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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#41 Post by kathlyn » Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:33 pm

forty is fantastic
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#42 Post by Scurra » Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:45 pm

Or, in a more cynical vein,

F*$# I'm Forty...
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#43 Post by Bunnylump » Sat Dec 20, 2008 6:35 pm

:lol: Never was a truer word spoken!
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#44 Post by Looby » Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:53 pm

F*$# I'm Forty...
or fifty!!!
There's no point in having a last minute if you don't use it!
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#45 Post by Bunnylump » Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:38 pm

What's 10 years, give or take?
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#46 Post by LAT » Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:02 am

Bunnylump wrote:What's 10 years, give or take?

An ever decreasing percentage of my life :(
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#47 Post by maisie ladybird » Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:19 pm

FIF CluePraemonitus praemunitus
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#48 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:37 pm

Aha! It must be "Forewarned is forearmed" then?

Assuming that's right...

L I T B M
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#49 Post by Scurra » Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:03 pm

Ah, that's obviously the teen carol:

Like, in the Bleak Midwinter....
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#50 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:15 pm

:lol: :lol: I'd love to say you were correct!
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#51 Post by Laura » Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:54 pm

Laughter Is The Best Medicine

(as exemplified by this site!)

Erm, finding it difficult to think of new ones now. How about

D A A G B F
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#52 Post by giraffe » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:31 pm

Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friends


RTRNRHAVSN
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#53 Post by evilkeen » Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:42 pm

Rudolf the red nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose!

TEIH,TFID
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#54 Post by Cenwulf » Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:46 pm

To Err Is Human, To Forgive Is Divine

Or, in the words of Mae West:
"To err is human, but it feels divine."

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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#55 Post by Snoopy » Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:34 pm

Many a true word is said in jest.

how about

ISTSCSB
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#56 Post by kingsley » Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:40 pm

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing By ???

I'm not entirely sure as I thought the words were 'I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In'.
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#57 Post by Snoopy » Fri Dec 26, 2008 5:19 pm

I'll not argue with you, Kingsley. It's a long time since I sang it and I typed it without really thinking. I was actually more worried about "come" or "go"!!!!
So over to you Knigsley...
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#58 Post by kingsley » Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:42 pm

OK then:

A A A D K T D A
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#59 Post by evilkeen » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:29 pm

kingsley wrote:A A A D K T D A
An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

ITBWTW, ATWWWG, ATWWG
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#60 Post by Laura » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:56 pm

evilkeen wrote:ITBWTW, ATWWWG, ATWWG
Is this a well known phrase, or a short novel in installments?
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