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empty-boxcars train of assurers

Derisive term for a sizable number of acquaintances of someone with a dubious reputation who make praising statements about the individual's character/morals, offer to co-sign a loan he's requesting, etc., but who are of comparably-questionable integrity themselves, are also broke, etc., and so their own word and/or reliability is viewed as not being much more of a legitimate guarantee than the promises of the person they're vouching for. In other words, "quantito, but not qualito"... lots of impressive-looking "containers", but with no actual/tangible/legitimate "goods" inside of said containers.
Loan officer: I always feel really wary/suspicious whenever someone of unknown/questionable reputation asks for a loan and offers to bring in a number of other folks to vouch for his character, reliability, and financial responsibility --- "methinks he doth protest too much", plus usually his so-called "witnesses" appear to merely be an "empty-boxcars train of assurers"... they seem no more trustworthy than I would view the loan-requester himself as being, and so their voluminous praise/recommendations hold little significance and inspire little confidence in me regarding whether the loan-requester would actually possess adequate means/motivation/dedication to repay the money. I feel something like how the lady-attorney in "Losing Isaiah" did when she pointed out that the members of the "support group" whom ex-druggie/shoplifter Khaila had named as the people who were assisting her in her efforts to "go straight" and "live clean" had themselves all been former drug-users and/or criminals, and so she felt that they should not be considered to be viable/reliable helpers to prevent Khaila from relapsing.
by QuacksO September 21, 2018
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my trains

uh my trains
neil: my trains🤪😎😏
yes
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baby gravy train

When 3 or more men get on their hands and knees, they are pegged in a line until they all finish on the floor
Want to be our third carriage in a baby gravy train
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Floridian Freight Train

The Floridian Freight Train intercepted and returned a game saving 2-pt conversion for the Buckeyes vs. Navy September 5, 2009. The huge Linebacker outran the entire Navy defense for 99 yards. The most exciting two point play in Ohio State football history. GO BUCKS!
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Train track buddie

A secret couple who secretly go to the train tracks to have sex. Train track buddie
Train track buddie is a secret couple who secretly go to the train tracks to have sex. Train track buddie

~“Hey “Train track buddie” want to go down to the train tracks and cheat on your boyfriend?”
~“Yes of course” Train track buddie
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Pain Train

A word to describe a devastating punch to the face, nuts, or stomach.
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Train wrangler

A train wrangler is someone who will use there skills to such amazing ability on a train supervisor that they can walk through train barriers without requiring a ticket
Train wrangler - will not require a train ticket
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