paydirt

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All the talk about the immorality of one person owning another would have been blithely ignored for the paydirt: Hitchens admits that he doesn't believe in God because he's got a rebellious nature.

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  • At times during the speech, I thought, "John McCain hit paydirt - a superb pick." —  The Corner
  • All the talk about the immorality of one person owning another would have been blithely ignored for the paydirt: Hitchens admits that he doesn't believe in God because he's got a rebellious nature. —  Pharyngula
  • Well, today conservative stupidity regarding Obama and his supposed ties to Islam hit paydirt - as in generating a ten on the laugh-o-meter. —  The Moderate Voice
  • In the last days before I hit paydirt, I saw lots of neat stuff - Mepis leaps to mind - but after all that looking, it only took me about two days of using PCLinuxOS. 93a to know that I had not only struck gold, but a deep, rich vein of it! —  PCLinuxOS-Forums
  • And then the kid drives 60 yards to paydirt, hitting Marques Nelson for a two-yard touchdown run. —  Kansas.com Blogs Master Site Feed
 

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