"The little pig with the portfolio of straw and the little pig with the portfolio of sticks were swallowed up, but the little pig with the portfolio of bricks withstood the dip in the market."
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three little pigs, children's story, children's stories, portfolio, portfolios, stock market, stocks, diversified, market dip, market dips, recession, recessions, childrens story, childrens stories, savings, savings account, savings accounts, bonds, stocks and bonds, retirement savings, fable, fablesHare and the tortoise race odds.
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hare and tortoise, tortoise and hare, the hare and the tortoise, the tortoise and the hare, fable, fables, race, races, racing, betting, betting odds, odds, bookies odds, bookies' odd, racing odds, compete, competing, competition, competitions, aesops fables, aesop's fables, unequal partners, fixed, the favourite, gambling, gamblers, gamblers, bad odds"Keep it stylish, but short enough so that men stop using it to break into my house."
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stylish, stylishness, rapunzel, haircut, haircuts, unwanted attention, male attention, barber, barbers, barbershop, barbershops, hairstyle, hairstylist, hairstyles, hairstylists, stylist, stylists, long hair, trim, trims, trimming, beauty salon, beauty salons, averse, fable, fables, break in, breaks in, breaking in, entitlement, male entitlement, feminist, feminists, feminism, fairy tale, fairy talesThe Bull, the Bear, the Ant, and the Grasshopper
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stock market, the bull, the bear, the ant, and the grasshopper, fables, money, savings, fun, business, economy, fable, investment advice, advice, financial advisor, aesop, aesop's fables, stock, stocks, stocks and bonds, investor, investors, instant gratification, savings, save up, saves up, saving up"I'm not huffing and puffing. I'm foreclosing."
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huff, puff, foreclosure, foreclosures, foreclose, foreclosing, bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankruptcies, housing crisis, housing crises, bank, banks, banker, bankers, big bad wolf, villain, villains, villainous, mortgage, debt, debts, mortgages, three little pigs, modern fairy tale, fairy tale, fairy tales, fable, fables, eviction, eviction notice, eviction notices, repossess, repossession, threaten, threatens, threatening, big bank, big banks"It is thornlike in appearance, but I need to order a battery of tests."
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androcles, aesop, fable, fables, lions, mice, thorns, doctors, patient, doctor, patients, tests, animals, talking, medical, thorn, paw, paws, medical test, medical tests, medical testing, physician, physicians, diagnosis, diagnosis, medical bureaucracy, folk story, folk stories"No, thanks. I'm in training."
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tortoise, tortoises, hare, hares, rabbit, rabbits, fable, fables, tortoise and the hare, the tortoise and the hare, run, runs, running, runner, runners, marathon, marathons, marathoner, marathoners, train, trains, training, abstain, abstains, abstaining, healthy eater, healthy eaters, healthy eating, teetotal, teetotaller, teetotallers, teetotaler, teetotalersHare reading a book while the tortoise races past
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aesop, aesop's fables, fable, fables, tortoise and the hare, tortoise, tortoises, turtle, turtles, hare, hares, rabbit, rabbits, bunny, bunnies, book, books, story, stories, character, characters, rest, resting, tree, trees, race, races, racing, read, reading, sport, sports, run, running, runner, runners, writer, writers, author, authors, literature, word play, wordplay, book title, book titles, appropriate book title, appropriate book titles, title, titles, animal, animals"And, because a princess can't be forced to testify against her prince, they lived happily ever after."
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testimony, testimonies, witness, witnesses, prince, princes, princess, princesses, fable, fables, fairy tale, fairy tales, happily ever after, modern relationship, modern relationships, modern times, update, updates, updated, bedtime, bedtime story, bedtime stories, happy, happiness, key to happiness"The axe is falling! The axe is falling!"
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, personnel, hr, h.r., human resources, firing, lay offs, laying off, unemployment, termination, downsizing, cut backs, warning, warnings, panic, panicking, henny penny, chicken little, fairytale, fairytales, fairy tale, fairy tales, children's story, children's stories, story, stories, fable, fables, literature, children's literature character, characters, fictional character, fictional characters, the sky is falling, axes, axes, getting the axe, waiting for the axe to fall, expression, expressions, word play, wordplayA chicken looks at a computer screen that reads "Y2K is coming! Y2K is coming!!".
