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  • Two cups of dry cereal later, I know I'm going to be in a world o' hurtin' for lunch, when the time comes.

    something out of nothing Pat 2006

  • Two cups of dry cereal later, I know I'm going to be in a world o' hurtin' for lunch, when the time comes.

    Archive 2006-03-01 Pat 2006

  • "I've beenthrowed before, and I've even been stomped on before, but I don't ever remember nothin 'hurtin' this bad before."

    Wild Blood Horton, Naomi 1997

  • "Colonel done say to give it to you fo 'hurtin' yo 'feelin's."

    The Diamond Cross Mystery Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story Chester K. Steele

  • All of a sudden he's standin 'in front of me lookin' like there's somethin 'hurtin' him.

    Blister Jones John Taintor Foote 1915

  • First to say 'hurtin' and 'hack of a lot' in the same sentence: Palin

    lipstick.com: celebrity news that matters to you 2008

  • The fact is, sir, "she went on, turning to me, with a plate in her hand, which she was wiping," the fact is, that the old parson's man for that kind o 'work was Simmons, t'other end of the village; and my man is so afeard o' hurtin 'e'er another, that he'll turn the bread away from his own mouth and let it fall in the dirt. "

    Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood George MacDonald 1864

  • Certainly, there was no beating the spread against NBC's Sunday Night Football, which put a hurtin' on the Emmys just like the Falcons did to Michael Vick and the Eagles, pulling in 21.52 million viewers and a 9.2 in the coveted demo.

    Emmy Ratings Fall, Sacked by Football 2011

  • He noted in a separate interview: As far as Hank Williams goes, I guess for a lot of people his cheatin', hurtin', forsaken songs are the ones that stand out; I gravitate towards the sad, more emotional songs as a writer, myself. . .

    Lonesome Hank's Friends Barry Mazor 2011

  • I DO KNOW that I took my A5 out today to test fire it (not pattern) and 5 shots as fast as you can pull the trigger will put a hurtin on the old shoulder bone!!!

    I have a Mossberg New Haven 12ga. 2009

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