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Words

The word 'duck' is 75% obscene.

Et certera - the expression that makes people think you know more than you actually do.

I have always wanted to write a book that ended with the word 'mayonaisse'.

In my day, we didn't have metaphors. We didn't beat around the bush. (Fred Truman)

Interesting instruction: "take care of it". Do you mean that in an Al Pacino way or a Julie Andrews way?

Crosswords

Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen: "I'm particularly into the cryptic in the Guardian - some days it flies, but there are times when I can't finish it bc the compiler's put in some sodding historical Egyptian shite."

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