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“By soot, I fervently hope that the absinthe fairy will sober up and punch you squarely in the cravat.”
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Lori Alden HolutaIndustralia's Most Talkative Newspaper
Coarse or blasphemous phrases used to express anger or other strong emotions.
“By soot, I fervently hope that the absinthe fairy will sober up and punch you squarely in the cravat.”
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Lori Alden Holuta“By Babbage’s engine, I hope you slip on the stairs and drop that priceless bottle of absinthe you never stop yammering on about.”
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Lori Alden Holuta“Hear me and tremble: before this evening is through, you will regret your decision to not purchase an insurance policy covering the hydraulics powering your left arm.”
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Lori Alden Holuta“By Queen Victoria’s royal corset, may an off-course airship plow into your freshly brewed pot of Earl Grey tea.”
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Lori Alden Holuta“By Tesla’s own sparks, I swear that I will send street urchins to trample your rose garden and pilfer your autographed copy of Boneshaker.”
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Lori Alden Holuta“Upon my grandfather’s rusty nuts, may you regret not buying that insurance policy for the hydraulics powering your left arm.”
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Lori Alden Holuta“By Queen Victoria’s royal corset, I hope that you live to regret not utilizing top quality gears in your latest steam-powered invention.”
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Lori Alden Holuta“By all that is springloaded, it’s time the green absinthe fairy sobers up and takes you to task for your antics.”
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Lori Alden Holuta“By the bells of Big Ben, it’s about time that your watch spring flies loose, wrecking your brand-new Nixie-tube clock.”
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Lori Alden Holuta“Dear sir, if I may be so bold, I hope that Nixie-tube clock you won’t stop bragging about suddenly explodes.”
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Lori Alden Holuta