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There will be far fewer chimneys for Santa to squeeze through this holiday season as almost one million Americans have lost their homes and more people are living on the streets and in homeless shelte ...
Maria Cuomo Cole: Investing in Humanity this Holiday Season 2009
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There will be far fewer chimneys for Santa to squeeze through this holiday season as almost one million Americans have lost their homes and more people are living on the streets and in homeless shelte ...
Maria Cuomo Cole: Investing in Humanity this Holiday Season 2009
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We finally agreed to keep her for a few days, and see how she was, and if she wasn't any better, we'd take her to a shelte where they don't euthanize the animals.
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We finally agreed to keep her for a few days, and see how she was, and if she wasn't any better, we'd take her to a shelte where they don't euthanize the animals.
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We finally agreed to keep her for a few days, and see how she was, and if she wasn't any better, we'd take her to a shelte where they don't euthanize the animals.
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We finally agreed to keep her for a few days, and see how she was, and if she wasn't any better, we'd take her to a shelte where they don't euthanize the animals.
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We finally agreed to keep her for a few days, and see how she was, and if she wasn't any better, we'd take her to a shelte where they don't euthanize the animals.
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We finally agreed to keep her for a few days, and see how she was, and if she wasn't any better, we'd take her to a shelte where they don't euthanize the animals.
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We finally agreed to keep her for a few days, and see how she was, and if she wasn't any better, we'd take her to a shelte where they don't euthanize the animals.
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We finally agreed to keep her for a few days, and see how she was, and if she wasn't any better, we'd take her to a shelte where they don't euthanize the animals.
grandpa27 commented on the word shelte
Shelta is a secret language spoken by Irish Tinkers. It is related to cant and appears in your definitions of cant.
April 25, 2014
madmouth commented on the word shelte
what conspiracies did the Irish tinkers have to hide in argot?
April 25, 2014
bilby commented on the word shelte
Good question. See Shelta.
April 26, 2014
grandpa27 commented on the word shelte
@ madmouth Check out "The secret languages of Ireland by R A S McAlester" 1937. If you google shelta you will find lots of information.
April 26, 2014
madmouth commented on the word shelte
why, thank you
April 27, 2014