well-rounded ones, mind...

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although I've got a
wide circle of friends, nearly
all of them are squares...

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(17 Rather Sillybles)

a nervous squirrel collects his nuts and bolts...

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what sort of nut tries
to withdraw cashews from a
hole-in-the-walnut?...

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('When you're down to your last 2 or 3p. nuts: 17 Syllables)

take it or leave it...

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when it comes to booze,
those who can't leave it often
can't take it, either...

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('Duncan Disorderly': 17 Syllables)

when a tool got its kit off...

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I was on a hot
date, but didn't get screwed - so
got hammered instead....

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- and the tool shed tears...











('The Toolshed: Putting the 'Awl' into Awl or Nothing': 17 Syllables)

ready...take aim...chat...

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of course guns can't talk...
(well, except for air rifles -
they shoot the breeze, right?)

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(17 Syllables)

What's that, Lassie? You're hungry?...

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if 'chinwagging's the
telling of tales, is 'wagging'
what tails are telling?...

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("Tell-Tail": 17 Syllables)

grocer shop - even grosser customers...

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"three pounds of cheese and
a bag of spuds, please" - "to eat
in or to go, sir?"...

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('The Obesity Epidemic Gathers Speed': 17 Syllables)