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Friday
Apr132012

“Frugal? Cheap is more like it!”

Frugal? Cheap is more like it!

Your sister is telling a story about your father at a family party. In the story, she politely says that your father was "frugal" when you were children (meaning that he always saved his money). You want to tease your father a little more, so you say:

Frugal? Cheap is more like it!

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Thursday
Sep232010

“Oops! I meant 2 weeks from yesterday, not today.”

You sent out an informal e-mail to a group of friends telling them about a camping trip you want to invite them all on. After you sent it, you realized that you wrote the wrong date. You send out another email to correct the mistake:

Oops! I meant 2 weeks from yesterday, not today.

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