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Just Deserts
Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:30:33 -0330
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cloud dreamer...
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"They didn't give me just deserts..."
Of course they didn't, Brett...you ate it all.
David Levy...
Nancy1...
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Brent. And it's "desserts." I was curious to see how he'd handle
Default User...
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Wrong, it's "deserts".
Main Entry: 3de·sert
Pronunciation: di-'z&rt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English deserte, from Old French, from feminine of
desert, past participle of deservir to deserve
1 : the quality or fact of deserving reward or punishment
2 : deserved reward or punishment -- usually used in plural just deserts>
3 : EXCELLENCE, WORTH
It's got nothing to do with cake, pie, and ice cream.
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being project manager, but since nobody would work with him, it might
not have been that entertaining. He certainly doesn't have a problem
with his ego.
Still, the tall "superstar" female who did the graphics - someone
should have called her on her poor design.
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I'll tolerate the tired pun, given the fact that you didn't misspell
the phrase "just deserts." I checked to see if the captioner got it
right, but he/she omitted the statement in question.
cloud dreamer...
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Guess my two degrees weren't a waste after all....
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Taylor...
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As they said... er, sang in the Cindy Williams movie 'The First Nudie
Musical': "Let Them Eat Cake, But Let Me Eat You"
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