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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#81 Post by Cenwulf » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:12 pm

Every Dog Has His Day.

Something appropriate to today...

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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#82 Post by kathlyn » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:14 pm

i thought bunny should be next!
We don't stop laughing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop laughing!

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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#83 Post by MBH » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:15 pm

Cenwulf wrote:To Err Is Human, To Forgive Divine

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

"To err is human, to forgive is not company policy."

or

"To err is human, to really foul up requires a computer."


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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#84 Post by kathlyn » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:15 pm

those are v good :lol:
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#85 Post by Cenwulf » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:17 pm

Bunnylump's post wasn't there when I replied to Giraffe. We must haeve simulposted.
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#86 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:18 pm

Are we going with Cenwulf's one then? (I don't mind, even though I want it to be noted that I might have got something right first for once :lol: )
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#87 Post by MBH » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:20 pm

I think I know that one:

Beware the Ides of March

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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#88 Post by Scurra » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:25 pm

Cenwulf wrote:Bunnylump's post wasn't there when I replied to Giraffe. We must haeve simulposted.
I should point out that that is very difficult on this system. If someone has already replied to a post, the system should come up with a message saying so, and showing you the intervening message. Are you sure that didn't happen, Cenwulf?
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#89 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:27 pm

We're just conspiring to blow your system up, Scurra.
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#90 Post by MBH » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:28 pm

This 'warning' has been helpful to me in the past - but very often (normal threads) I add or correct what I need to my post and then override the warning.

Good tool though :)

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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#91 Post by kathlyn » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:29 pm

it always works when i simultaneously post
We don't stop laughing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop laughing!

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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#92 Post by MBH » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:31 pm

Hmmm - interestingly I was answering Scurra's and I didn't get the warning about Bunny :? Must be a 'timing' thing.

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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#93 Post by kathlyn » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:37 pm

no arguing now the bunny's next :lol:
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#94 Post by Scurra » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:38 pm

Ah. It's obviously the Bunny who is causing the problems then.
Why am I not surprised? :lol: :lol:
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#95 Post by Cenwulf » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:41 pm

Scurra wrote:I should point out that that is very difficult on this system. If someone has already replied to a post, the system should come up with a message saying so, and showing you the intervening message. Are you sure that didn't happen, Cenwulf?
All that happened was that I submitted my post and when it appeared it was at the top of a new page. I wasn't aware of Bunny's post.
Perhaps the 'intervening message' facility only works if it detects the previous post - if the posts are submitted very close together it may not notice the simulposting.
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#96 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:42 pm

!"£$%^&&**(()_)+

It's all my fault. I think I'll have that tatooed on my forehead.
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#97 Post by kathlyn » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:51 pm

:roll: now now boys :o
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#98 Post by MBH » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:52 pm

kathlyn wrote:no arguing now the bunny's next :lol:
Actually - in the game - I am (once my answer's confirmed) :lol:

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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#99 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:54 pm

Go on MBH you do the next one, I can't think at this time of evening anyway.
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#100 Post by MBH » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:58 pm

What the hell - he gave it away with his clue.

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