V
Jim B
June K
Kimberly R
Laurie F
Laurie B
Linda B
Liz B
Mark S
Maxine R
Mel S
Melissa D
Michele L
Mike K
Nina C
Peggy H
Peter U
Robin A
Sarah Ann D
Steve J
Steve K
T W Scott M
Thomas A
Thomas M
Tim L
Tom B
William B
William H like this - No more votes.Alan F
saw him every night after my wife left me
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaVariety is the spice of life!
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Ski Z ·
Top 100 Player · Journeyman at Millwright Local 1607 in Pomona, CaliforniaHey Alan, so glad to see you up here. :)
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Kimberly R ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Orlando, FloridaNice to see you moved back home
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- No more votes.Michele L
I had him going in circles.
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaWay to think, Michele!!! Very funny. :)
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Ski Z ·
Top 100 Player · Journeyman at Millwright Local 1607 in Pomona, CaliforniaYes Michele, very cute :)
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- No more votes.Brent S
sometimes he just needs to vent
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaGood one, Brent!!
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Brian B ·
A Powerful Force · Antique restorer at William Word Fine Antiques in Atlanta, GeorgiaGreat!
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- No more votes.Jack S
he compartmentalizes everything
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, Nebraska(Not that there's much there to compartmentalize!) Good one, Jack!
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Donna G ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Cary, North Carolinathat one word almost used up your entire letter limit!
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- No more votes.Chris W
ignore the warning signs and he'll burn you
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaGREAT!
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Chris M ·
Top 10 Elite · Works at Legal Assistant in Muskegon, MichiganCould be hot.
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T W Scott M · Owner at Canuckian.com in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
yeah - you gotta stab him first
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- No more votes.Patricia R
he's a meat and potatoes guy
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaGreat, Pat!
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Brian B ·
A Powerful Force · Antique restorer at William Word Fine Antiques in Atlanta, Georgialove it, PR
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- No more votes.Daniel E
all done in under three minutes
- No more votes.Susan C
He's a Smart One.
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaHahahaha!! :)
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Chris M ·
Top 10 Elite · Works at Legal Assistant in Muskegon, MichiganAnd so are you!
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Brian B ·
A Powerful Force · Antique restorer at William Word Fine Antiques in Atlanta, Georgialol!
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- No more votes.June K
well-preserved
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaTo a fault!
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Chris M ·
Top 10 Elite · Works at Legal Assistant in Muskegon, MichiganIndeed!
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Brian B ·
A Powerful Force · Antique restorer at William Word Fine Antiques in Atlanta, GeorgiaNice, June!
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- No more votes.Dina D
He got served last night
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Elizabeth A ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Lives in Centennial, Coloradocute D
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June K ·
Top 100 Player · Worked at Valley Presbyterian Hospital (HR Benefits Specialist) in Kingwood, Texas"Like", Dina!
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- No more votes.Kimberly R
He's trying to avoid a mix up
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaLove it, Kimberly!
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Chris M ·
Top 10 Elite · Works at Legal Assistant in Muskegon, MichiganGood thinking!
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Laurie F ·
Top 100 Player · Worked at School District (Para III) in Jefferson, Wisconsinforgive me for not seeing this sooner, real nice, kimberly ;-)
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- No more votes.Donna G
I am with him just out of convenience.
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Donna G ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Cary, North Carolina -
Elena N ·
Top 10 Elite · Lives in Chandler, ArizonaThis is a copy of mine. :-)
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Kimberly R ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Orlando, FloridaLOL
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- No more votes.Alden S
Had a quick warm-up before setting out on a lap
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Kimberly R ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Orlando, Floridanice
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Claire N ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Lives in Auckland, New ZealandGreat, Alden
- No more votes.Jim B
peas under the sheet
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Michael B ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Joined Aug 30, 2011HAHAAHHAA
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T W Scott M · Owner at Canuckian.com in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
And they say puns don't work in Analogies!! bahahaha!!!
