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Thursday, 31 July 2008

Raking through words, reaching and pairing.

hardy lobbyist — lardy hobbyist
caring porters — pairing courters
teaching newer rules — reaching newer tools
taking it into the room — raking it into the tomb

posted by MR Nicholas at 19:22

Sunday, 27 July 2008

Plain old words going down the drain.

plain drugs — drain plugs
earning your total — owning your turtle
bicycle rides — icicle brides
sailor tales — tailor sales

posted by MR Nicholas at 10:44

Monday, 21 July 2008

Keyword laugh guides? (probably not...).

keyword phrase — feeword craze
lifeguard — laugh guide
you needed a happy guide dog — who needed a yappy guide dog?
a cat's preen session – a prat's keen session

posted by MR Nicholas at 22:33

Thursday, 17 July 2008

Just two for you.

free trials — tree files
leading strikers — striding leakers

posted by MR Nicholas at 21:43

Friday, 11 July 2008

Jolted by stubborn, exhausting talk.

existing talks — exhausting ticks
jilted by your lover — jolted by your liver
wearing despite a stubborn stain — staring, despite a stubborn Wayne
karma fate — farmer Kate

posted by MR Nicholas at 22:15

Sunday, 6 July 2008

Start small with a lack of healthy words.

start small — smart stall
claiming your own — aiming your clone
flies and bees — buys and flees

posted by MR Nicholas at 21:32

Thursday, 3 July 2008

Unsturdy words (mainly).

sturdy box — birdie stocks
sealing the house — healing the souse
global madness — mobile gladness
mainly stark — stainly mark

posted by MR Nicholas at 21:52