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Old 21-08-2010, 12:41 AM #1
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''Off you trolley'' - Surely being off it is a lot more sane than being on it?
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Bob's your Uncle

First of all, no is isnt, I have no uncle bob. Second who even is he and why do people say it?
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Swings and Roundabouts - I want to be on both of them, but usually in sayings they are bad things
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the birds and the bee's seriously how does that have anything to do with sex?
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Money can't buy you happiness.

I think it sure can, you could travel anywhere you want, or you could help people, strangers or your family, ok I'll stop babbling, you all know how money works.
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Oh, "mum's the word"


I'm pretty sure in the bible it say's Gods the word, so im being sent mixed messagesfrom Jesus and Shakespeare
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Oh, "mum's the word"


I'm pretty sure in the bible it say's Gods the word, so im being sent mixed messagesfrom Jesus and Shakespeare
I thought the bird is the word.
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I thought the bird is the word.
Thats a song.........
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'that's neither here nor there'


WELL WHERE THE FUCK IS IT THEN?
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Bob's your Uncle

First of all, no is isnt, I have no uncle bob. Second who even is he and why do people say it?
Think it had to do with someone applying for a high profile job years ago and the politician who picked him was actually his uncle Robert, he got the job. Its more about nepotismetc.
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WELL WHERE THE FUCK IS IT THEN?
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Oh, "mum's the word"


I'm pretty sure in the bible it say's Gods the word, so im being sent mixed messagesfrom Jesus and Shakespeare
It was originally mmmmmms the word, in other words hum it dont say it
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'Jesus loves you for who you are'

k, my name is satan x
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Money can't buy you happiness.

I think it sure can, you could travel anywhere you want, or you could help people, strangers or your family, ok I'll stop babbling, you all know how money works.
it could make me happy.
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Sometimes less is more.

Wrong, less is always less than more.
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Sometimes less is more.

Wrong, less is always less than more.
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People say "sometimes less is more," I don't get it either.
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Sometimes less is more.

Wrong, less is always less than more.
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Surely you could make a steak or something :/
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People say "sometimes less is more," I don't get it either.
oh right


I could actually stay in this thread forever
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Head over heels in love.

er, as opposed to being heels of head? surely one's head is always over their heels?
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When someone says 'that's right up your street'

Like what has where someone lives got to do with anything?!
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a whole new kettle of fish!


Im sorry but why would fish be in a kettle and wouldnt they die? Plus they have no food which is really sad poor fish
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