five-oh
five-oh
and 5-O n. the police. (From a television program, Hawaii Five-O.) If you hit me again, I’ll call the five-oh!
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This year deserves a mention because it was the big five-oh.
As he careers towards the big Five-Oh next year Chris Evans has been getting a lot of expert help.
Or declare that their ideal woman would be 21-35 on internet dating sites when they are clearly heading for the big five-oh themselves.
In a scene reminiscent of the supporting cast of the famous music video, Thriller, a band of Awali Golf Club's finest fossils staggered forth from their dark hideaways to compete in the club's Seniors Championship, with the field restricted to those who had reached the big five-oh.
To return to my earlier point on training for the big five-oh, let's make it compulsory and, above all, realistic.
With only a few days to go before I reach the big five-oh, not only has the NHS asked me to do unspeakable things with my poo, but the news gods have been doing their best to put a dampener on my big day.
You see, "Quality with Conviction" is the slogan of the Big House Burger Joint, whose menu includes items such as the "San Quentin" breakfast (the "Lifer," a big breakfast, or the "Short-timer," something a bit smaller), "Folsom Fries," "Sing Sing Rings," and "The Five-Oh," as well as an a la carte menu ("Solitary Confinement"), and whose walls are plastered with Wanted posters and mug shots.
If he was watching from Hawaii - presumably hoping not to get beaten five-oh - he'd have heard them singing: "You fat Cockney b***d, get out of our club.
6-9, 2010, when IFA celebrates the Big Five-Oh at the Convention Center and Marriott RiverCenter Hotel.
Margaret Webb Pressler WASHINGTON--For some people, it's hitting the big five-oh that really hurts--that is, dropping $50 on a tank of gas.
I figure I'm in reasonably good form to face up to the big five-oh.
Along the way, Duke gives new meaning to the words "good impression" as he introduces himself to the multitude of Penthouse Pets that he encounters as he blasts his way through hotels, restaurants and The Strip, clearing the island of the porcine Five-Oh.
The Mexican-born star is about to turn 49, but thinks the big five-oh will be no big deal.
Mrs Sean Penn stars as the title character, a woman who has just hit the big five-oh and who appears to be the perfect domestic goddess, a model wife, mother and dinner-party hostess.
Looking at our pictures, it's hard to believe the very first Page 3 girl is a gran who has hit the big five-oh.
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