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  • Yes | No | Report from Wisconsin Flop Season wrote 1 year 9 weeks ago

    Exclusive Video: Is This the Walking Record Whitetail? 2008

  • Yes | No | Report from Wiscosin Flop Season wrote 1 year 9 weeks ago

    Exclusive Video: Is This the Walking Record Whitetail? 2008

  • The Picasso Flop is billed as "A Texas Hold 'Em Mystery," and while you don't have to know anything about the game to enjoy the book, knowing a little would probably add to the fun, since a number of real players appear in cameo (and even larger) roles.

    Archive 2007-02-11 Bill Crider 2007

  • BabelFish says the Spanish translation for Flip Flop is Fracaso De Tirón

    Think Progress » Candidate Bush Would ‘Sing The Star-Spangled Banner in Spanish’ At Hispanic Festivals 2006

  • It was all Curly could do to hold the big sheets from blowing away, but somehow he did, and he didn't want to call Flop or Pinky to help, for he wanted to surprise them, too, as well as his mamma.

    Curly and Floppy Twistytail; the Funny Piggie Boys Howard Roger Garis 1917

  • "Flop" appeared to be an intensely popular word in the _Chronicle_ office.

    Queed Henry Sydnor Harrison 1905

  • "Flop" again, for Philip was surpassing himself, and Harry having received the last blow full upon the top of his head went down upon one knee; but he rallied again, ducked to avoid the next blow, and diving under Philip's arm came up behind, and "Whooz!" went the bolster bang upon Phil's back, and "Crash!" went Philip forward, ram fashion, with his head into the wardrobe door.

    Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home George Manville Fenn 1870

  • 'Flop' went the duster again; 'bang' went the furniture; 'knock' this chair went against that, and she seemed bent upon putting all things into that happy state of sixes and sevens that characterizes a sale of household furniture, when chairs mount tables, and the whole system of domestic economy is revolutionized.

    Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Robert Smith Surtees 1833

  • 'Flop' reminds me of a movie that does poorly at the box office not just saleswise, but because it sucked (got poor reviews and bad word of mouth press).

    G4TV - The Feed 2008

  • The study Cpt Brad was refering to took place in South Africa and it suggested that if the heart valves were open at the moment of impact the resulting surge in blood pressure would burst the capillaries in the brain resulting in a Bang-Flop kill.

    Bucking Slug Recoil 2009

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