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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#281 Post by Bunnylump » Wed May 25, 2022 11:52 am

ALOWYFDYG
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#282 Post by LAT » Thu May 26, 2022 10:33 pm

I hope it's
A Lot Of What You Fancy Does You Good
but I fear I may be disappointed! :lol:
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#283 Post by SparkOut » Thu May 26, 2022 10:36 pm

Lot => Little and you've got it, I think
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#284 Post by Scurra » Thu May 26, 2022 10:56 pm

Wasn't that LAT's point? :D
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#285 Post by SparkOut » Fri May 27, 2022 8:20 am

Well now you point out the point, I have got the point, but I completely missed the point earlier.
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#286 Post by Bunnylump » Fri May 27, 2022 9:43 am

LAT wrote: ↑
Thu May 26, 2022 10:33 pm
 I hope it's
A Lot Of What You Fancy Does You Good
but I fear I may be disappointed! :lol:
:lol:
Yes that's right. :lol: Well, it would be if you weren't greedy like me! :lol: (Off to eat another biscuit... :lol: )
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#287 Post by LAT » Fri May 27, 2022 10:53 pm

N A A F
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#288 Post by SparkOut » Sat May 28, 2022 10:25 pm

Not An Accountant's Favourite
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#289 Post by LAT » Sun May 29, 2022 12:12 am

:lol:

I think this could be said about most of us on here.
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#290 Post by SparkOut » Sun May 29, 2022 9:06 am

Nasty And Awfully Fiendish
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#291 Post by Scurra » Sun May 29, 2022 3:01 pm

That's Not At All Funny. :D
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#292 Post by LAT » Sun May 29, 2022 7:09 pm

:lol: :lol:
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#293 Post by Bunnylump » Sun May 29, 2022 8:01 pm

Nutty as a fruitcake?

Speaking fie myself, not casting nasturtiums, you understand! 🤣
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#294 Post by LAT » Sun May 29, 2022 10:09 pm

:D
Don't mind you casting nasturtiums in this direction. :lol:

Your turn. :D
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#295 Post by Bunnylump » Sun May 29, 2022 10:27 pm

CYEATOE
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#296 Post by SparkOut » Tue May 31, 2022 9:05 pm

Not much in it, but perhaps that's not quite so coarse as LBATOE?*
*E or S or W or NI or any other home nation.
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#297 Post by Bunnylump » Tue May 31, 2022 9:44 pm

Yes, it is that coarse! 🤣 It always made me laugh that anyone thought this might help! Your go. 😀

((It was close your eyes and think of England}
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#298 Post by SparkOut » Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:25 am

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

#299 Post by SparkOut » Tue Jun 07, 2022 12:40 pm

Like this one seems to be doing
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Re: Well known phrases and sayings

#300 Post by Scurra » Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:10 pm

I was waiting to see if anyone else had got it. My preference is for a Zeppelin though... :)
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