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"This ain't what I expected/It ain't happenin' like I thought it/And if they say, 'Love is free'/Then tell me why the f— it's costin'/And yes, it happens often/And I should cope with my losses/And you say you're not ready/I don't believe in abortions"

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An island nation with beautiful parks, beaches and a happenin’ downtown strip known as the Junction — why would you ever want to leave?

Like a dissatisfied customer posting a Yelp rating, mobster Tony Cornero, whose happenin’ offshore gambling ships were the recent subject of a Times article, was said to have complained that he wasn’t getting the police protection he had paid for.

“If the pig was nursin’ her,” asked Pink, doubting, “what was happenin’ to Campbell Junior?”

“If I’d a-had two good hands,” said Grandpa, fuming, “I could a-kept it from happenin’.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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