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Re: old sayings
« Reply #198 on: Sunday 08 September 13 15:05 BST (UK) »
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
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« Reply #199 on: Sunday 08 September 13 15:44 BST (UK) »
Red hat - no drawers?

Put some gumption in it (one young lad did - he went to the chemist next door and bought some of the bathroom cleaning stuff) ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #200 on: Sunday 08 September 13 16:13 BST (UK) »
fir coat no knickers

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« Reply #201 on: Sunday 08 September 13 17:05 BST (UK) »
You need elbow grease to clean that.         Look at him he's got more chops than the average butcher!


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« Reply #202 on: Sunday 08 September 13 17:43 BST (UK) »
We have gone on to page 21! Are we going to have another thread ???
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« Reply #203 on: Sunday 08 September 13 17:47 BST (UK) »
Yes I think so...we don't have enough for a book yet  ;D
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« Reply #204 on: Sunday 08 September 13 18:25 BST (UK) »
Yes we need part 2! too much fun to close it down. Here's one we have forgotten.....couldn't organise a p**s up in a brewery.

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« Reply #205 on: Sunday 08 September 13 18:29 BST (UK) »
Carol, if every person who had read this thread left one saying we would be well away or quids in ! lol

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« Reply #206 on: Sunday 08 September 13 18:30 BST (UK) »
Yeeeah!!!!!

Close your mouth there's a train coming!!!

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