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jacobsen
seeker
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Make hay while the sun shines but don't forget your antihistamines.
I wonder where I wander
-------------------- But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy The man who made time, made plenty.
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Morlader
Shipmate
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I wonder where I wander but my satnav knows where I am (wish I'd remembered to bring it )
Keep right on to the end of the road.
-------------------- .. to utmost west.
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pimple
Ship's Irruption
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Keep right on to the end of the roadbut ring the AA first to make sure it hasn't fallen into the sea.
There's no fool like an old fool
-------------------- In other words, just because I made it all up, doesn't mean it isn't true (Reginald Hill)
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WhateverTheySay
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There's no fool like an old fool, but the young fools want to fight for equality.
Stay calm and breathe deeply
-------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Unless you are under water.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
-------------------- Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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WhateverTheySay
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an orange a day sends him running.
Take your clothes off before showering
-------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going
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Bean Sidhe
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Take your clothes off before showering, unless you don't wear any, in which case try to put some on for visiting time.
Do not attempt to use this appliance underwater
(genuine instruction with a new hairdryer)
-------------------- How do you know when a politician is lying? His lips are moving.
Danny DeVito
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pimple
Ship's Irruption
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Do not attempt to use this appliance [a hairdryer] underwater, unless you really, really hate your grandmother, and you are absolutely certain that nobody at the Met watches old Bond films.
Always go the shortest way to work
-------------------- In other words, just because I made it all up, doesn't mean it isn't true (Reginald Hill)
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WhateverTheySay
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Always go the shortest way to work, unless you want to be late.
Keep your germs off of me
-------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going
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Bean Sidhe
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Keep your germs off of me, unless they have chocolate.
Many a mickle makes a muckle
-------------------- How do you know when a politician is lying? His lips are moving.
Danny DeVito
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Unless you are referring to chocolate, which gets eaten waaaaay before it turns into a large amount.
Always look on the bright side of life
-------------------- Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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jacobsen
seeker
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Always look on the bright side of life, unless the light at the end of the tunnel is that of an oncoming train.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath
-------------------- But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy The man who made time, made plenty.
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EtymologicalEvangelical
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Let not the sun go down on your wrath, but not if you're a cleaner on the evening shift on a Saturday night in late December in an Accident and Emergency department.
Don't put a plastic bag over your head.
-------------------- You can argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome': but you neither can nor need argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome, but I'm not saying this is true'. CS Lewis
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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....unless you are having your highlights retouched.
Never count your chickens before they're hatched
-------------------- Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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jacobsen
seeker
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...unless you're planning an omelette
Now blessed be these sons of York
-------------------- But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy The man who made time, made plenty.
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WhateverTheySay
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Now blessed be these sons of York, unless they actually aren't from York.
Don't drop litter
-------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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... unless you're laying a paper-chase.
Don't call a police(wo)man a pleb
-------------------- "He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"
(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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EtymologicalEvangelical
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... unless you make it very clear that you are using an acronym of respect: "You are a PLEB: a Proficient Law Enforcing Bobby, and I honour you..."
Don't talk with your mouth full
-------------------- You can argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome': but you neither can nor need argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome, but I'm not saying this is true'. CS Lewis
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Bean Sidhe
Shipmate
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...unless you really hate the person opposite.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be
-------------------- How do you know when a politician is lying? His lips are moving.
Danny DeVito
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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But then what wouldMary Norton write about?
Bow to your partner
-------------------- Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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churchgeek
Have candles, will pray
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But time it so you don't knock heads with them as they bow to you. (Ouch!)
Rinse your dishes before placing them in the dishwasher. [ 30. September 2012, 00:36: Message edited by: churchgeek ]
-------------------- I reserve the right to change my mind.
My article on the Virgin of Vladimir
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Bean Sidhe
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...but not so well that someone thinks it's been run.
Throw spilled salt over your left shoulder...
-------------------- How do you know when a politician is lying? His lips are moving.
Danny DeVito
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WhateverTheySay
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Throw spilled salt over your left shoulder, unless injury to your right arm makes this impossible.
Nothing is impossible
-------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going
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Bean Sidhe
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Nothing is impossible, but so much is unbelievable.
Smile and the world smiles with you...
-------------------- How do you know when a politician is lying? His lips are moving.
Danny DeVito
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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Smile and the world smiles with you, but eat onions, beans, and Limburger cheese and the world will give you your space.
Wait til your father gets home...
-------------------- "Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano
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WhateverTheySay
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Wait til your father gets home, unless your father is evil and you have to get out before he returns.
Look me in the eye
-------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going
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jacobsen
seeker
# 14998
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Look me in the eye, and tell me my back zip is undone.
never tickle a snake under the chin
-------------------- But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy The man who made time, made plenty.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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unless he's one of these snakes
Clunk, click, every trip
-------------------- Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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TomOfTarsus
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Clunk, click, every trip, but I've never seen an oil drip!
No good deed goes unpunished
-------------------- By grace are ye saved through faith... not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath ... ordained that we should walk in them.
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Bean Sidhe
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No good deed goes unpunished, but a bad one can be so much fun.
From acorns, great trees will grow...
-------------------- How do you know when a politician is lying? His lips are moving.
Danny DeVito
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EtymologicalEvangelical
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From acorns, great trees will grow, but not if some genetic engineer freak has messed about with the acorn.
A courtyard common to all will be swept by none.*
* A Chinese proverb apparently.
-------------------- You can argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome': but you neither can nor need argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome, but I'm not saying this is true'. CS Lewis
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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But if you pay your (very expensive) yearly maintenance fee, someone can be persuaded to sweep it for you all.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
-------------------- Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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Don't put all your eggs in one basket, but if you do it's less likely to be a disaster if you don't break and scramble them first.
The children are the future
-------------------- "Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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Unless they're in Hull. In which case, they really weren't looking forward to theirs anyhow.
-------------------- “Therefore, let it be explained that nowhere are the proprieties quite so strictly enforced as in men’s colleges that invite young women guests, especially over-night visitors in the fraternity houses.” Emily Post, 1937.
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