a. snobs and westlake village
q. what are, things that go together, i.e., counterparts**.
time&tide cut&dried tried&true fast&loose free&clear fair&square rough&ready slow&steady quick&dirty cheap&cheerful nip&tuck tuck&roll duck&cover dick&jane kick&scream chop&change ball&chain safe&sound lost&found up&around bow&scrape short&sweet aim&fire live&learn slash&burn smash&grab search&destroy fear&loathing bait&switch cut&print rank&file wash&wear cut&paste loud&clear up&up out&out spit&polish serve&volley search&rescue chalk&cheese rack&pinion hit&run hit&miss high&dry hue&cry skin&bones sticks&stones stars&stripes stripes&solids new&improved dollars&sense chapter&verse over&out out&about above&beyond far&away hope&pray night&day swing&sway down&away happy&gay straight&narrow hide&seek hunt&peck rhyme&reason lock&key lucy&ricky moose&squirrel cats&dogs tooth&nail hand&foot hook&ladder cloak&dagger block&tackle bow&arrow odds&ends off&on dead&gone hither&yon heaven&hell fire&brimstone flotsam&jetsam flora&fauna matter&energy momentum&inertia drawn&quartered tarred&feathered bound&gagged bound&determined thick&thin kith&kin barbie&ken now&again pins&needles apples&oranges bells&whistles cruel&unusual charm&strangeness armed&dangerous words&music gin&vermouth rhythm&blues socks&shoes rock&roll song&dance smoke&mirrors shuck&jive hot&bothered sugar&spice cock&bull beck&call bump&grind wine&dine rise&shine slap&tickle stand&deliver lift&separate ribbed&lubricated in&out fore&aft give&take long&hard over&over kiss&tell alive&well stop&go high&low yes&no touch&go fast&slow body&soul flesh&blood one&all pride&joy peace&love time&again over&over
AMEN.
q. what type of lizards are out there?
a. i am. i am out there. there are others, but let’s worry about me first, ok? be afraid.
q. use the word irrepressible in a sentence
a. okay.
q. the inspiration of mosquitoes
a. um. blood?
q. what an autobiography looks like
a. mine looks like this. but i’m kinda different that way.
q. wasting time at work and not getting caught
a. well i never.
q. how does music affects the lizards
a. i can’t speak for all of lizardkind, but i personally would be dead without it.
q. what makes lizards die
a. same thing that makes you die. life.
q. lyrics blackmail radiant carrot
a. i knew this would happen. meet me by the starbucks, we’ll talk. i’ll be the wired, nervous-looking person sucking down strong coffee.
**lovingly transcribed from the cover art of counterparts, which holds endless fascination for this lizard, and which probably got more than a little inspirational assistance from this. the lizard’s google-fu is strong.
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