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  1. n. Plural form of cucumber.

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  • “Apparently there is something in cucumbers that my body needed.”

    Waldo Jaquith - Exercise slacker.

  • “When I ask it to give me vegan dairy-free recipes that contain cucumbers, I get five results.”

    Bunches of Dairy-Free Recipes

  • “And even something as simple as, "I'm someone who likes to go fishing with my cousins in the summer," or, "I'm someone who grows cucumbers," is a better way to identify oneself than, "I'm the verbal punching bag for Mrs. X's third period.”

    Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway

  • “For breakfast I had a 3 egg omelet made with onions and a sliced red peper (capsicum), with a glass of fresh orange juice. for lunch I cooked two little red potatoes, peeled, with a handful of fresh brocoli florets, aldente (spe?) or just until cooked. for dinner I will have a salmon patty, and ear of corn and some sliced tomatoes and cucumbers from the garden, and then later on I'll have a piece of home made apple pie (made by me) which i'll post the recipe for some day, with a spoonful of the most expensive vanilla bean ice cream I can find.”

    Food for Thought

  • “A strand of E. coli initially found in Spanish cucumbers doesn't match the one causing the outbreak, health authorities in Hamburg, Germany, said Tuesday.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Spain Is Fighting Back in E. coli Outbreak

  • “European Union officials say Germany has identified cucumbers from the Spanish regions of Almeria and Malaga as possible sources of contamination.”

    USA Today: Severe E. coli outbreak in Europe kills 16, sickens 1,150

  • “Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, a European Union spokeswoman, said German authorities had identified cucumbers from the Spanish cities of Almeira and Malaga as possible sources of contamination and that a third suspect batch, originating either in the Netherlands or in Denmark and traded in Germany, is also under investigation.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Europe Scrambles As E.coli Spreads

  • “For some reason, the idea of cucumbers as sexual symbols reminded us of the New York Times.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Diary of a Mad Libs Professor

  • “Denise, I think dicing the cucumbers is a great idea.”

    World's Best Tzatziki Sauce Recipe - Greek Yogurt and Cucumber Sauce

  • “RIPA: Then maybe at the grocery store, they should keep the tomatoes with the other fruits, instead of next to the cucumbers, which is which is a vegetable.”

    CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2005

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