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Originally Posted By: twosleepy
What'dya bait your breath with? Peanut butter? Worms? Cheese? ;0)


Worm is the traditional bait. One is the normal number. The standard phrase to indicate that you are waiting is "Worm on tongue."

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Blue cheese is the best for "baited" breath I believe. It smells like bait.

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Originally Posted By: twosleepy
What'dya bait your breath with? Peanut butter? Worms? Cheese? ;0)


Worm is the traditional bait. One is the normal number. The standard phrase to indicate that you are waiting is "Worm on tongue."


I've heard of "worm on tongue". Where'd it come from, or are you just
"pulling my leg"????


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Blue cheese is the best for "baited" breath I believe. It smells like bait.


When you two get into it, I love it !
I love blue cheese, bait my breath any day with that
however we are awaiting the results of the race ! NO?


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Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8


I've heard of "worm on tongue". Where'd it come from, or are you just
"pulling my leg"????


I got it from the lovely AnnaS. As far as I know she and a small group of friends developed it on their own. I'll let her know it's come up and she can tell you herself.

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Interesting: merci beaucoup !


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The taking place of this race still dangles in the air. The Google logo only expressed the general anticipation. It all depends on the coming days of low temperatures, the ice has to be trustworthy on the whole 200 kilometer traject. For besides the professional marathon riders thousands of amateur riders will try to get the famous little medal for having completed the tour. The real fanats will sleep bad these coming days.

This might give a reasonable impression. ( click on 'trailer' Luke ) Ice Cold Passion --- link

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Originally Posted By: The Pook
Blue cheese is the best for "baited" breath I believe. It smells like bait.


When you two get into it, I love it !
I love blue cheese, bait my breath any day with that
however we are awaiting the results of the race ! NO?

I like blue too. I prefer the softer, creamier Bavarian style to the Danish style which tastes too much of formic acid. Tasmania produces the best "Blue Brie" in the world IMHO.

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Once again I stand (or sit) foot in mouth for not understanding
what is going on. When I first clicked on Bran's picture
of two folks on what appears to be a frozen stream, I thought
that was the race, and the whole thing was some sort of Joke.
Now, after clicking on Link on Bran's post, I see it is a
real-life race. Can I plead ignorance, please, and ask
forgiveness, first of all, of Bran, and then the rest of you
who must see me as just another new kid on the block who
has not a clue to what is going on???


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Cruel, Clever Cat
Sally, having swallowed cheese
Directs down holes the scented breeze
Enticing thus with baited breath
Nice mice to an untimely death.


~Geoffrey Taylor

PS Isn't it more properly "bleu" cheese, or is that considered snobbish?

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