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  • (How ridicu­lous is a “Man of the Year” award when it needs to be split three, or two-and-a-half ways?) 4) They posed for the photo, and Bill Gates agreed to give $1 bil­lion to African char­i­ties if Bono would put his hand up Gates’s butt.

    Why’d They Put Bono in the Middle? « Snarkmarket 2005

  • Other infixes include re-donk-u-lous, which is already in use, at least among people I am interested in.

    Cooperative Blog » Blog Archive » I fracking love it 2007

  • "'S I sums it up," said he, "yer road down through the woods 's gittin 'more ridick'lous' n ever."

    Vesty of the Basins Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895

  • Among his posts: I hit a rick-donk-u-lous slice angle pass to go up 2 minibreaks off of a sick mac approach.

    Kentucky Derby caller fails to keep his eye on longshot Bird 2009

  • Well, the temptation of sudden wealth so easily acquired was too much for you, as it has been for better men before you; but you were not very scrupu - lous in the means you used.

    Sole Music 2010

  • David, how will you compare TV pictures and other electronic products once Best Buy and Circuit City and Sears and the others go out of business because of lookie-lous like you?

    For Rich or Poor TV Buyers, It’s Price First - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Second, The idea that women always have had it more difficult than men, is ri-di-cu-lous.

    The Better Part 2008

  • She believed she could win this one, because Purple was liable to be too cal - lous in his treatment of small, weak creatures.

    Here There Are Monsters 2010

  • However, if Obama comes after McCain with no holds barred, then the media will be all over that story like lookie-lous at 3 car pile up on I-95.

    Using Palin's Bush Doctrine Gaffe To Frighten Voters 2009

  • William Pitt 1855-1918 was a Melbourne born and educated architect who was fortunate to be building in the money-flushed era of Marv­el­lous Melbourne.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Hels 2009

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