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1. about 5 hours ago on Off the Mark

   “Beware the man,be he friend or brother,whose hair is one colorand his moustache another.”

   -English folk saying

2. 1 day ago on Off the Mark

   Reminds me a bit of how, in Spanish, “helado” on its own means “ice cream”, even though, linguistically, it should just mean “iced” (as in “te helado”).

   Presumably, when it was a new thing, it WAS called “crema helado”. As it became common, dropping the “crema” became acceptable.

3. 6 days ago on Off the Mark

   I’ve subtracted 3lbs. from my weight simply by taking my KEYS out of my pocket!

4. 21 days ago on Off the Mark

   Then there’s the Lincoln special at the local Greek restaurant; four skordalia and seven gyros.

5. 28 days ago on Off the Mark

   The relationship is going to go sour.

6. about 1 month ago on Off the Mark

   Or things like Brie

7. 2 months ago on Off the Mark

   Look up Daniel Pinkwater and “The Hoboken Chicken Emergency” and “Looking for Bobowitz”. Sterling Matsoki (the mad scientist in both), was breeding square goldfish as part of an experiment to make fish that would be easier to transport in boxcars.

8. 2 months ago on Off the Mark

   Or Sterling Matsoki’s (REALLY obscure reference.)

9. 2 months ago on Off the Mark

   No spirits for these spirits.

10. 2 months ago on Off the Mark

    No, if it was a Manx, it wouldn’t have a tail (plus, Manx are generally shorthair). It was a Persian, or an Angora.