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As un-PC as it is these days, a bit of a kicking is the easiest way to take him down a few notches and take away all his privileges (house keys, driving lessons / car, lifts to a mates house etc).— Army Rumour Service
Contrary to the false alarm on my wikipedia entry that proclaimed I died on Xmas day in Dallas, I am alive, kicking, and apparently, blogging too!— Xiaxue.blogspot.com - Everyone's reading it.
While alive and kicking, my uncle was an animated man with ruddy cheeks who spoke and reacted with passion and humor, but the expression he wore while lying in that box was one that I'd never seen on his face before.— Camy's Loft
Much as we would like to believe that Indian men's tennis is alive and kicking, the fact is that barring Ramanathan Krishnan, Ramesh Krishnan, Vijay Amritraj and Paes, no Indian male player has made it to the top 100.— Top Stories - Google News

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