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Jan25

He's like a toothpick...

e.g. "directly under the host at a restaurant"
There were 212 posts and 2,277 votes by 132 players
  • 48 12
    Carrie K · Top 100 Player · Works at trying to be clever on OUM in San Diego, California

    He's responsible for keeping the club together

  • 44 9
    Patricia R · Top 100 Player · Works at WCC in New York, New York

    he has a little weiner on him

  • 43 5
    Liz B · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Nutrition Educator at Kaiser Permanente in Palmdale, California

    he gave me something to chew on

  • 42 12
    Lynn W · Top 100 Player · Works at photo prop stylist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    He and Olive met for a martini

  • 38 13
    Brian B · Top 10 Elite · Worked at William Word Fine Antiques in Atlanta, Georgia

    I worked things out with him

  • 38 9
    Maxine R · Top 100 Player · Worked at The AppCompany.com (Marketing) in Los Angeles, California

    He held my breasts together in cooking class.

  • 37 11
    Chris M · Works at Penis Modeling in Portland, Oregon

    now that he's broke he isn't picky

  • 37 5
    Christopher L · Top 100 Player · gaffer at TIGHT LINES ELECTRIC from Bexhill, East Sussex

    a skinny little prick

  • 36 3
    Margaret H · Top 100 Player · From Dixon, Illinois

    he's from the sticks

  • 36 14
    Nichole S · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Owner/Primary Photographer at Nichole Spayd Photography in Corpus Christi, Texas

    Went through 30 sandwiches at the party.

  • 32 5
    Amy A · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist/Dr.of Clinical Psychology at Self Employed in Rancho Mirage, California

    Took the food right out of my mouth

  • 30 9
    Kevin R · Top 100 Player · Owner/CEO at Kevin Roberts Painting in Pleasantville, New York

    He hit a nerve with me

  • 28 5
    Natasha O · Top 100 Player · Senior Copywriter at Connelly Partners in Boston, Massachusetts

    touches me in places no one else can

  • 27 4
    Thomas A · Top 100 Player · Joined Feb 22, 2011

    often complimentary

  • 27 6
    Kimberly W · Top 100 Player · Lives in Orlando, Florida

    Dinner is on him

  • 26 3
    Vicki M · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · From Canton, Ohio

    split before he got the job done

  • 26 4
    Nick W · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Worked at Scott Copeland International in San Diego, California

    I have a bone to pick with him

  • 26 4
    Rob H · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Quality Enhancement Admin. at Marion-Dillon County Board of Disabilities & Special Needs in Latta, South Carolina

    sat by the hors d'oeuvres all night at the party

  • 24 12
    Ajit D · Top 100 Player · Fajitas, Overlord at Snubville in Austin, Texas

    took the food away from my canines

  • 24 4
    Cliff B · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Lives in Alden, New York

    In mint condition

  • 24 1
    John B · Owner at Property Developer in Tucson, Arizona

    lives from hand to mouth

  • 24 5
    Dobie F · Top 100 Player · Lives in Fair Haven, New Jersey

    I chewed him out when I quit smoking

  • 24 3
    Ronan D · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Lives in Cork

    Works well in tight spaces

  • 23 4
    Michael G · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Joined May 30, 2011

    I fished him out of the drink

  • 23 3
    Jake H · Top 100 Player · Works at Jake Hafner's Restaurant & Tavern in Syracuse, New York

    I dispensed with him after dinner

  • 22 9
    Ski Z · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Journeyman at Millwright Local 1607 in Pomona, California

    He stayed in the club until I pulled him out

  • 21 2
    Susan C · Top 100 Player · Wine Merchant at Moore Brothers Wine Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    He told me my cake was done

  • 20 7
    John F · Top 100 Player · Lives in Bradley Beach, New Jersey

    There were a couple of sticking points with him

  • 19 6
    Vincent M · Top 100 Player · Works at The Manhattan Mortgage Company in Jersey City, New Jersey

    I helped put a little meat on him

  • 19 4
    Julie S · Top 10 Elite · From Fort Lee, New Jersey

    He can be real crafty

  • 19 1
    Michael B · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Joined Aug 30, 2011

    After a while, he's pointless

  • 19 4
    Katie P · Top 100 Player · Works at yia yia childcare in South Bend, Indiana

    I tried to build some bridges with him

  • 19 3
    Laird M · Top 100 Player · Works at Freelance Writer/Producer in Atlanta, Georgia

    He stabbed my wienie

  • 19 3
    Oriole B · Joined Jan 05, 2012

    He picked me clean.

  • 19 5
    Nina C · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Works at Eagle Optics in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

    Together, we can work it out

  • 18 3
    Michael O · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Associate Producer at TV Asahi in Manhattan, New York

    got soft in my mouth

  • 18 8
    Brian P · Top 100 Player · Lives in Bothell, Washington

    When he came clean it was frosting on the cake

  • 18 6
    Chris M · Top 100 Player · Works at Legal assistant in Muskegon, Michigan

    he can sure get into some tight spots

  • 18 2
    Traci L · Top 100 Player · Schlepping Wine at Mosaic Wine Alliance in San Clemente, California

    He's part of a splinter group

  • 17 1
    Andy E · Top 100 Player · Actor at Hollywood - Milano in Los Angeles, California

    I frequently see him passed out at restaurants

  • 17 6
    Beau S · Top 100 Player · He's like a cubicle drone at A Really Big Insurance Company in Marengo, Illinois

    it hurt when he poked the wrong cavity.

  • 16 3
    Jane B · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Joined May 06, 2011

    not someone you take out in public

  • 16 1
    Mike K · Top 100 Player · Worked at Krambeck Photography (Photographer) in Louisville, Nebraska

    his point was well-taken

  • 15 5
    Alan F · Top 100 Player · Worked at Retired Jean KIng (Partner/Owner) in Tucson, Arizona

    slips through the cracks

  • 15 3
    Jim H · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Works at Sysco in Apple Valley, California

    he would always be the first to test my cakes

  • 15 1
    alison A · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia

    Into martinis

  • 15 5
    Meredith P · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Manuscript Editorial Assistant / Reprints Editor at Yale University Press in New Haven, Connecticut

    I can make him flip with my tongue

  • 15 3
    Jeff J · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Owner at Johnson's Chickens Incorporated in Caro, Michigan

    has a really small package

  • 15 3
    Sue R · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Associate Lecturer at University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point in Rothschild, Wisconsin

    he'll usually split after a while

  • 15 2
    Michael M · Elder (Over 100 Rounds) · Worked at Florida Style Construction, Inc. (Owner/ President) in Cape Coral, Florida

    He's just a sliver of his former self

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