unearths some literary gems.
From Copy for Crime, by Carol Carnac:
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Joe's charwoman was named Mrs. Oaks, but as she always added an aspirate to her own name, "Mrs. Hoax" she became.
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[Mixed Hat Metaphors dept.]
"I lift my lid to anybody who produces a home out of a hat."
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"Why not co-opt me? Two fools are better than one."
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"Curtains are much nearer my heart than uncles."