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War is the true Nature of the world, a dog with matted fur lapping eagerly at the bloody Nile, wagging its threadbare tail the entire time. – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 2 years ago
The RNC and the Trump Campaign are lapping the Democrats on every front - organizing, fundraising, volunteer training, registering voters, and more, thanks to our permanent data-driven ground game, Trump Victory has never left the key states that will be crucial to delivering President Trump another victory in 2020, and this will make all the difference come Election Day. – Mandi Merritt	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Time doesn't mean anything when you're about to have water lapping at your door. – Immigration Minister Peter Dutton	added by anonymous 6 years ago
A steam locomotive engineer is referred as a 'hogger'; Does this reference have to do with his 'lapping-up' many miles over the silver rails? – Francis M. Faber Jr.	added by WerterBuch 8 years ago
Our perspective is that this a global challenge, and all rich countries should be playing their part both in helping the victims and in trying to support political and diplomat efforts to tackle the problem at source, the fact that people are literally lapping up on the shores of Europe tells you that sticking your head in the sand is certainly not moral but it is not wise either. – David Miliband	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If we don't want to see the map of Central America covered in a sea of red, eventually lapping at our own borders, we must act now. – Ronald Reagan	added by anonymous 14 years ago

War is the true Nature of the world, a dog with matted fur lapping eagerly at the bloody Nile, wagging its threadbare tail the entire time.

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
2 years ago

The RNC and the Trump Campaign are lapping the Democrats on every front - organizing, fundraising, volunteer training, registering voters, and more, thanks to our permanent data-driven ground game, Trump Victory has never left the key states that will be crucial to delivering President Trump another victory in 2020, and this will make all the difference come Election Day.

– Mandi Merritt

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Time doesn't mean anything when you're about to have water lapping at your door.

– Immigration Minister Peter Dutton

added by anonymous
6 years ago

A steam locomotive engineer is referred as a 'hogger'; Does this reference have to do with his 'lapping-up' many miles over the silver rails?

– Francis M. Faber Jr.

added by WerterBuch
8 years ago

Our perspective is that this a global challenge, and all rich countries should be playing their part both in helping the victims and in trying to support political and diplomat efforts to tackle the problem at source, the fact that people are literally lapping up on the shores of Europe tells you that sticking your head in the sand is certainly not moral but it is not wise either.

– David Miliband

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If we don't want to see the map of Central America covered in a sea of red, eventually lapping at our own borders, we must act now.

– Ronald Reagan

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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