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East Price Road
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I could have been a cobbler, but I didn't think it would last.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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Ann
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Originally posted by East Price Road:
I could have been a cobbler, but I didn't think it would last.
Shame! Just think, if you'd persevered you could have been: East Price Road & Co, by Appointment, Shoemakers to the Queen and Cobblers to the Duke of Edinburgh
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East Price Road
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Originally posted by Ann:
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Originally posted by East Price Road:
I could have been a cobbler, but I didn't think it would last.
Shame! Just think, if you'd persevered you could have been: East Price Road & Co, by Appointment, Shoemakers to the Queen and Cobblers to the Duke of Edinburgh
![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif) I like it I like it!
Moving on:
I could have been a hay-baler, but I drew the short straw.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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joan knox
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I could have been a seamstress, but it was a so-so kinda job.
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MiceElf
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I could have been a Cheesemaker, but I lost my whey.
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What do we want.... Cure for Obesity
When do we want it.... After Dessert.
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East Price Road
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I could have been a statistician, but it came to nought.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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joan knox
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I could have been a gastronome but found the idea unpalatable...
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East Price Road
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I could have been a construction worker, but it all fell apart.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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MSHB
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I could have been a baker but I didn't knead the dough.
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East Price Road
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I could have been a teapot-maker, but it all went up the spout.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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East Price Road
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I could have been a London Underground driver, but it all went down the tubes.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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Chorister
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I could have been a proofreader, but I wasn't the ti'pE;
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East Price Road
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I could have gone to finishing school, but
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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Sir Kevin
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I could have been a contender, but I was out of contention for the post!
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Writing is currently my hobby, not yet my profession.
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East Price Road
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I could have been a postman, but it didn't deliver.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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joan knox
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I could have been a square dancer, but like, I was too hip man.
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East Price Road
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I could have been a scarecrow, but I sat too long on the fence.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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I could have been the bloke who put up the fences, but the post was taken.
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joan knox
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I could have been a crematorium assistant but I never really warmed to the idea...
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East Price Road
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I could have been a snooker player, but there was a queue.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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Ariston
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Originally posted by East Price Road:
I could have been a snooker player, but there was a queue.
Even for a punny thread, that's egregious. I'm not sure whether I should applaud, or refer you to the admins for planking.
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Gill H
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Well, so could I, but I couldn't get the breaks.
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*sigh* We can’t all be Alan Cresswell.
- Lyda Rose
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joan knox
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I could have been an eco-warrior but discovered it's not easy being green.
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East Price Road
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I could have been a breathing trainer, but I had aspirations.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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East Price Road
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I could have been a sheet metal worker, but I wasn't galvanised.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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Originally posted by kankucho:
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Originally posted by Poptart22:
I could have been a photographer, but I just didn't get a shot.
You should have been more focused.
Which would have gotten you more exposure . . . ?
[Miss Amanda will get her wrap.]
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East Price Road
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I could have been a poet, but I couldn't find rhyme or reason.
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East Price Road
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I could have been a gold miner, but the prospects were not good.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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joan knox
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I could have been a watchmaker but I didn't have the time...
Then I wondered if I could have been a clockmaker, but didn't like dealing in second-hand goods.
[ 17. May 2012, 11:29: Message edited by: joan knox ]
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East Price Road
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I could have been a children's book author, but I was just pottering about.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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Sir Kevin
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I could have been a slacker, but I couldn't find my slacks!
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If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Writing is currently my hobby, not yet my profession.
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East Price Road
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I could have been a blacksmith, but I couldn't forge ahead.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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East Price Road
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I could have been a swimming pool attendant, but I was just dropping in.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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East Price Road
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I could have been a Latin grammar teacher, but I declined.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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I could have been a trigonometry professor but I went off on a tangent.
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Edith
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I could have been a printer but I wasn't the type.
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Sioni Sais
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Originally posted by East Price Road:
I could have been a Latin grammar teacher, but I declined.
Are we giving prizes? I like that one!
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Bean Sidhe
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I could have been a toyboy, but I didn't have the balls.
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How do you know when a politician is lying?
His lips are moving.
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East Price Road
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(Thanks, Sioni!)
I could have been a lunar observer, but my interest was waning.
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"Fishes stop and ask me where I'm bound." (Incredible String Band)
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