A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans!. From Wordnik.com. [more strange but true facts] Reference
As a guy who has trouble whittling a toothpick from a willow stick, I was wowed by the process. From Wordnik.com. [High Tech Bow Building] Reference
Barka’id the toothpick is described as a beautiful girl. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
I kept to the idea of toothpick, but I didn't use a toothpick. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
Forgive me, in Disney they're referred to as toothpick holders. From Wordnik.com. [MousePlanet] Reference
Over there, a toothpick is a family heirloom and is handed down from one generation to another, and is operated in company ostentatiously. From Wordnik.com. [Europe Revised] Reference
And if you don't already own a pair of skinny jeans, you must get the "toothpick" jean in dark denim. From Wordnik.com. [Rachel Strugatz: J. Crew's Jenna Lyons: See What's In Her Office (PHOTOS)] Reference
I also thought it hysterical that one of the hero's was a "toothpick" LOL..now that took some Imagination! lol. From Wordnik.com. [Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo] Reference
In high school, everyone called him "toothpick" and. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
Most of the pieces were mugs, drinking glasses or novelties - small pieces such as toothpick holders or match holders. From Wordnik.com. [JSOnline.com] Reference
It was only after the ordeal was over I found out his definition of 'toothpick' was much different than everyone elses. From Wordnik.com. [[Help] Most Recent Posts] Reference
His toothpick was a cattle prod. From Wordnik.com. [Ellis Weiner: The Ballad of Cheney Todd] Reference
A toothpick is a poor, tedious substitute. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
"Bless my toothpick, it's altogether too certain!". From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, or, the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold] Reference
Never use a toothpick at the table, or in any company. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management] Reference
I could see he was not injured: legs toothpick thin but steady. From Wordnik.com. [When Nature is Nurture] Reference
Hence the challenge: Court a congressman with a meal on a toothpick. From Wordnik.com. [Aaron Schock On 'Top Chef': Congressman Challenges Contestants To Make Lobbyist-Safe Meals (VIDEO)] Reference
Pouting, Lolly came back in with a couple of toothpick boxes in her hand. From Wordnik.com. [Bread, Fish, Serpent, Stone] Reference
For some reason, I couldn't stop picturing a toothpick embedded inside it. From Wordnik.com. [SEPARATION ANXIETY] Reference
The illustration was so highly detailed as to include a toothpick-speared olive. From Wordnik.com. [Books: “Nothing Right”] Reference
I remember Gary sitting across from me — his toothpick body, big feet, large head. From Wordnik.com. [Summer Movies: What's So Funny?] Reference
Tiny utensils had a way of making her frail and toothpick hands appear supersized in contrast. From Wordnik.com. [misshaped planet] Reference
"Aw, go easy, Mike; how'n'ell am I goin 'to buy a toothpick, with wood so expensive in France?". From Wordnik.com. [The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919] Reference
Give up that alimony check for a man who sells chicken feed and chews a mint-flavored toothpick!. From Wordnik.com. [Bailey White: 'What Would They Say in Birmingham?'] Reference
A cool translucent red siding contains techcentric tools and classics like the hook and toothpick. From Wordnik.com. [Cyberscope] Reference
Kano pensively lifted a plum upon the point of a toothpick and began nibbling at its wrinkled skin. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragon Painter] Reference
A few hours before opening, he had painstakingly set a mouse trap, using peanut butter on a toothpick. From Wordnik.com. [The Fountain] Reference
And there was no significant difference between the groups receiving the needle and the toothpick acupuncture. From Wordnik.com. [Toothpicks: An effective treatment for lower-back pain?] Reference
Not even a come-hither look as I walk past the cash register, or a 2 cent peppermint instead of just a toothpick. From Wordnik.com. [Last Tango at Quiznos] Reference
They have washed my grandmother, first her head then each side, run a toothpick underneath her toe - and fingernails. From Wordnik.com. [The Dying Tradition] Reference
Among them: to avoid looking "Islamic" by wearing a beard, chewing a toothpick, carrying a small Quran, or wearing a long shirt. From Wordnik.com. [Training In Terror] Reference
Says Michael Puzzo of Leland's collectibles auction house (which sold the toothpick in 1992), "People collect just about anything.". From Wordnik.com. [Where Have You Gone, Joe Dimaggio's Wedding Cake?] Reference
Researchers sometimes measure creativity by seeing how many different ways a subject can devise to use a paper clip, say, or a toothpick. From Wordnik.com. [ARTFUL AGING] Reference
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