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Its the very opposite of Jack Sprat who ate no fat and his wife who ate no lean.
BritChick Paris: Why French Men Would Rather Die Than Diet BritChick Paris 2011
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She picked up her pace and reached the groundskeeper before he could say “Jack Sprat.”
Among the Ghosts Amber Benson 2010
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She picked up her pace and reached the groundskeeper before he could say “Jack Sprat.”
Among the Ghosts Amber Benson 2010
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She picked up her pace and reached the groundskeeper before he could say “Jack Sprat.”
Among the Ghosts Amber Benson 2010
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Jack Sprat: You all know about the immense dietary restrictions my wife and I were forced to live with all those years.
Archive 2007-08-01 Anne Johnson 2007
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Jack Sprat: You all know about the immense dietary restrictions my wife and I were forced to live with all those years.
Class Reunion 2007 of the NRA Anne Johnson 2007
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Because we are all unique, a habit that fattens Jack Sprat may not faze his wife.
Not Food For Thought 2007
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Like Jack Sprat and his wife, our dogs are too fat and our models too skinny.
Of thin models and fat dogs | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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WHEN I SAW GOGO and Mkhulu together, I often thought of the old nursery rhyme about Jack Sprat, who could eat no fat, and his wife, who could eat no lean.
No Place Left to Bury the Dead Nicole Itano 2007
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“Jack Sprat,” the soldier said, spitting out the words.
Water Song Suzanne Weyn 2006
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