Mixed Grill XLIV

Mega version. My mind (such as it is) kept whirring.

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My neck of the words – I'm hung up on some modern slang

Anywhere I hang my head is a noose – The bigger they are the harder they fall

Waterbot – He talks a lot but where is he when you're really thirsty?

May the force be with you – But don't touch any exposed wires

Oktoberfest – July statistic

Not your father's boxing match – And certainly not your mother's

Give no quarter – Rockefeller only gave a dime. You're no better

Let sleeping dogs lie – Awake politicians do so

The way of all flesh – Take it up with the Department of Health

The way of all flush – Check it out with the Sanitation Department

State of the onion – Washington

Gang Bang – Stay out of the way when the Bloods and the Crips start firing at each other

Gun barrel – For carrying large numbers of weapons

Bullet proof – Ballistic forensics and all that sort or stuff

Secant – Nautical jargon

Bottomless spit – For the eternal barbecue

Strange encounters of the third kid – Her sibs laughed, but she cheesed on my new suit

I can't take you anywhere – Con man's lament

O tempera, o mores – Art has changed over the years

Foot soldiers – Sock and sole

Daze of wine and rosé – Delirium tremens

The latest nudes – Bottom of news stand

Pot cereal – It's not just for brownies anymore

Consensus – Number of criminals locked up

We're in the movie – Proud extras

Collage humors – Red, white, and blue bile

Band lieder – The best of the American song book

Garth Brooks – Oklahoma retirement community

Cry woof – That's enough Lassie

Rob Roy Overture – His first words whenever he met a lassie. Sometimes they worked

Spot hero – App that points out places to clean suits

Dole pineapple juice – Latest entitlement

Cheaper by the dozen – Baby chickens

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds – For Don Juan and his followers it just upped the challenge. Especially gloom of night

Survivors – The most influential Jews of all time

Down time – Rest period for geese

I'm an old cow hand – I milk aged bovines for fun and profit

Put your money where your month is – January through December. Annual economic boon for the dental association

Dr. Dolittle – But he takes insurance

Serrated – A favorite for next year's honors list.

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Gotta look for a day job.

October 11, 2017