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Mack quickly added that the two women were weeping and had long nails.

Kiefer Sythe,  The Detective Club.

“Ingrid once bought a totem pole at an auction.  By accident.”

Marston Moore,  Sweet Meteor of Death.

“I simply cannot believe all this is happening.  Pinch me, Reginald.  Pinch me!”

Ralston Dowd,  A Spot of Bother.

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Andrew Tertullian,  Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

Madeline and her associates first formulated a list of depravities—everything vile they could think of.  Next, they set about pursuing the depravities.  One by one.

Clifford Apogee,  Draining the Pools—A Collection of Stories.

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Andrew Tertullian,  Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

“Dropping items from a considerable height.  Now, is there a word in English for that sort of thing?  Stivers?  What say you, man?”

Ralston Dowd,  A Spot of Bother.

“No, Jeffrey.  You don’t want to photograph everything.  Try cutting that by half.”

Diana Moone,  Living Well.

“What I was arguing upon, sir, was the proper time of day for a young gentleman to rise.  I said eight of the clock and he declared it noon.”

Trevor Walpole,  The Imperfect Stranger.    (1784)

“From a hippie commune to pornographic videos—that is such a great leap.  And then there was her horrible murder.”

Devona Twilly,  Shallowness, a Novel.