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burning the candle at both ends

An English idiom meaning to work long hours without rest. Working late into the night and beginning again early in the morning.
Joe: You're eyes are black sockets, you need some sleep man!

Snowflake: I've been burning the candle at both ends trying to finish this 509 paper.
by mikwat May 24, 2004
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Candle Cove

A fictional television show airing on channel 58 at 4:00pm back in the early 1970's.

It was about a young girl who imagined herself to be friends with pirates. In reality, the pirates were marionette puppets. The ship was called the Laughingstock. The pirates included, but are not limited to, Pirate Percy, The Skin-Taker and Horace the Horrible.

The show only ran for a few months after it disapeared without any warning. The final episode was random shots of the puppets screaming and the young girl crying. It did not have a plot line.

In reality, the children who watched the show would actually tune their televisions to static and watch dead air for 30 minutes. The show could only be seen by children and their parents believed they were using their imagination to view a show called Candle Cove.

The show is a creepypasta and was written by Kris Straub. It is told through 4 people on a fake chat forum talking about a television show they used to watch when they were children.

The story and television show are completley fictional; Do not let people tell you they've viewed the show or that it is true for it is not real.

A fake video of the last episode of Candle Cove can be viewed on Youtube.

The story can be read by googling 'Candle Cove'
Candle Cove is not, nor never was, a real television show.
by ohsnapitzzhannah June 22, 2011
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Candler

Someone who is very attractive and witty. They get good grades and get laid. Basically a perfect man.
I want me a Candler so bad!
by MoreLyfe April 17, 2017
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Candle Yeast

A scary man who refuses to open his mouth without an autotune mic in hand.
Not to be confused with the rapper Kanye West
"Did you hear Candle Yeast's new song "I wanna be Elvis (feat Sarah McLachlan)"?
by username23 February 17, 2009
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candlemass

candlemass is a doom band from the 80s. they picked up where black sabbath left off, they mixed sabbath's slow, drop D guitar riffs with operatic vocals like those found in Carmina b
Burana. truly a pioneer of the doom metal genre
"im sitting here alone in darkness waiting to be free,lonely and forlorn i am crying"
candlemass album Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
by Triv666 October 20, 2008
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Sausage Candle

Sausage candle. if u listen to Glass Animals you probably know that sausage candles are the best choice of lyrics in history. You take ze candle and put ze sausage in it and then worship the sausage until you dramatically summon Dave Bayley as he will bring u more candle sausage.
Smells good up here
Yeah, it's the candle, yo it's uh
Sausage candle“
by _junip3r January 27, 2021
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And the cat's in the cradle

An expression used as a respond when someone passes the millionth raincheck for a get together or date.
Derives from the Harry Chapin song "Cat's in the Cradle", telling the story of a father who never has time for his son and when the son grows up, he never has time for his father.
- So, how about that movie night we've been trying to have for six months now?
- Dude, I can't. Not now, I've got a lot on my schedule. Another time?
- "And the cat's in the cradle". Fine, another time then...

- Brad, dude, we've got this awesome party coming up this Friday. Why don't you join us? You've been away for months with your job.
- I can't, I have another deadline on Friday. I'm sorry. How about next Saturday?
- "And the cat's in the cradle". Screw you Brad, you never have time for us anymore.
by Henkibojj May 19, 2011
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