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Old 03-07-2011, 08:55 PM   #14
Pete Zicato
Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB.
 
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Originally Posted by Shawnee123 View Post
But really, when I want to say "that really throws a wrench in the works" I have to make myself say "wrench" because I so like the British (is that the right classification?) word spanner better...as in "Well, that really throws a spanner in the works."
I would go ahead and use 'spanner' if that's what you like.

I've used "Bob's your uncle" at work. I like it better than "there you go".
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