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Laughing Mirror

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26. and "spitting image" comes originally from "spirit in image"

Reply to Moral Compass (Reply #19)

Sun May 8, 2016, 03:39 PM

May 2016

if I remember an old textbook correctly. The words got changed according to how people pronounced them. Spirit in image actually makes more sense than spitting image, when you think about it too.

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IS Caroline Kennedy's daughter Rose the split image of her grandmother? [View all] malaise May 2016 OP

Wow, she sure does. Very pretty..n/t monmouth4 May 2016 #1

Grandma's eyes are more alive malaise May 2016 #3

Whow. Pretty much so. Lovely. riversedge May 2016 #2

No doubt about it. Arkansas Granny May 2016 #4

she looks like her gorgeous late Uncle John too zazen May 2016 #5

I think she's the spitting image of her great-grandmother Rose mainer May 2016 #6

Great grandma's features are much sharper malaise May 2016 #7

Well, you're comparing a young girl with an older woman mainer May 2016 #13

Her sister looks more like Great grandma Rose malaise May 2016 #9

I concur. BlueMTexpat May 2016 #17

their brother looks like john jr JI7 May 2016 #21

Wow! Amazing likeness! pandr32 May 2016 #8

Here's the cosmetics episode of 'End Times Girl's Club' which is amusing and which involves Bluenorthwest May 2016 #10

Funny shite malaise May 2016 #11

I don't see the resemblance. forest444 May 2016 #12

Split with what? AlbertCat May 2016 #14

She's trying for "spitting image" Igel May 2016 #23

Rose is very pretty and does resemble her French loving grandmother, esp. the eyes, appalachiablue May 2016 #15

She looks a little like the actress, Keri Russell. cureautismnow May 2016 #16

Definitely. H2O Man May 2016 #18

Long time no see brother malaise May 2016 #25

Spitting image... Moral Compass May 2016 #19

I wondered what a "split image" was left-of-center2012 May 2016 #22

and "spitting image" comes originally from "spirit in image" Laughing Mirror May 2016 #26

She has grandma's eyes Gman May 2016 #20

Close. Igel May 2016 #24

a bunch of my aunt's kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids look just like my grandpa. Odin2005 May 2016 #27

Definitely a strong resemblence Blasphemer May 2016 #28