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  • What irks me is that journalists like Fraser obsess about Cameron's eye splinters and ignore the ferkin great timbers clogging the Dear Leaders pissholes in the snow, those lifeless black currents of despair in that grey monolith cliff-face of hopelessness, envy and spite.

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • To th 'purpose Sir, good Mr. Hedleburgh do you understand what's to th' purpose? you're a Dutch Butter-ferkin, a

    Sir Patient Fancy 1678

  • _ To th 'purpose, Sir! good Mr. _Hedleburgh_, do you understand what's to th' purpose? you're a _Dutch_ Butter-ferkin, a Kilderkin, a Double Jug.

    The Works of Aphra Behn Volume IV. Aphra Behn 1664

  • Occupied by Sweden 1637-1713, it was the centre of continual military operations.p. 105 _A Dutch Butter-ferkin, a Kilderkin.

    The Works of Aphra Behn Volume IV. Aphra Behn 1664

  • ALL ferkin ads bug me ... 'though that blonde in the National Accident Helpline does get me moist at the tip.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • Luann - Lady, if you can't come up with at least one small "thank you" when a total stranger shows up to help you with chores, you deserve to break your other ferkin 'leg.

    Baltiblogs 2009

  • I read a crappy bit in the metro this morning and the numbnuts couldn't give a toss about Blighty - he thinks he can beat us into submission; he's a ferkin 'odious, vain, pathetic, deviant, disgraceful nutter.

    British Blogs 2009

  • No, actually the next question is, if we managed to miss a ferkin great Nuclear Generation and refinement facility for a few years, how can we be in ANY WAY sure that they aren't laying their hands on the (admittedly difficult to get) technology required to produce weapons grade fissile material?

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • By virty, September 29, 2009 @ 5:57 am thats 6 times you’ve ferkin’ muttered “actually” mid sentence and it’s not even 6.00 am.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » A one night stand, or rather, very early morning 2009

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