I though bated breath was breath like a bat.
Posted on 11/02/2006 6:55:53 PM PST by P-Marlowe
"What the heck does "baited breath" mean, anyway?"
LOL. It means you've been eating the worms again.
The word is "bated" and it means diminished or withheld, as in holding your breath.
1. Is this a variate of the N 3 ?
2. Why dose spell check not like naaaa but NAAAA is ok?
3. Do you put your finger on your nose when you say this?
Naaaaa.
We usually point our fingers.
I though bated breath was breath like a bat.
So what you are saying is that between the Marines, the Navy and the Air Force, it is a tie.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Oscar?
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Here's one while you think about my status:
"I put tape on my mirror so I don't accidently walk into another dimension."
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Have you been rejected or expelled from any intolerant religious ping lists? If yes, then you may be considered a neener.
If not, then you may be a neener if you are willing to be numbered amongst and be in fellowship with those of us who have.
If you are willing to be a neener, then take up your shield {!}, say "neener" three times, and post your favorite Steven Wright saying.
If not, then just post your favorite Steven Wright saying and you can be a Neener For A Day.
I'll be happy with Neener for a Day.
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Oscar?
We don't got no stinking Oscars.
We don't need to show you not steenking Oscars.
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November 3, 2006. A Day that will live in infancy.
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These monthly meetings of the Bi-Annual neener caucus are so much fun we should have them annually every other week.
At a trial in a small North Carolina town, the prosecuting attorney called his first witness to the stand. She was sworn in, on the Bible, and was asked if she would tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help her God. The witness was a proper, well-dressed, elderly lady; the grandmotherly type well spoken and poised.
The prosecuting attorney approached the woman and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?" She responded, "Why, yes I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you were a young boy and frankly you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, cheat on your lovely wife, manipulate people, and talk badly about them behind their backs. You think you are a rising big shot when you haven't the sense to realize you will never amount to anything more than a two-bit, paper-pushing shyster Yes, I know you quite well." The lawyer was stunned. He couldn't even think for a few minutes.
Then, slowly backing away, fearing the looks on the judge and the jurors' faces, not to mention the court reporter who documented every word, and not knowing what else to do, he pointed at the defense attorney across the room and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know the attorney for the defense?" She again replied, "Why, yes I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted, and has a terrible drinking problem. The man can't build or keep a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he has cheated on his wife with three different women. Yes, I know him." The defense attorney nearly fainted and sat slumped in his chair, looking at the floor. Laughter, mixed with gasps, thundered throughout the courtroom and the place was on the verge of chaos.
At this point, the judge brought the courtroom to order and called both counselors to approach the bench, and in a very quiet voice said, "If either of you crooked bastards asks her if she knows me, you will go to jail for contempt of court."
ROMEO OSCAR FOXTROT LIMA
"I went to a general store, but they wouldn't let me buy anything specific."
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