Posted by Brad Osborne on February 6, 2023 · 10 Comments
Do not ask me what I have seen,
For I have seen it all…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 10, 2022 · 28 Comments
Do not ask me what I have seen,
For I have seen it all…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 12, 2021 · 23 Comments
I could not say it for the longest time,
Fearing my life by acronym defined…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 22, 2020 · 17 Comments
It is like drowning in the night,
Ebony shades pulled against right…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 31, 2019 · 8 Comments
The phrase will need to meet one standard. It needs to be a readily recognized phrase for most people for whom English is their native tongue. I will endeavor to provide for each phrase, a definition, a history of its first use on print, the origins of the phrase (hopefully, removing fiction from the facts), and finally my own thoughts.
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commonsensiblyspeaking 