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On a Roll


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Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss Emily Post, the history of dice, and the 90s. 





Sources: 
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/be-on-a-roll
https://www.idioms.online/on-a-roll/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/dice
https://www.idioms.online/origin-of-the-expression-on-a-roll/
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=on%20one
https://www.theidioms.com/on-a-roll/
https://books.google.com/ngrams
Three Mile Island, Radioactive Waste Disposal Resulting from Mar.1979 Accident, Unit 2 - Environmental Impact Statement · Volume 3
Legitimacy in the Modern State By
John H. Schaar · 1981
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_a_Roll
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craps
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/



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