All you can eat

All you can eat
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Why did the writer stop using his thesaurus? Because he bit off more than he could masticate.

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Book learnin’

Book learnin’
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What do logophiles do when you tell them to hit the books? First, they consult their thesaurus. Next, they swat, thwack, larrup, spank, bust, sock, wallop, punch, and clobber the literary paperbound publications.

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