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Man, no wonder the country is going to he-double hockey sticks in a hand-basket, if 40% of the country believes the BS that she spouts.
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I hear that all the time, as if somehow the natural world had gone to hell in a hand-basket before Euro Americans arrived just in the nick of time to rescue Nature from imminent collapse.
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Actually drdumb, about the time God was added to our currency is about the same time we started our journey to hell in a hand-basket.
Think Progress » Did Palin write the answers to Tea Party Convention questions on her hand? 2010
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My questions are, how far away is Hell and how much longer are we going to be in this hand-basket?
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Mr. President, send each republican a hand-basket, and I'll write the note for you to tell them how to get in it and where to go.
Obama criticizes political motives of health care reform opponents 2009
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I hear that all the time, as if somehow the natural world had gone to hell in a hand-basket before Euro Americans arrived just in the nick of time to rescue Nature from imminent collapse.
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Mr. President, send each republican a hand-basket, and I'll write the note for you to tell them how to get in it and where to go.
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Given the wealth of evidence, why then does the world so often feel like it is going to hell in a hand-basket?
Keep smiling... the world is doing fine, say American authors 2011
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We can all go to hell in a fire-retardant hand-basket.
Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010
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Take two of TV's most popular comedians, toss them into a high-concept pitch (two harried professional parents see their attempt at a fancy evening out go to hell in a hand-basket), throw in promises of relatively harmless Adventures In Babysitting-type shenanigans, and top it off with a plethora of movie star cameos to sweeten the deal.
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