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130. Cutting the cheese

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 10:18 PM

10 hrs ago

Came across that one at work again today.

"What are you doing next?"
"Cuttin' da cheese."

Literally, since it's a deli. We old people giggle, but we had to explain it to the younger ones because they just looked confused.

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