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To: fwdude

RE: The bloom is off the rose.

Who is the rose?

7 posted on 10/01/2015 2:42:34 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

To: SeekAndFind

It's an expression.

From Wiktionary.org:

(idiomatic) The person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.

9 posted on 10/01/2015 2:46:24 PM PDT by fwdude (The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)

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