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basement Betty

basement Betty
 n.— «Do not just asume because you have had a bad experience with one maybe two “Basement Betties” that the whole bunch is rotten. I understand that you probably have friends that own florists and people like myself, who work out of our homes are considered pariahs in the floral community.» —“Re: Flower Problem” Usenet: alt.wedding Aug. 14, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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