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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of robber-flies or Asilidæ, having the abdomen longer than the wings, the body thinly pilose, and the wings with three submarginal cells. P. fitchi is an enemy of the honey-bee in the United States.

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  • I saw we go to war on Romney, trash his family, mock him, go nuclear, promachus on February 18, 2010 at 10: 08 PM

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  • When will our side get organized and start collecting a few scalps? promachus on February 3, 2010 at 5: 52 PM

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  • All he can do is attack her children through his lapdogs in the media. promachus on February 18, 2010 at 10: 28 PM

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  • When will our side get organized and start collecting a few scalps? promachus on February 3, 2010 at 5: 52 PM

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  • As the cartoon said, be afraid, be very afraid, moosebama. promachus on March 19, 2009 at 4: 24 PM

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  • As the cartoon said, be afraid, be very afraid, moosebama. promachus on March 19, 2009 at 4: 24 PM promachus on March 19, 2009 at 4: 25 PM read and dissected the stimulus bill to determine what portions are in Alaska's best interests to keep and what monies to reject.

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  • I'm a "no marriage" supporter, but if one or both sides insists that there has to be marriage I'm a gay marriage supporter. allah comes out of closet. next thing we know he'll admit he's gay. promachus on May 1, 2009 at 9: 57 PM promachus on May 1, 2009 at 9: 57 PM

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  • Looks like she's rejected 55\% of the stimulus money. promachus on March 19, 2009 at 4: 26 PM

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  • They never showed up. promachus on February 5, 2009 at

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  • Today when the big government liberals are the establishment, she is more relevant than ever. promachus on March 14, 2009 at 12: 58 PM

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