there is no such thing as a free lunch; for everything everywhere, someone somewhere had to work for it
When Bob tried to get away with cheating on his math test, his teacher said, "Tinstaafl," and gave him a score of zero.
by Jim Downard October 4, 2003
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"I heard they are giving out free CDs in Tesco"
"tanstaaffl"
"I heard they are giving out free CDs in Tesco"
"tanstaaffl"
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Very old slang, dating back to before ain't became a legitimate English contraction.
I means that a prospect is too good to be true(TGTBT), in that you are being offered something for nothing.
Very old slang, dating back to before ain't became a legitimate English contraction.
I means that a prospect is too good to be true(TGTBT), in that you are being offered something for nothing.
Nate: Your eMail says Bill Gates will give you $250 for each person you send this to that sends it to someone else.
Uncle Dick: TANSTAFL.
Uncle Dick: TANSTAFL.
by Ronin Catholic January 3, 2008
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“They sure ain’t! Don’t you remember the law of TANSTAASP?”
“That ain’t a word, I checked both my vocabulary and the dictionary.”
“But did you check Urban Dictionary?”
“They sure ain’t! Don’t you remember the law of TANSTAASP?”
“That ain’t a word, I checked both my vocabulary and the dictionary.”
“But did you check Urban Dictionary?”
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