now you see them, now you...still see them...

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ants can be seen on
margarine...and somite a
termite on marmite...

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('Bedsteads & Bread Spreads': 17 Syllables)

"we haven't a clue," shrug the detectives...

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who in their right mind
would ever want to private
eyes the police force?...

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('Private Eyes': 17 Syllables)

a drinking bout...

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The first round was Mike's,
so I asked for a punch. There
was no second round...

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('Bowled Over': 17 Syllables)

dinner doggerel...

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"washed your hands yet, kids? -
it's German Shepherd's Pie...now
then, who wants a leg?"...

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('A Dog's Dinner': 17 Syllables)

death wish...

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great news! pessimists
die earlier! - but I bet that
doesn't include me...

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(17 Syllables)

marriage - it's murder...

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when you're married, "on
a promise" just means she swears
she's going to kill you...

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(17 Syllables)

a woman can dream, right?...

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"will you marry me?"
sure has a nice ring to it -
(well, it better have!)

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('Dangle Those Carats, Baby': 17 Syllables)