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  • Have you ever tried the Bakery next to Phuong Tran, it's another of the Missus's favorites.

    Sage : The Happiest Place on Convoy 2005

  • 'Tell ye, dat ar' boy honors his fader and mudder, ef he don't do nuffin else, -- an 'dat's de fus' commandment wid promise, Ma'am; an 'to see him a-settin' up ebery day in prayer-time, so handsome, holdin 'Missus's han', an 'lookin' right into her eyes all de time!

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 Various

  • "De Missus's Ouija boahrd pahrty," said Gladolia, and rolling her eyes she disappeared in the direction of the kitchen.

    Humorous Ghost Stories Dorothy Scarborough 1906

  • It seemed that he had been a widower for many years, and Mrs Dodley, the housekeeper and general servant all in one, confided to me one day that "Missus's" bonnets and shawls and gowns were all hanging up in their places just as they had been left by Mrs Brownsmith.

    Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden George Manville Fenn 1870

  • No. 3's messenger met No. 5's maid-of-all-work, coming with a bold request that the macaw might be sent away, as "Missus's mother-in-law was subject to bad headaches, and was driv half mad."

    The Semi-Detached House 1859

  • – A day of much sorrow and suffering to me, as I was awoke by our servant (Connell) coming to our door at seven o'clock, and saying that the "Grey Horse" – "Missus's Horse" – my own dear horse, was very ill.

    Journal Kept During The Russian War: From The Departure Of The Army From England In April 1854, To The Fall Of Sebastopol 1856

  • The Missus's was a bit more mealy, close to getting stale.

    mmm-yoso!!! 2009

  • Along with a plate of peanuts .... which turned out to be not such a great idea for the Missus's stomach.

    mmm-yoso!!! 2009

  • We also ordered one of the Missus's favorites, Agedashi Tofu ($4.25 - fried tofu in a broth).

    mmm-yoso!!! 2008

  • Inability to handle the high oil content and the texture, Saba has never been one of the Missus's favorite fishes.

    mmm-yoso!!! 2008

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