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What "Old Sayings" do you know???

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by Marley Farley, Aug 29, 2005.

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  1. Paladin

    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    [​IMG] Cleanliness is next to godliness [​IMG]
     
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    If I said I'm hungry to my granny she would say "Go upstairs and eat the monkey".
    I've never heard that expression uttered by anyone else although I have said it to my own children and they to theirs! Okay we're a family of nutters.
     
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    Marley Farley Affable Admin! Staff Member

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    [​IMG] A favourite is:-
    Don't make a mountain, out of a mole hill. [​IMG]
     
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    A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood

    while we're on toungue twisters try this :-
    The sixth sick shieks sixth sheep's sick
     
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    its hard enough reading it !!

    :D
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Pheasant pluckers come to mind, but we wont go there. ;)

    [ 05. September 2005, 08:26 PM: Message edited by: pete2255 ]
     
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    My favourite :-

    In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king .
     
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    Mindboggling for me, been busy all day and now too tired to think lol

    Ladybird
     
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    [​IMG] North wind doth blow
    We shall have snow.


    Yes yes I know wrong time of year. [​IMG]
     
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