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Appendix:Snowclones/in Soviet Russia, Y Xs you	The Russian reversal, a joke in which the subject and the statement are reversed, usually to reference the propaganda of an enemy that is the exact opposite of the interlocutor. It is usually told in broken English, without articles.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
barrel	The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
go equipped	To possess tools, weapons or other articles with the intent of using them to commit a crime.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
laundry list	Originally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
read oneself in	To read about the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent; required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Real McCoy	Genuine or the original articles and not the fake ones; something original or best in quality	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
vitrine	A glass-paneled cabinet or case, especially for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, or fine merchandise.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
yellow press	Newspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)