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  • Is there some kind of contageous nostalgia for the days when Tories were stark raving bonkers sweeping through the veteran Tory ranks?

    Archive 2007-04-01 2007

  • I understood the importance of naps, the inevitability of germs, poop, mucus, puke, blood and contageous things …. as well as the inevitablility of it all being temporary (thank heavens).

    » Second Babies are Easier Strocel.com 2010

  • Because the symptoms exhibited by dying knife grinders was remarkably similar to tuberculosis which was known to be highly contageous.

    Does Your Dog Sleep In Your Bed? 2010

  • It must be contageous amongst urban dwelling people that have nothing truly important to focus their time and energy on.

    Anti-Deer-Hunting Billboard Goes Up in Kansas City 2009

  • The only thing I can put in is that courage is contageous and so is the lack of courage.

    Question?... 2009

  • It must be contageous amongst urban dwelling people that have nothing truly important to focus their time and energy on.

    Anti-Deer-Hunting Billboard Goes Up in Kansas City 2009

  • Because the symptoms exhibited by dying knife grinders was remarkably similar to tuberculosis which was known to be highly contageous.

    Does Your Dog Sleep In Your Bed? 2010

  • The only thing I can put in is that courage is contageous and so is the lack of courage.

    Question?... 2009

  • “Attitudes” and wrong thinking/belief, are like a contageous virus, which quickly spreads from one to many.

    Metropolitan Police Ban Inspector Gadget? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • Oh dear Kate - send for the paramedics - you're obviously not at all well entering a fabric shop and not finding something to buy - hope it's not catching, mind you my DH will probably be sending me round for cross-infection if it is contageous!

    Journal Quilt Project - Week 16 katelnorth 2008

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