freaks

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I miss the days when all the freaks were here talking about how we needed to torture and destroy and stuff like that.

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  1. noun A thing or occurrence that is markedly unusual or irregular: A freak of nature produced the midsummer snow.
  2. noun An abnormally formed organism, especially a person or animal regarded as a curiosity or monstrosity.
  3. noun A sudden capricious turn of mind; a whim: "The freaks of the psyche can no more be explained than the Devil” (Maurice Collis).

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  • The media and public taking an interest in the weird and wonderful goings on at the circus of freaks which is NUFC does not make the club big, it just means it is a freak show which fascinates and amazes in equal measures. —  TEAMtalk Football News
  • I miss the days when all the freaks were here talking about how we needed to torture and destroy and stuff like that. —  Think Progress
  • I know there's a lot of mobile "power users", freaks, and blogger with a worm corner in the heart for Palm. —  Mobility Site
  • One Volkswagen that has engendered a healthy following among both families and freaks is the Type 2, or Bus. —  Jalopnik
  • Tia: LOL @ california angel: Yeah isn't Utah home of the religious freaks, the Mormons .. hilarious .. —  The Velvet Hot Tub | Freshest Stories
 

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