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animal, animals, chicken, chickens, hen, hens, poultry, henny penny, chicken little, fairytale, fairytales, fairy tale, fairy tales, children's story, children's stories, story, stories, fable, fables, literature, children's literature, fictional character, fictional characters, the sky is falling, technology, computer, computers, laptop, laptops, warning, warnings, new year, new years, new year's day, new year's eve, millennium, new millennium, 1999, 2000, year 2000 problem, y2k problem, y2k, millennium bug, y2k bug, panic, panics, panicking"I couldn't tell if it was a fable or it was badly written."
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fable, fables, screen, screenwriting, screenwriter, script, scripts, screenplay, screenplays, bad, bad writing, badly, badly written, moral, morals, moralize, moralise, moralizing, media, medias, modern cinema, cinema, movie, movies, film, films, film buff, film buffs, confused, confusion, review, reviews, flop, flops, flopped, writer, writers, writing"I figured as long as I was having the thorn taken out of my paw, might as well have a body scrub and get my mane redone."
"He's sorry, Your Honor, and he's decided to devote himself to making a difference in pigs' lives."
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court, courts, courtroom, courtrooms, trial, trials, legal system, justice system, law, laws, legal, judge, judges, lawyer, lawyers, counselor, counselors, counsellors, counsellors, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, barrister, barristers, legal counsel, defence, defense, defendant, defendants, client, clients, animal, animals, wolf, wolves, pig, pigs, three little pigs, guilt, guilty, sorry, remorse, remorseful, psychology, making a difference, fairytale, fairytales, fairy tale, fairy tales, children's story, children's stories, story, stories, literature, children's literature character, characters, fictional character, fictional characters, big bad wolf, fable, fables"...And somebody's been listening to my Berlioz!"
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fairy tale, fairy tales, goldilocks, three bears, fable, fables, classical music, composer, composers, berlioz, hector berlioz, romantic, romantics, listen, listens, listening, nap, naps, picky, pickinessThe Emperor's Newspaper
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newspaper, newspapers, emperor's new clothes, fable, fables, fake news, news, news story, news stories, flatter, flatters, flattering, good news, emperor, emperors, dictator, dictators, king, kings, monarch, monarchs, authority figure, authority figures, propaganda, yes man, yes men, cheer up, cheers up, cheering up, lackey, lackeys, throne, thrones, throne room, throne rooms, children's story, children's stories"Once upon a time there were three little pigs who had this real sweetheart of a rent-controlled deal."
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rent control, rent controls, rent controlled, rent, rents, renting, lease, leases, leasing, home, homes, tenant, tenants, tenancy, rights, buyer's rights, consumer rights, consumer's rights, consumers' rights advocate, consumer rights advocates, consumer protection, consumer protections, condo, condos, condominium, condominiums, convert, converts, conversion, conversions, prey, preys, preying, landlord, landlords, fable, fables, building owner, building owners, profit, profits, profit motive, profit motives, big bad wolf, three little pigs, real estate, real estate deal, real estate deals"J'accuse!"
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accused, accuse, accusation, accusations, frycook, fry-cook, fry cook, cook, cooked, cooks, cooking, fable, fables, parable, parables, crime, crimes, criminal, criminals, foodie, foodies, food lover, food lovers, chef, chefs, language, languages, french, blame, blamed, drama, dramatic, fried egg, fried eggs, sunny side up, sunny, egg, eggs, humpty, humpty dumpty, dumpty, egg, eggs, nursery rhymes, nursery rhyme, rhyme, rhymes, song, songs, fairy, fairy tale, fairy tales, fairy story, fairy stories"Perhaps He Was Too Close To The Situation, But Aesop Failed To See Any Goddamned Moral To The Story Of The Goddamned Birds Eating His Goddamned Tomatoes Again . . ."
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bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, aesop, aesop's fables, fable, fables, lesson, lessons, take a leaf out of, moral, morals, the moral of the story, learning, learning experience, learning experiences, greek, classic, classicsHare versus the Tortoise
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hare, tortoise, race, races, competition, competitions, aesop, aesop's fable, the tortoise and the hare, duel, duels, shootout, shootouts, competitor, competitors, wild west, cowboy, cowboys, wild-west, old west, american west, draw, fastest draw, gun shooter, gun shooters, gunshooter, gunshooters, fable, fables, folk story, folk stories, greek myth, greek myths, greek mythology"It was an interesting panel on how we're represented in fables."
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animal, animals, talking animal, talking animals, wolf, wolves, big bad wolf, fairytale, fairytales, fairy tale, fairy tales, children's story, children's stories, story, stories, literature, children's literature character, characters, fictional character, fictional characters, fable, fables, panel, panels, representation, represented, reputation, reputations, academic, academics, discussion, discussions