- No more votes.Rob H
claimed to be a gourmet, but I knew better
- No more votes.Janiece U
He could be ready in a matter of minutes
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Ski Z ·
Top 100 Player · Journeyman at Millwright Local 1607 in Pomona, CaliforniaThat's thinking Janiece :)
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Alan F ·
Top 100 Player · Worked at Brutus Trimfit (Owner/Partner/retired) in Tucson, Arizonanice
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Laurie F ·
Top 100 Player · Worked at School District (Para III) in Jefferson, Wisconsinthat's the only thing i like about him ;-)
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- No more votes.Michael G
provided me with a decent cobbler
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Peggy H ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Works at Plays OneUpMe with a lot of flavor from Los Alamitos, CaliforniaI just made a peach and raspberry cobbler. Yummy!
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Ski Z ·
Top 100 Player · Journeyman at Millwright Local 1607 in Pomona, CaliforniaI bet he worked on your shoes too while he was at it Michael
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Michael G ·
Top 100 Player · Joined May 30, 2011yup
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- No more votes.Daniel O
It did not take him long to warm up to me
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T W Scott M · Owner at Canuckian.com in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
hmmm - this should have more than 4 votes. I love it!
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Daniel O ·
Top 100 Player · Works at Interactive Digital - VUI Cloud from Dublin, IrelandAin't it the way Scott! The ones I do I think are useless do well and vice-versa
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- No more votes.Jim H
always a BANQUET with him around
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaIn a manner of speaking! :) Good one, Jim!
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- No more votes.Lynn W
He sucks. I suck. What went wrong with my life?
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William B ·
Top 100 Player · Works at Team Wrad in Republic, MissouriI sort of love this one.
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaI love the "short story-ness" of this, Lynn. Plus, I identify with the protagonist.
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- No more votes.Debra Y
You won't find him in a gourmet kitchen
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Chris L ·
Pi, duh. · Associate Professor at Rowan University in Pitman, New JerseyHey, you're doing just as well as I am. ;-)
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Debra Y ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Sr. PR Executive & Social Media Manager at Schubert Communications in Malvern, PennsylvaniaHa ha! It's because after a three-day weekend, I'm actually busy working today. And, generally, I wasn't feeling any of the games today.
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- No more votes.Jim W
Never has lived up to his potential
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaAgreed he could be better if he'd only try harder!
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- No more votes.Andrew C
Hard when I put him in, soft when I took him out.
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Dot Cassidy D ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Hyannis, NebraskaAndrew!!!
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- No more votes.Chris L
has fat, sodium, and sugar issues
Brian B and 2 peopleLaurie F
Liz B like this-
Brian B ·
A Powerful Force · Antique restorer at William Word Fine Antiques in Atlanta, GeorgiaYou deserve better.
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Laurie F ·
Top 100 Player · Worked at School District (Para III) in Jefferson, Wisconsini liked it too, chris. i didn't even know we had a game til lunchtime today. better day tomorrow!
- No more votes.Crystal D
A tad salty
Christopher H and 2 peopleJulie S
Liz B like this-
Liz B ·
Top 100 Player · Registered Dietitian/Nutrition Educator at Kaiser Permanente in Palmdale, CaliforniaSad but true! Nice one!
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Crystal D ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Corporate Communications Manager (Policy/Regulatory, Regional PR, and Crisis) at Sprint in Alexandria, VirginiaThanks! Means a lot coming from a nutrition expert.
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- No more votes.Andy P
has a small meat and two vedge
Brian B and Elizabeth A like this-
Elizabeth A ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Lives in Centennial, Coloradoha
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Brian B ·
A Powerful Force · Antique restorer at William Word Fine Antiques in Atlanta, Georgiahahahaha
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Maxine R ·
Top 100 Player · Lives in Los Angeles, California
This is so good; it had to be you. Great job, Laura :-)
11 months ago · 2 peopleCharlene A ·
Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Lives in West Berlin, New Jersey
Awwwwwwww, so sad and so good!
11 months ago