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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.
tinstaafl by Jim Downard October 4, 2003
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There Ain't No Such Thing as A Free Lunch.
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.
tanstafl by Ronin Catholic January 3, 2008
Word of the Day on January 26, 2016
Shackteâu
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
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breatharian by leena gabor November 8, 2005
Word of the Day on June 3, 2026