Scarce as a mare’s nest.

Scarce as a mare’s nest.

- Havilah Babcock

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Scarce as buttons on a goose.

Scarce as buttons on a goose.

- John McDonald

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Scarce as a Democrat at a Vermont town meeting.

Scarce as a Democrat at a Vermont town meeting.

- Joseph C. Lincoln

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Rare as a fundamentalist with a sense of humor.

Rare as a fundamentalist with a sense of humor.

- Lois Battle

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Rare as a left-handed mustache cup.

Rare as a left-handed mustache cup.

- Walter P. Eaton

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Rare as a two-door outhouse.

Rare as a two-door outhouse.

- William Dieter

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Rare as a unicorn.

Rare as a unicorn.

- James Goldman

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Rare as a whore who gave green stamps.

Rare as a whore who gave green stamps.

- Judith Krantz

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Rare as a fat man in a clothing advertisement.

Rare as a fat man in a clothing advertisement.

- George S. Kaufman

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Rare as a man without self-pity.

Rare as a man without self-pity.

- Stephen Vincent Benet

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Rare as snow in July.

Rare as snow in July.

- Lee Smith

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Rare as snowflakes in a well-regulated August

Rare as snowflakes in a well-regulated August

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