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Thai Food Taste Like Jesus Dipped In Chocolate...

a: Thai food taste ~
b: Jesus dipped in chocolate

What: "It tastes like Jesus dipped in chocolate and rolled in rainbows."

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Writer: Melissa R
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 3 2011 7:16 PM


The Stock Maket Animal Race

a: Picking stocks ~
b: picking winning animals in a race

What: "The more typical analogy is to say picking stocks in the stock market is like picking winning animals in a race, and I admit this makes more sense. At least in the stock market, every entry is racing in the same direction toward the same goal: increased profits and higher share price."

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Writer: Elaine Kub
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Date: Aug 9 2011 12:13 PM


It Slices And Dices.....

a: Proteasome ~
b: a salami slicer

What: "The proteasome is like a salami slicer that cuts protein molecules into little bits," he says. "It gets rid of abnormal proteins, and it breaks down and recycles regulatory proteins no longer needed by the cell.

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Writer: Ron R. Kopito
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Where:
Date: May 13 2013 7:22 PM



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