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Old March 19, 2013, 02:24 PM
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Estoy mas aburrido que una ostra

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I am very very bored
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Also,
To be bored stiff
or
To be bored to death
or
To be bored to tears

But there is also the opposite,

To be as happy as a clam (at a high tide)
or
Más contento que unas pascuas...
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Also,
To be bored stiff
or
To be bored to death
or
To be bored to tears

But there is also the opposite,

To be as happy as a clam (at a high tide)
or
Más contento que unas pascuas...
Very nice
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Old March 21, 2013, 01:18 AM
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Thank you, Robin!
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My wife's - "Estoy más aburrida que una mona". Don't ask - I don't know either!
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Me ayudaríais si me hicierais el favor de corregir mis errores.
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Well..., it's a way to put it...
Para gustos, los colores...
Más aburrido que un electrón dando vueltas al núcleo de un átomo...
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