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The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage
The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage Once upon a time, a mouse, a bird, and a sausage, entered into partnership and set up house together. For a long time all went well; they lived in great…The Devil's Dictionary: Mouse
by Ambrose Bierce MOREMOUSQUETAIREMOUSE -n. An animal which strews its path with fainting women. As in Rome Christians were thrown to the lions, so centuries earlier in Otumwee, the most…Brewer's: Rear-mouse
or Rere-mouse. The bat. (Anglo-Saxon hrere-mus, the fluttering-mouse; verb. hrere-an, to flutter.) Of course, the “bat” is not a winged mouse. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Shrew-mouse
A small insectivorous mammal, resembling a mouse in form. It was supposed to have the power of injuring cattle by running over them; and to provide a remedy our forefathers used to plug…Brewer's: Mouse, Mousie
terms of endearment. Other terms of endearment from animals are, bird or birdie (as “My bonnie bird”); puss, pussy; lamb, lambkin; “You little monkey” is an endearing reproof to a child.…Brewer's: Mouse Tower
(The), on the Rhine, said to be so called because Bishop Hatto (q.v.) was there devoured by mice. The tower, however, was built by Bishop Siegfried, two hundred years after the death of…Prior, Matthew
(Encyclopedia) Prior, Matthew, 1664–1721, English poet and diplomat, b. Wimborne, Dorset. With his appointment as secretary to the embassy at The Hague during the negotiations leading to the Treaty…Evans, Sir Martin John
(Encyclopedia) Evans, Sir Martin John, British geneticist, Ph.D., University College London, 1969. After serving on the faculty at University College London (1966–78) and Cambridge (1978–99), he…Mickey Blue Eyes
Director:Kelly MakinWriters:Robert Kuhn and Adam ScheinmanCastle Rock Entertainment; PG-13; 102 minutesRelease:8/99Cast:Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn Fans of Analyze This and…Mickey Mantle Biography
Mickey MantleBorn: Oct. 20, 1931Baseball OF named after Hall of Fame catcher Mickey Cochrane; led AL in home runs 4 times; won Triple Crown in 1956; hit 52 HRs in 1956 and 54 in '61; 3-time…Trending
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