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- The term "puppies" came to be used as another word for feet in 1958 after Hush Puppies, a registered brand of shoes were introduced in the United States
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Coming home after a long day at work, her husband said "Let the puppies breathe" as he took off his shoes.
Submitted by TriplePurple on March 07, 2024
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let there be lightlet there be no reprisals, said the wid…let the perfect be the enemy of the goodlet the grass grow under one's feetLet the Cat Out of the Baglet uplet's get the party startedLet Your Hair Downlet's get this party startedlet's not and say we didlet uplet's be having youlet the cat out of the baglet the good times roll
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