Scott Fahlman

If you can't take the heat, don't tickle the dragon.

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canned heat

[canned heat] {n.} Chemicals in a can which burn with a hot, smokeless flame. * /Some people use canned heat to keep food warm./ * /The mountain climbers used canned […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tickle pink

[tickle pink] {v. phr.}, {informal} To please very much; thrill; delight. Usually used in the passive participle. * /Nancy was tickled pink with her new dress./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

heat

[heat] See: [CANNED HEAT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Scott

[Scott] See: [GREAT GODFREY] or [GREAT SCOTT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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