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Re: old sayings
« Reply #189 on: Sunday 08 September 13 10:37 BST (UK) »
All dressed up like a dogs dinner. Also you couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag. A woman who was mutton dressed as lamb, still hear that one.

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« Reply #190 on: Sunday 08 September 13 10:55 BST (UK) »
couldn't knock the skin off a rice pudden'
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« Reply #191 on: Sunday 08 September 13 11:06 BST (UK) »
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make sure you have clean knickers on, you might get run over by a car.

My mother used to say that to us as well, only it was "you might get run over by a bus."   ;D  It only occured to me in later life, that if I did get run over by a bus, the last thing I'd be worried about was the state of my knickers.  ;)
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« Reply #192 on: Sunday 08 September 13 11:08 BST (UK) »
Look what the cat dragged in.
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« Reply #193 on: Sunday 08 September 13 11:24 BST (UK) »
Look at the state of that compared to the price of cheese!

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« Reply #194 on: Sunday 08 September 13 11:51 BST (UK) »
What's that got to do with the price of fish?  Similar to the price of cheese one from radstockjeff, but from Grimsby!
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« Reply #195 on: Sunday 08 September 13 12:50 BST (UK) »
Quote from: radstockjeff on Sunday 08 September 13 11:24 BST (UK)
Look at the state of that compared to the price of cheese!

"If that doesn't cover it , neither will a dustbin lid!"  (When offering a monetary contribution)

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« Reply #196 on: Sunday 08 September 13 13:08 BST (UK) »
Love the dustbin lid lol

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« Reply #197 on: Sunday 08 September 13 14:20 BST (UK) »
.............and just shows how things have moved on!

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