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Re: old sayings
« Reply #747 on: Sunday 27 October 13 17:54 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: MJW on Sunday 27 October 13 17:42 GMT (UK)
Thinking more about this, I think it was "under a gooseberry bush" that I was told.

Just checked on its origin - see link below.  Now, that did surprise me !!
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110831051116AA67AyQ   

Surprised me too!
BROWNING - Kent
DEARING - Kent
FOORD - Kent and Essex
GARRITY - Kent and Essex
GIBBS - Kent
HARE - Essex
JENNINGS - Essex
KEMPTON - Kent
PERKINS - Kent
PETTIT - Suffolk and Essex
RICHARDS - Kent
SIMMONS - Kent
THOMPSON - Suffolk

CLAYDON - NSW,AUSTRALIA

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« Reply #748 on: Sunday 27 October 13 18:08 GMT (UK) »
Talking of gooseberry bushes............

My friends ggrandfather really was found under a gooseberry bush ;D Yes, honestly!!!!! ;D

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« Reply #749 on: Sunday 27 October 13 18:45 GMT (UK) »
snaptoo that sounds an intriguing story.

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« Reply #750 on: Sunday 27 October 13 18:57 GMT (UK) »
MJW  Thankyou for sharing that . What a surprise ! Never would have guessed ha! ha!

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« Reply #751 on: Sunday 27 October 13 19:14 GMT (UK) »
Impossible task for someone, or perhaps indication of inferred incompetence-

"You'll never manage that so long as you got a hole in yer a**e"

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« Reply #752 on: Wednesday 30 October 13 18:36 GMT (UK) »
I'll come down on you like a ton of bricks. I'll slap the side of your face off .

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« Reply #753 on: Thursday 07 November 13 15:00 GMT (UK) »
    A good run is better than a bad stand.  (better to run away from a fight, if your odds are not good)

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« Reply #754 on: Friday 08 November 13 00:56 GMT (UK) »
Thank goodness someone has come on this topic again - I was getting withdrawal symptons
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« Reply #755 on: Friday 08 November 13 09:51 GMT (UK) »
How I disagree!

"It ain't over until the fat lady sings" 

That, in common with most of the posts on here, has absolutely nothing to to with either Genealogy or local history so doesn't really fall within the parameters of the following:   

In the Lighter Side post your topics that are on the "Lighter Side" of your hobby of Local History or Genealogy, or things that are perhaps not directly related to the subject but still relevant or of interest in some way.

Relevant?  Interesting?   76 pages of it?   ::)

Not to this fat lady, and I'm singing very loudly.      Is it not time to call it a day, or at least move to ToT board?

No doubt some of you will disagree with me, but I'm pretty sure a lot will.
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