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| ... soap? Dandruff on his shoulders. Scalp wants oiling. -- I want to see about that French horse that's running today, Bantam Lyons said. Where the bugger is it? He rustled the pleated pages, jerking his chin on his high collar. Barber's itch. Tight collar he'll lose his hair. Better leave him ... |
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| ... say, `I was hiding behind the curtain, and there was a Spanish fellow painted on the wall, and every time I peeked out that bugger was looking at me, and I wondered if he wasn't going to give me away.'" And Peter stopped. His eyes had got used to ... |
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| ... from the top of the Empire State Building that finally did for the mighty Kong. Landmarks can kill. In the 1976 remake, the poor bugger even had to take a dive off the new, improved and even taller symbol of economic power; the World Trade Centre. How could anyone have ... |
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[ DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS]
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| ... referring to car) very old car in disrepair box: cup (device for protecting male genetalia) box of birds: cheerful, happy, very good brekkie: breakfast bugger all: not much, very little bulk: Many, a lot ("there were bulk people there") - early 90''s expression bum: rear end, butt bun-fight: social gathering ... |
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| ... off, Harry. Or Bennett'll have you in the lockup. PRIVATE CARR (Staggering as he is pulled away.) God fuck old Bennett! He's a whitearsed bugger. I give a shit for him. FIRST WATCH (Taking out his notebook.) What's his name? BLOOM (Peering over the crowd.) I just see a car ... |
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| ... other and spit.) THE RETRIEVER (Barking.) Wow wow wow. BLOOM (Shoves them back, loudly.) Get back, stand back! PRIVATE COMPTON (Tugging his comrade.) Here bugger off, Harry. There's the cops! (Two raincaped watch, tall, stand in the group) FIRST WATCH What's wrong here? PRIVATE COMPTON We were with this lady ... |
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| ... Constable, take his regimental number. SECOND WATCH I want your instructions in the discharge of my duty. PRIVATE COMPTON (Pulling his comrade.) Here, bugger off, Harry. Or Bennett'll have you in the lockup. PRIVATE CARR (Staggering as he is pulled away.) God fuck old Bennett! He's a whitearsed bugger. I ... |
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| ... gentleman, a poet. It's all right. STEPHEN (Nods, smiling and laughing.) Gentleman, patriot, scholar and judge of impostors. PRIVATE CARR I give a bugger who he is. PRIVATE COMPTON We give a bugger who he is. STEPHEN I seem to annoy them. Green rag to a bull. (Kevin Egan of ... |
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| ... laughing.) Gentleman, patriot, scholar and judge of impostors. PRIVATE CARR I give a bugger who he is. PRIVATE COMPTON We give a bugger who he is. STEPHEN I seem to annoy them. Green rag to a bull. (Kevin Egan of Paris in black Spanish tasselled shirt and peep-o'-day ... |
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| ... trial) with the following refrain: ... Once aboard the lugger Straight from the quarter-deck the fiat falls: You may say bloody but not say bugger, You may say bottom but may not say balls.[back] [d1] According to 'THE COMPLETE WORKS OF GEORGE ORWELL', edited by Peter Hobley Davison, published ... |
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| ... and broad behind filled the doorway momentarily before the click of the lock-snib hid them from view. And a good thing, too. 'Well, bugger me, Jock,' as the actress said to the bishop,' I muttered softly to myself: 'how's that for a warm welcome?' The room ... |




