From "Death in December," by Victor Gunn:

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He met both the Chartons--Gerry, cheery, frank and likeable; and Ronnie, supercilious and full of psycho-this and psycho-that.

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"He's got no more sense of humour than a carrot."

[When I shared this quote with HC-E, she opined that carrots had a better sense of humor than some vegetables, and I had to agree. We both felt, for instance, that carrots had a better sense of humor than turnips (but not so strong a sense of humor as broccoli).]

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He went loping down the big staircase not unlike a great shaggy bear...with his hair pointing to all points of the compass.

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[A twist on the Wodehousian "phonus balonus."]

"If you'll cease talking hokus bolonus...."

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