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10 Old Sayings We Need to Bring Back
Mental Floss ^
| April 10, 2013
| Therese Oneill
Posted on 04/10/2013 11:16:03 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
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To: null and void
The one I really miss hearing is:
"It's a free country"...
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posted on
04/11/2013 5:52:12 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Republicans create the tools of oppression and Democrats use them.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Read these to my wife who is an English teacher. Can you say “talking points” for a future class discussion?
For some women the whole letter is the postscript!
To: Slings and Arrows
My grandma would say”little pitchers have big ears” when it was time for the kids to leave the room.
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posted on
04/11/2013 7:12:18 AM PDT
by
Gefn
("Veni, Vidi, Volo in domum redire")
To: Slings and Arrows
In a similar vein, bring back Professor Irwin Corey.
I remember when people kept a healthy skepticism toward experts of all stripes.
To: D Rider
“Soonest begun, soonest done.”
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posted on
04/11/2013 7:25:31 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Moltke
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posted on
04/11/2013 7:34:02 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: yldstrk
2, 7, 8, and 9 are my favorites.
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posted on
04/11/2013 7:35:21 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
My favorite one...*absolutely* applicable to the punks current running DC...is "the more he spoke of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons".
To: null and void; Moltke
> > I see what you did there.
> He was flat-out angling for a complement..
You’re just being obtuse.
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posted on
04/11/2013 7:38:41 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Gay State Conservative
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posted on
04/11/2013 7:40:51 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
I miss finders keepers losers weepers and
sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me
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posted on
04/11/2013 7:55:35 AM PDT
by
winodog
To: Slings and Arrows
11. “Senator, do you have anything further to say before I pass sentence?”
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posted on
04/11/2013 7:57:02 AM PDT
by
Colonel_Flagg
(Blather. Reince. Repeat.)
To: Slings and Arrows; null and void
Hmm, that strikes a chord with me.
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posted on
04/11/2013 9:58:57 AM PDT
by
Moltke
("I am Dr. Sonderborg," he said, "and I don't want any nonsense.")
To: Slings and Arrows; Revolting cat!
9. “We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.” We are born cold, wet, crying, and naked. Life only gets worse.
To: a fool in paradise
Forget it, Marge, it’s Chinatown!
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posted on
04/11/2013 12:14:06 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
04/11/2013 12:14:31 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: a fool in paradise
I’m shocked that there’s grambling going on here!
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posted on
04/11/2013 12:15:41 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Revolting cat!
“You broke it, you bought it.”
To: a fool in paradise
It’s my panty, and I’ll cry if I want to!
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posted on
04/11/2013 12:17:38 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Slings and Arrows
The Judge Smail’s saying...”The world needs ditchdiggers, too.”
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posted on
04/11/2013 12:17:46 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
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