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However, it seems, that in the infinite wisdom of those that rule us during this nascent period of economic instability, whilst we already have an over burdened criminal justice system from nickin' 'em through lockin' 'em up, some bright sparks in our Civil Service arrive at this cost cutting conclusion*.
Archive 2008-10-01 Deft 2008
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However, it seems, that in the infinite wisdom of those that rule us during this nascent period of economic instability, whilst we already have an over burdened criminal justice system from nickin' 'em through lockin' 'em up, some bright sparks in our Civil Service arrive at this cost cutting conclusion*.
Prosperity and crime Deft 2008
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I give you my word, when I was stayin 'with old FRED DERRIMAN, in Perthshire, they reg'larly mapped out the whole place for pic-nics, and I'm dashed if they didn't spoil our best day's drivin by pic-nickin' in, 'oh, such a sweet place.'
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 14, 1893 Various
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She says the fackin kids are playin up coz theyre so fackin bored so they've taken to nickin stuff from the
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I didna baw when ma da was chibbed fur nickin a pig, but am bawlin now
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"There are more important things in life than nickin 'Arthur Daley but at the moment i can't think of any" - Detective Sergeant Albert "Cheerful Charlie" Chisholm Did all mine today
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"She asked me, 'Will you please not be nickin' or crackin 'the dishes,
The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys Gulielma Zollinger
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"Always beggin 'you for chocolate or nickin' you for francs some way.
Torchy and Vee Sewell Ford 1907
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