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  Keyser Söze ?

"Roooowwrrr... service is so slow here. I've been waiting 12 parsecs to get served"     (Too nerdy?)

  Unless you insert the letters M, A and L just before the word "practice".

boob ...  an idiot whichever way you look at him   whatsoever

O solar mio

  Maybe a different origin? The French word pimper means to dress something up grandly which fits better to the usage like "pimp my ride".  Did this usage originate in Quebec or Louisiana? :)  

  Reading it back again now, it looks like I could have been when I wrote it!    

Marrow guidance councillors

nothing cooler than cucumbers

"We're vegans", they hinted

  That doesn't make sense to me. She tried to pick the pen up... and she succeeded. She might have failed to pick it up. But until she's tried to pick it up, we don't know what the outcome will be. Until she's tried she can't do. Your examples appear to relay on a subtext of "not actually doing something very useful about it".    

And then you know it's bulimia... faux pas avoided!

    Maybe they could use the same idea in Kindergartens...

pork fillet in garlic, rosemary and maple syrup marinade with roasted fresh figs potato cakes with cheese and onion steamed grilled brocolli peas princess beans Inspired by some fresh figs a friend gave me. Was pretty good.      

    when i make my own i start with nuts in the shell and leave the red skin on the shelled nuts before making the peanut butter. It gives it a much darker colour and nuttier taste. Makes my hands sore though shelling so many nuts.