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Old 01-17-08, 06:50 PM   #1
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I'll tack on a personal #10: When right after a bad accident and bleeding profusely. Somebody comes up to you and yells in your face "ARE YOU OKAY!!??"

The following of which is responded to by a string of speech that would never have been uttered under more pleasant circumstances.
I had to repost. It is totally true! Reminds me when I was a kid and I crashed a go kart hard....
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Old 01-17-08, 07:00 PM   #2
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I think No.3 is just misunderstanding the expression. It may be an archaism, but i guess in modern english it would be better said as " You want to both keep your cake (for later), and eat it (now) too" which is not a possible choice.
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Old 01-17-08, 07:09 PM   #3
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I got one for you: People who come in to a resteraunt after you, order the exact same thing as you, and get their meals before you do.


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Old 01-17-08, 07:12 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Yahoshua
I'll tack on a personal #10: When right after a bad accident and bleeding profusely. Somebody comes up to you and yells in your face "ARE YOU OKAY!!??"

The following of which is responded to by a string of speech that would never have been uttered under more pleasant circumstances.
I had to repost. It is totally true! Reminds me when I was a kid and I crashed a go kart hard....
That brings back fond memories of a kart i built with a 750 honda with a 3 spd aoto trans.

What Fun..
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