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One of the most remarkable, Keiva.
The time is out of joint; O cursed spite,
That ever I was born to set it right!
I've heard that Winston Churchill quoted this couplet when the Battle of Britain got underway. And wasn't it apt?
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I don't know how common it is, but when I was a firefighter, we referred to people who had an interest in firefighting on the level of a hobby as firefighting buffs.
Interesting. My dictionary says it comes from the buff-colored uniforms once worn by volunteer firefighters in New York.
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which can be seen in the 1980's movie "rag time" --
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I've used (and read) "sunder" in the past tense without the initial "a."
Am I the only one?
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The Slavery issue temporarily sundered the Union.
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Has anyone ever zigged without zagging?
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Dear Angel: ever hear of "zig-zig coucher?
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Dear Angel: ever hear of "zig-zig coucher?Uhhhhh......Nope? 
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Ok, Bill. Coucher = to sleep or anglicized coucher = person who sits on his bottom most of the day.
But, knowing you be Bill, I'm guessing coucher = to sleep (literal application for the time being).
Care to expound upon "zig-zig coucher"? Or is this something that I should be looking up on OneLook?
Bed regards,
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Dastardly deeds comes to mind. You don't hear "dastardly" much anyway, and almost never without "deed."
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