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Offline BevL

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Re: old sayings
« Reply #360 on: Thursday 19 September 13 10:35 BST (UK) »
Have to put some more in that my family gave me or 'my life is not worth living'
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Between a rock and a hard place
As cunning as a sh*t house rat.
What goes round, comes round.
The most fun you can have with your pants on.
A penny for your thoughts
A few germs never hurt anyone
Trouble is I have gone through most of those they told me, so I hope they come up with some more.
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Re: old sayings
« Reply #361 on: Thursday 19 September 13 10:38 BST (UK) »
"Bent as a Nine Bob note"
Carol

AND:  Bent as a butcher's hook!

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Re: old sayings
« Reply #362 on: Thursday 19 September 13 14:50 BST (UK) »
Built like a brick sh*t house

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« Reply #363 on: Thursday 19 September 13 14:54 BST (UK) »
one of my father's favourites when one of us kids complained 'it's not fair.....'
the response was 'life's not fair get used to it' very true actually  :)

on being a bit too clever mouthed........you're that sharp you'll cut yourself!
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« Reply #364 on: Thursday 19 September 13 15:42 BST (UK) »
alien lady's saying about a brick sh*t house reminded me of one of my grandmother's favourites, used to describe something very shiny:

"It shines like a petty door on a frosty morning"

Translation:  petty = outside lavatory, usually it was an earth closet, usually placed at some distance from the house, for obvious reasons, up a long garden path.  :)
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« Reply #365 on: Thursday 19 September 13 16:40 BST (UK) »
you're standing there like Lizzie Dripping . who was she?

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« Reply #366 on: Thursday 19 September 13 17:15 BST (UK) »
Have we had "fur coat and no knickers?"!

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« Reply #367 on: Thursday 19 September 13 19:03 BST (UK) »
I think so - but there's always

She's got her knickers in a twist!
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« Reply #368 on: Thursday 19 September 13 19:11 BST (UK) »
  • Get that inside your shirt (eat up)
  • All talk, no action
  • Least said, soonest mended
  • What will be, will be
  • A change is as good as a rest
  • If he had brains, he would be dangerous

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[    Measure twice, cut once  ]
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[    pull through for a rifle. (tall thin man)    ]
[    He would steal the cross off an asses back 
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