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smoke signals

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smoke signals
a sign that something is probably going to happen All the smoke signals from Downing Street indicate that the taxpayer will have to pay up again. Conflicting smoke signals are coming from the the peace talks, and it is impossible to say how they are going.
See also: signal, smoke


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He is fortunate that his smoke stained locks still remain firmly attached to his scalp - even if this is greatly assisted by a liberal application of 'Rugg - Attach 2010' How apt that this environmental scoundrel should see fit to mock my history while puffing on a weed and sending up his own smoke signals.
But as Harry, 23, headed back from Cape Town, South Africa, after a holiday with girlfriend Chelsy Davy, 22, the smoke signals said otherwise.
Besides flares, other visual distress signals include flags, flashlights, water dye markers, and smoke signals.
 
 
 
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