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  • Some folks call roly poly's pill bugs, other call them potato bugs.

    Archive 2008-08-01 doyle 2008

  • Some folks call roly poly's pill bugs, other call them potato bugs.

    Two jetty stories doyle 2008

  • Blossom on the school roll; the twins (they were four years old) were Dorothy Anna and Arthur Gifford Blossom, but no one ever thought of calling the roly-poly dark-eyed pair anything but Dot and Twaddles.

    Four Little Blossoms on Apple Tree Island Mabel C. Hawley

  • The warrior seems like a very easy class to play (not much more involved then running up close and unloading on the nearest enemy), and none of the enemies that attacked us, such as roly-poly goblins and super-deformed dark elf girls in bikinis, lasted long against our ferocious, caffeine-fueled button-mashing.

    GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2010

  • An uncontrollable (or uncontrolled?) squeal of delight escaped my lips as I caught sight of the bounty of newly arrived autumn treats: plump burnt orange pumpkins and squash, roly-poly sweet potatoes, deep chocolate-colored figs nestled snugly together inside their tiny wooden crate.

    Jamie Schler: Apple Clafoutis: A Recipe for Autumn Jamie Schler 2010

  • An uncontrollable (or uncontrolled?) squeal of delight escaped my lips as I caught sight of the bounty of newly arrived autumn treats: plump burnt orange pumpkins and squash, roly-poly sweet potatoes, deep chocolate-colored figs nestled snugly together inside their tiny wooden crate.

    Jamie Schler: Apple Clafoutis: A Recipe for Autumn Jamie Schler 2010

  • Indeed, at Red Line, we had the roly-poly goalie ranked at No. 186 in our final 2009 NHL draft rankings, and wrote that he was so streaky either you couldn't get a pea past him or he couldn't stop a beach ball.

    Swiss goalie beefs up his status with strong play at world juniors 2010

  • An uncontrollable (or uncontrolled?) squeal of delight escaped my lips as I caught sight of the bounty of newly arrived autumn treats: plump burnt orange pumpkins and squash, roly-poly sweet potatoes, deep chocolate-colored figs nestled snugly together inside their tiny wooden crate.

    Jamie Schler: Apple Clafoutis: A Recipe for Autumn Jamie Schler 2010

  • With an 80 percent approval rating after eight years in office, the bearded, roly-poly former union leader who oozes charisma is everywhere, virtually assuring victory for his handpicked successor, Dilma Rousseff.

    Riding coattails of popular Brazilian president, former radical expected to win Juan Forero 2010

  • With an 80 percent approval rating after eight years in office, the bearded, roly-poly former union leader who oozes charisma is everywhere, virtually assuring victory for his handpicked successor, Dilma Rousseff.

    Riding coattails of popular Brazilian president, former radical expected to win Juan Forero 2010

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