Pages: 1 ... 31 32 33 [34] 35 36 37 ... 93

Author Topic: old sayings  (Read 112896 times)

Offline Annui

  • RootsChat Extra
  • **
  • Posts: 56
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: old sayings
« Reply #297 on: Sunday 15 September 13 21:01 BST (UK) »
When someone  brought news they assumed was...well... new, and we'd heard it already, we'd listen, but  then add:

"...and  Queen Anne's dead!"
 ::)
Scott, Bulpitt, Midgley, Bracegirdle. Suffolk, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, East Yorkshire.

Offline jess5athome

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 3,476
  • Dad,20/10/1934 - 27/07/2016
    • View Profile
Re: old sayings
« Reply #298 on: Sunday 15 September 13 21:33 BST (UK) »
Have we had: "Better to be safe than sorry".
Frank.
Ramsey Ridsdale Ridgway Kempen Knight Harrison Denby Sisson Graney Spilsbury Wain Hebden Abbott Skinn ........ Yorkshire (Doncaster Goole Snaith Thorne area)Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire The Netherlands

Offline DORAN54

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 2,243
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: old sayings
« Reply #299 on: Sunday 15 September 13 21:36 BST (UK) »
if you can't be good be careful!

Offline a-l

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 1,681
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: old sayings
« Reply #300 on: Sunday 15 September 13 22:23 BST (UK) »
Annui, that's new to me , love it !

Offline Lazarus

  • Deceased † Rest In Peace
  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ********
  • Posts: 1,845
    • View Profile
Re: old sayings
« Reply #301 on: Sunday 15 September 13 22:38 BST (UK) »
If you can't be careful buy a pram.
Wyatt and Wood of Glossop, Derbyshire. Longstaff of Bishop Auckland,Durham. Harry of St Austell and St Kew,Cornwall. Charters of County Antrim.Knight of Warwickshire.Hendy of Ballyedmonduff.

Offline groom

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 21,147
  • Me aged 3. Tidied up thanks to Wiggy.
    • View Profile
Re: old sayings
« Reply #302 on: Sunday 15 September 13 22:45 BST (UK) »
Quote from: DORAN54 on Sunday 15 September 13 21:36 BST (UK)
if you can't be good be careful!

If you can't be careful name it after me.  ;D ;D
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline DORAN54

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 2,243
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: old sayings
« Reply #303 on: Sunday 15 September 13 22:52 BST (UK) »
keep your hand on halfpenny!!!

Online Treetotal

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 28,502
    • View Profile
Re: old sayings
« Reply #304 on: Monday 16 September 13 07:52 BST (UK) »
"Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater"

"Don't do as I do..do as I say"

Carol
CAPES Hull. KIRK  Leeds, Hull. JONES  Wales,  Lancashire. CARROLL Ireland, Lancashire, U.S.A. BROUGHTON Leicester, Goole, Hull BORRILL  Lincolnshire, Durham, Hull. GROOM  Wishbech, Hull. ANTHONY St. John's Nfld. BUCKNALL Lincolnshire, Hull. BUTT Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. PARSONS  Western Bay, Newfoundland. MONAGHAN  Ireland, U.S.A. PERRY Cheshire, Liverpool.
 
RESTORERS:PLEASE DO NOT USE MY RESTORES WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION - THANK YOU

Offline BevL

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 793
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: old sayings
« Reply #305 on: Monday 16 September 13 08:04 BST (UK) »
big surprises come in small packets.
Bev
MOORE (Kent) & FRENCH (Sussex) & Western Australia, LOVE (Kent), ROPER 1810 (N Ireland). ADAM 1808 (Paisley), Scotland, Victoria & West Aust, TROTTER 1700's onwards  Northern Ireland, Scotland & Aust, FLAHERTY 1791/2 (Ireland) CHAPMAN (Kent) &  Western Australia, CARROLL & POWER. Ireland & Western  Australia, FISHER  Lancashire & Western Australia, FIDLER Denton, Lancashire, Victoria, MARSH Essex & Western Australia, COOPER - Southwark, London, Victoria
All to the lucky country.
Pages: 1 ... 31 32 33 [34] 35 36 37 ... 93