My grandad used to say of mean people 'that man wouldn't give a door a bang'!
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My dad jokingly used to say "you can't trust anyone these days except thee and me... ...and I'm not so sure abaet thee 
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My own saying rings true "fashion is a master that can never be satisfied"
My elder brother(dead now) used to refer to stupid people as "thicker than black smoke"
"My own saying rings true "fashion is a master that can never be satisfied"
My elder brother(dead now) used to refer to stupid people as "thicker than black smoke"
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"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
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Another of my dad's "money sorts the men out from the boys"
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"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
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My Grandad used to say "Tha's bought a pig in a poke" if someone bought a dodgy car,well they were all a bit dodgy in the 70s 
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A close friend always used to say " Cheap is Dear". He was an accountant but the saying holds well for most things.
Another one "Why get a dog and bark yourself" especially for those unable to delegate.
Another one "Why get a dog and bark yourself" especially for those unable to delegate.
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“In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
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Slowtwitch
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Ahah! My idea was to illicit everyday sayings, the kind of pithy, earthy stuff your grandad would come away with. Nothing so high faluting as Nelson Mandela!Vorpal wrote: ↑2 Feb 2022, 12:29pm we previously had a thread on cycling quotes: viewtopic.php?t=79088
my favourite is in my signature
The old boy used to say (when there was a hot day in summer): 'Aye, but we'll pay for it!'
He was a typical Borders farmer, drole and dour!
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Well, I think I've posted it on here before, but my mother used to tell me that the one thing she liked about getting older was being able to hide her own Easter Eggs.Slowtwitch wrote: ↑2 Feb 2022, 8:05pm
Ahah! My idea was to illicit everyday sayings, the kind of pithy, earthy stuff your grandad would come away with. Nothing so high faluting as Nelson Mandela!
“In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
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1) about as good as a one legged man in an **** kickin' contest
2) words are precious, use them wisely
3) 'time's money!, and we've got neither''
4) ''No news is bad news, and bad news is good news!'' (Of course referring the selling of tabloids,and news vs copies sold)
2) words are precious, use them wisely
3) 'time's money!, and we've got neither''
4) ''No news is bad news, and bad news is good news!'' (Of course referring the selling of tabloids,and news vs copies sold)
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Slowtwitch
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#3 is excellent!
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Slowtwitch
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As tight as an otter's pocket!
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Slowtwitch
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As long as a week in the gaol.
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Slowtwitch
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As thick as a brick!
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my fav one for that is - "tighter than two coats of paint"Slowtwitch wrote: ↑1 Feb 2022, 5:01am My grandad used to say of mean people 'that man wouldn't give a door a bang'!
What's your favourite?
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It's about as useful as a chocolate tea pot.