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  • We went back and forth between a few names until finally my mom told one of our choices to Strawberry as Buttercup's real name and then there was no backing out of it.

    The Name Game 2007

  • I've read the book but my edition didn't include Buttercup's Babe.

    The Princess Bride by William Goldman 2007

  • I'm reminded of Buttercup's plea to Westley before crossing the dreaded fire swamp in The Princess Bride: She says, "We'll never survive!"

    Brandon Friedman: Afghanistan: More Troops are Only One Part of the Solution 2009

  • Look at what's missing in that oh-so-admired movie: Buttercup's beauty; the ultimate kiss; the wonderful description of that horrible machine; all of Inigo's and Fezzik's histories, showing us why they are who they are, and thus, the true depth of Inigo's quest; that final, resoundingly wonderful line; the wonderfully excised sections reduced to one- and two-sentence parenthetical notes; and so very much more.

    ianrandalstrock's Journal ianrandalstrock 2008

  • (Left) Jasmine our Calico Cat has stolen Buttercup's purple pillow, and the little Golden Tabby is NOT happy about it.

    View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2006

  • But it did change my view from "I'm sorry we missed Buttercup's party" to "You're welcome, Jana!"

    Archive 2006-07-01 kittenpie 2006

  • But it did change my view from "I'm sorry we missed Buttercup's party" to "You're welcome, Jana!"

    97° and Humid on the Outside, 103° and Sweet on the Inside kittenpie 2006

  • I made the mistake today of picking up my special edition 25th Anniversary, with bonus "Buttercup's Baby" chapter of The Princess Bride.

    Archive 2007-12-01 Darlene 2007

  • I made the mistake today of picking up my special edition 25th Anniversary, with bonus "Buttercup's Baby" chapter of The Princess Bride.

    Darlene's Digest Darlene 2007

  • I had been hoping that Buttercup's reaction to me would provide a confirmation as to what did or didn't happen between Cassandra and me the night before, but it seemed there were other, more rational, possible reasons for his standoffishness.

    Sweet Myth-tery of Life Asprin, Robert 1994

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