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"I’ll be out the gate by eight / in the spoon by noon / fixed by six / and back in the pen by ten!” 

The heroin junkie merry-go-'round:

Release from prison-back to using dope-re-arrest.

The addict's vicious cycle.
Johnny Threefingers: "Heard you're getting out of this craphole today."
Harry Hophead: "Pfft...well, I'll be back...you know me, man... ""I’ll be out the gate by eight / in the spoon by noon / fixed by six / and back in the pen by ten!”"

spook out 

to up and disappear quickly and quietly, especially in the overwhelming presence of police similar to a ghost, ghoul, spook or spector
I'm gonna spook out before those cops get me.
spook out by tubafeller April 19, 2015

Spook out a growler 

A declarative related to taking a particularly large dump
I ate a big lunch and had to spook out a growler later in the afternoon
Spook out a growler by darkurthe October 6, 2011

let's hang out soon 

A phrase that one says when they truly do not have any intentions of hanging out with the person. One will say this and the other will usually agree, and most times neither of them will try and make plans with the other, resulting in the repetition of this phrase in the future.
Distant Friend 1: "Hey, long time no talk! Let's hang out soon! I miss you!"
Distant Friend 2: "Oh yeah, definitely! Call me sometime!

- 2 months later -

Distant Friend 2: "Hey man, we still haven't hung out. What's up with that?"
Distant Friend 1: "Oh I know, let's hang out soon!"
let's hang out soon by briii23 December 29, 2010

out of spoons

Completely out of energy or motivation for the day. Particularly used by those suffering from a disease or disability of some kind.

Source: The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino ( butyoudontlooksick.com/spoons.htm )
"Sorry, I can't come over tonight. I ran out of spoons."
out of spoons by Halfling Rogue April 30, 2010

took the corn out of the water to soon

A saying that means you screwed up.
Jared you took the corn out of the water to soon when you broke my tv.