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It was hearing a radio promo featuring this school-marmy woman's voice telling the listener off for even considering not taking this crisis seriously and warning us that this is just the tip of the iceberg and we cannot bury our heads in the sand.
bits. bobs and budgeting for the barren Another Outspoken Female 2009
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It was hearing a radio promo featuring this school-marmy woman's voice telling the listener off for even considering not taking this crisis seriously and warning us that this is just the tip of the iceberg and we cannot bury our heads in the sand.
Archive 2009-03-01 Another Outspoken Female 2009
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Chattering in legalistic, ethical and school-marmy circles around all the men in the film, Mattie gets her revenge and lives to tell it as the one-armed old lady in the end.
Ruth Starkman: True Grit: Little Blackie Has it Ruth Starkman 2010
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I do a really good school-marmy voice, so kindly consider yourselves admonished.
Hawaiian Adventure Day 6: Volcano 1 Beth 1 - Linda injured Elizabeth McClung 2009
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The stoop-shouldered, school-marmy Botany dame with her incessant garden gloves?
Little Eve Edgarton Eleanor Hallowell Abbott 1915
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"Plar-bag marmy" meant "Mother Flour-bag", and ration sugar was decidedly muddy in appearance.
Over the Sliprails Henry Lawson 1894
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"But how can we know WHAT to read if we mayn't follow our tastes?" said Carrie, trying to be interested and "intelligent" in spite of her fear that a "school-marmy" lecture was in store for her.
A Garland for Girls Louisa May Alcott 1860
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(Of course, I ate the marmy inside!) 6 posted on 02/06/2010 4: 43: 47 PM PST
Latest Articles 2010
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However, you will want to pick a shoe with extra support at the heel (ie a chunky but not dated heal or a wedge that is not school marmy) and in the base / toe (vaccum compressed foam soles are best; good brands: Beautifeels which come in regular and wide and Easy Spirit).
WOC PhD 2009
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By definition retired = no longer adding anything = using up resources that could be used elsewhere = being a marmy lazy ba$tard = worthy of mowing down by a spray of 5.56.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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