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« Reply #504 on: Sunday 06 October 13 12:37 BST (UK) »
  • Alls well that ends well
  • Every good thing must come to an end
    • A pigeons clutch  (family with two children)
    • Could eat harrow pins (starving)

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« Reply #505 on: Sunday 06 October 13 13:04 BST (UK) »
What is a harrow pin please Conahy?

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« Reply #506 on: Sunday 06 October 13 13:06 BST (UK) »
Red and Green should never be seen except on an Irish Gypsy Queen.

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« Reply #507 on: Sunday 06 October 13 14:18 BST (UK) »
Excuse by Dad for not doing something for child   "Got a bone in my leg!"

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« Reply #508 on: Sunday 06 October 13 15:08 BST (UK) »
It's not the cough that carries you off
It's the coffin they carry you off in

Get off the cross, we need the wood (said to a sanctimonious person)

Be careful, your halo is slipping!
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« Reply #509 on: Sunday 06 October 13 15:12 BST (UK) »
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It's not the cough that carries you off
It's the coffin they carry you off in

That reminds me a short story I read ....

Chapter 1: Coughin'
Chapter 2: Coffin
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« Reply #510 on: Sunday 06 October 13 15:36 BST (UK) »
Extremely short Berlin Bob, love it !

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« Reply #511 on: Sunday 06 October 13 15:40 BST (UK) »
Are both chapters available on Kindle ???

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« Reply #512 on: Sunday 06 October 13 15:45 BST (UK) »
Lol malky
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