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Word of the Day: Awry
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peramangkelder
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- Fleurieu Peninsula South Australia
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry
adapted from a Poem by Robert Burns
This is one of my fav sayings because my plans often go awry
adapted from a Poem by Robert Burns
This is one of my fav sayings because my plans often go awry
Pappy
Living the Dream
When I saw a different pair of men’s shoes by the bed, I knew something was a awry... 
Capt Lightning
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- Historic Buchan, Scotland
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry
adapted from a Poem by Robert Burns
A very common mis-quotation. It's 'schemes', not 'plans'..
The best laid schemes o' mice an' men
Gang aft a-gley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
For promised joy.
I'd like to say the same thing @Keesha but then my thinking might be awry...When I stepped on the weight scale I knew something was awry with the scale.
RubyK
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- Minnesota USA
I knew that something had gone terribly awry when my former husband called me early in the morning.
I'm thinking you and I own the same bathroom scale, Keesha! ROFLMAO!When I stepped on the weight scale I knew something was awry with the scale.
Sliverfox
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Rainy weather has twisted my thoughts awry today.
That's what Norman Bates, said.