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Old 30-October-2009, 04:20 PM
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On a photo-finish, IsaacKuo won.
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Once again, the photo-finish Judge was Don.
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"Ghosts" are usually just misunderstood, natural phenomena.

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Ghost writers are what we all require.
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Really Don? Your style suggests you don't need any help.
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LP records were originally 78rpm, but then changed to 33 rpm.
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P.M. hours will no longer be extended due to the return of Standard (i.e. normal) Time.

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Me thinks me will sleep well and long tonight.
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HT (high-tension) lines can be hazardous to your health if you're not careful.
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Ullage motors are something I know nothing about.

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Utopian worlds are more interesting than ours.
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RS Fords, now that brings the back my boy-racer days, way back when..
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... (ellipsis) - a mark or series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word or a phrase from the original text
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Xterra, made by Nissan, is a compact SUV.
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Uvulas are located near the tonsils.
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LSD ... man ... the colors ...
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rsync is a popular utility for incremental backup.
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Upsidasium is a rock found by Rocky and Bulwinkle that is so light that it floats in air.
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Ng, Rita is a former Miss California.
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iatrophysics is not taught in many colleges anymore.
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hymenoptera hasn't got anything to do with Virgin Atlantic
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Icterids are either gregarious and noisy like the blackbirds, or more solitary and melodious like the orioles.

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escorting rich and famous people around the world, I would imagine to be either fun or tedious.
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Using the last two letters in a sentence to start a new sentence seems to waning in popularity.

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Typical. Just when it was starting to be fun.
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unless I am mistaken, it still is fun in a silly sort of way.
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Aye, but can you make any money at it?

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