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Re: Origins - where do sayings come from? [Re: olivant] #646500 05/07/12 10:50 PM 05/07/12 10:50 PM
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Origins - where do sayings come from?	olivant	05/07/12 05:26 PM
Re: Origins - where do sayings come from?	klydon1	05/07/12 05:32 PM
Re: Origins - where do sayings come from?	olivant	05/07/12 06:49 PM
Re: Origins - where do sayings come from?	Turnbull	05/07/12 08:10 PM
Re: Origins - where do sayings come from?	Signor Vitelli	05/08/12 09:50 AM
Re: Origins - where do sayings come from?	dontomasso	05/08/12 02:38 PM
Re: Origins - where do sayings come from?	Sicilian Babe	05/08/12 02:50 AM
Re: Origins - where do sayings come from?	klydon1	05/08/12 03:27 PM
Re: Origins - where do sayings come from?	dontomasso	05/08/12 07:16 PM
Re: Origins - where do sayings come from?	Turnbull	05/09/12 01:42 AM