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  • George Osbourne: "... and 'pffft'-just like that we can kiss all these jobs goodbye ..."

    Libertarian Blog Place 2009

  • George Osbourne: "... and 'pffft'-just like that we can kiss all these jobs goodbye ..."

    British Blogs 2009

  • If they get off on getting a reaction from people, I guess the best is to just go 'pffft' and then ignore them.

    A Rejoinder and Statement of Principles - A Dress A Day 2008

  • In fact, the only Spice Girl mother not to introduce her child to the audience was Geri Halliwell, for fear that the effect of 20,000 people all derisively going "pffft" at the same time after hearing the name Bluebell Madonna would knock over a lighting rig or flip the stage upside down or something.

    The Spice Girls Get Bewilderingly Rich 2007

  • Anything nice anyone says to me usually sends me into a fit of statements to the contrary and a whole lot of "pffft" and "pshaw" and so forth.

    idiot-milk Diary Entry idiot-milk 2002

  • As I glassed the thick grass in front of Precht, I heard the unmistakable "pffft" and resonating drum of a strutting tom.

    ESPNsoccernet Steve Bowman 2010

  • A last-ditch attempt to mark the turkeys progress, I spit out a "pffft," mimicking the spit and drum of a courting tom.

    ESPNsoccernet Steve Bowman 2010

  • 'pffft' continues to disappoint; an embarrassing exit from the Scottish Cup in midweek to Division One side Dunfermline (incidentally manager Jimmy Calderwood's former club and the second season in a row the Dons are eliminated from the Cup by lower league opposition) have once again lead to calls for his resignation from some sections of the support, but it's unlikely to result in Calderwood's resignation.

    Soccer Blogs - latest posts Some People are On The Pitch 2009

  • April 7th, 2010 at 5: 26 pm wreckingcrew says: pffft The nerve of these right ring tea baggers.

    Think Progress » Murdoch: ‘I Don’t Think’ Fox News ‘Should Be Supporting The Tea Party’ 2010

  • Global = U.S. to the geographically challenged deniers. pffft ..

    Think Progress » Hannity: Snow Storms ‘Seem To Contradict Al Gore’s Hysterical Global Warming Theories’ 2010

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