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Sioni Sais
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- when the fast bowlers are on with the new ball. (cricket)

The first shall be last and ..

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"He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"

(Paul Sinha, BBC)

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jacobsen

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-the last, tired of waiting, will have gone to the pub.


Bless me Father, for I have -

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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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Karl: Liberal Backslider
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...a sheep hiding in the bathroom.

It's an ill wind...

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Might as well ask the bloody cat.

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jacobsen

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- that follows beans on toast.


To each -

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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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Yam-pk
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according to their ability, to each accordion to his knees...

...And ye shall know the the truth, and the truth shall....

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claret10

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...scare you into submission

In the beginning....

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Just when you think life can't possibly get any worse it suddenly does

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Chorister

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was an early bird.

Never say

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TomOfTarsus
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"Sure I'll handle children's church this quarter!"

To every thing there is a season...

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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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Jane R
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...except in Tesco's fruit and veg department.

It is better to travel hopefully...

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balaam

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...than to trust an out of date Sat-Nav.

A bird in the hand...

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Last ever sig ...

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churchgeek

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...is an odd way to carry your pet budgie.

Hell hath no fury like...

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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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...me when a LibDem comes canvassing.

There's no fool like a(n)...

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How do you know when a politician is lying?
His lips are moving.


Danny DeVito

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Jane R
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...April Fool.

Look after the pennies...

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jacobsen

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gooseberry fool for mouthwatering tangy flavour.
Damn. X-posted

Look after the pennies and you can fill a large jar.


Red sky at night -

[ 13. December 2012, 08:45: Message edited by: jacobsen ]

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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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TomOfTarsus
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From a tough fire-fight!

Red sky at morning

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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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Mamacita

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makes a good day for a lie-in.


It's six of one,

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Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.

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Karl: Liberal Backslider
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...who's not as good eye candy as Seven of Nine.

Here today...

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Might as well ask the bloody cat.

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Stejjie
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...unless you need it urgently (in which case it'll likely be here next week).

Sticks and stones may break my bones...

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A not particularly-alt-worshippy, fairly mainstream, mildly evangelical, vaguely post-modern-ish Baptist

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claret10

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...but a fall off a cliff probably will.

Absence makes the heart...

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Just when you think life can't possibly get any worse it suddenly does

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Stetson
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quote:
Originally posted by claret10:
...but a fall off a cliff probably will.

Absence makes the heart...

...stop beating.

Better the devil you know...

[ 13. December 2012, 22:34: Message edited by: Stetson ]

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jacobsen

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-he knows your preferences.


Win some -

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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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Smudgie

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Win some..... gloat some [Big Grin]


If the cap fits....

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Miss you, Erin.

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Karl: Liberal Backslider
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quote:
Originally posted by Smudgie:
Win some..... gloat some [Big Grin]


If the cap fits....

...it'll hide your features from the CCTV.

A rolling stone...

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Firenze

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...may be the first you know of the avalanche.

Little jugs have...

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Stetson
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...their own fetish sites.

Hell hath no fury...

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Chorister

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like a hellhost with a hangover

(these host and admin Christmas parties, they are seriously heavy stuff man.... [Eek!] )

In the bleak midwinter

[ 14. December 2012, 20:54: Message edited by: Chorister ]

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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.

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Sioni Sais
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- the trains and buses don't run.

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy ....

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"He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"

(Paul Sinha, BBC)

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marzipan
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Enjoy playing the wrong notes in Christmas carols.

From little acorns...

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formerly cheesymarzipan.
Now containing 50% less cheese

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Firenze

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...you can make a really foul coffee substitute.

Birds of a feather..

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. . . need to be plucked before eating.

Arguing with a lawyer is like mud wrestling a pig . . .

quote:
Originally posted by Chorister:
like a hellhost with a hangover

(these host and admin Christmas parties, they are seriously heavy stuff man.... [Eek!] )

Speak for yourself, lightweight.

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“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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alienfromzog

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Arguing with a lawyer is like mud wrestling a pig . .

kinda fun at the time but you're bound to go away feeling dirty.

Don't put all your eggs..

AFZ

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[Sen. D.P.Moynihan]

An Alien's View of Earth - my blog (or vanity exercise...)

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claret10

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... where the dog can get them.

Life, the universe and....

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Firenze

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...a bath of warm chocolate can add up to a really good night in.

Never give a sucker..

[ 15. December 2012, 13:53: Message edited by: Firenze ]

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mousethief

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to someone with a swallowing disorder.

The more it rains...

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claret10

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the more the english complain

Abandon hope, all ye who....

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Just when you think life can't possibly get any worse it suddenly does

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...enter 'The X Factor' without first testing thy act on a local show circuit.

There are none so blind as...

[ 15. December 2012, 16:13: Message edited by: kankucho ]

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Kankucho Bird Blues

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Sioni Sais
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Those who drive in shades at night (see TICTH from a few days back).

There's no business like

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"He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor"

(Paul Sinha, BBC)

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Chorister

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ACME.

Deck the halls with

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Starbug
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Spikes and man-traps.


Ne'er cast a clout

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“Oh the pointing again. They're screwdrivers! What are you going to do? Assemble a cabinet at them?” ― The Day of the Doctor

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Garasu
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... in an open-plan boudoir.

Many a mickle...

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Firenze

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...started life as a Michelle.

Up Shit Creek without...

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mousethief

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...Apple Maps

The hurrieder I go...

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kankucho
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...the ungrammaticaler I become.


You can't make an omelet...

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Kankucho Bird Blues

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Stetson
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...so let's have waffles.

Rome wasn't built...

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mousethief

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...it was extruded from the magma.

Every time it rains...

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Karl: Liberal Backslider
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The Daily Express insists it proves that global warming isn't happening.

One for sorrow, two for joy...

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Firenze

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...but three tequilas and you're totally out of it.

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio...

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Karl: Liberal Backslider
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...than beer and sex and chips and gravy, but apart from rock and roll, you can manage without them.

When in Rome

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mousethief

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...make sure you go to Luigi's Trattatoria on Via Materosa and 5th.

Pride goes before a ...

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...nd Prejudice

Look before you ...

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alto n a soprano who can read music

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