NO REST FOR THE X

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As a kid my parents always told me there was no rest for the wicked.

Page Stephens

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> > On May 23, 2006, at 7:51 AM, Beverly Flanigan wrote:
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> >> And I really like Neil Crawford's "no rest for the righteous."  If
> >> that
> >> hasn't shown up on Google yet, it should!
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> > fair number of hits, including this one under the header "no sleep
> > for the wicked":
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> > Actually Emmy, that should be no rest for the righteous! I remember
> > one of my protestant aunts telling me the original phrase was "no
> > peace for the wicked" ...
> > weblogs.macromedia.com/emmy/archives/2005/10/no_sleep_for_th.cfm
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> > arnold
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> Don't know how "No rest for the righteous" surfaced on ADSL!
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> The retort was: "And even less for the righteous."
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> --Neil Crawford
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