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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Thu Nov 2, 2017, 02:44 PM Nov 2017

Big Mother (instead of Big Brother)

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Big Mother (instead of Big Brother) (Original Post) n2doc Nov 2017 OP

K&R uponit7771 Nov 2017 #1

Horsey got the snarl on her face just right. EarnestPutz Nov 2017 #2

uponit7771

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1. K&R

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Thu Nov 2, 2017, 03:30 PM

Nov 2017

EarnestPutz

(2,115 posts)

2. Horsey got the snarl on her face just right.

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Thu Nov 2, 2017, 03:33 PM

Nov 2017

But I've always used "Big Mother" to refer to our local
governments penchant for eliminating any and all risk
from our lives. Like the local building department that
cites you for having an uneven sidewalk in your back yard.

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