Shunned as a sailor shuns the rocks.

Shunned as a sailor shuns the rocks.

- John Dryden

keywords: avoided , dodged , evaded

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I can walk like an ox, run like a fox, swim like an eel, make love like a mad bull.

I can walk like an ox, run like a fox, swim like an eel, make love like a mad bull.

- Davy Crockett

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Bent like a runover hat.

Bent like a runover hat.

keywords: crooked , thief

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Like remember that one day you too will be a statistic

Like remember that one day you too will be a statistic

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Farted like a shot from a gun barrel.

Farted like a shot from a gun barrel.

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All over him like body lotion.

All over him like body lotion.

- Lee Smith

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The snow is a white blanket.

The snow is a white blanket.

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Swore like a Mississippi pilot.

Swore like a Mississippi pilot.

- George MacDonald Fraser

keywords: cussed

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Smiled like a snake in the Garden of Eden.

Smiled like a snake in the Garden of Eden.

- Robert R. McCammon

keywords: grin , leer , smirk , sneer

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Acted like a fool.

Acted like a fool.

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