General Chat

My old man used to say 'God is at the back door and St Peter is at the front door', thats when i was in trouble. If someone was vexed with their partner i'd say 'love is blind, but jealousy sees all'. Micheal.

I still like this one best of all - They said 'Smile! Things could be worse.' So I did, and they were. CB >|<

'Once bitten twice shy' is quite suitable at the moment for me Otherwise its either.... 'Better the devil' or 'because i am the Mum!!' lol

this ons a bit of a cheat - a line from a song I heard earlier 'The greatest of mistakes can be forgiven, but your snowball of little white lies will crush our house'

Use your common sense - I used to hate it when my mum said it to me but then found I was saying it to my son! Debby

Life's too short to be negative Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone Life without friends is like a garden without flowers A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway. Never explain yourself. Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it.- Elbert Hubbard I get by with a little help from my friends. - John Lennon

Two of my favourite expressions are:- It's a bit black over Will's mothers, meaning it's going to rain. and It's enough to make a monkey eat its young-uns. When something is really upsetting! Jak

Kay, they say that down south too but many years ago I was working nights as an office cleaner & someone had the alternative on their desk & I prefer it. One I have in my linen room at the moment: If you don't think pushing 60 is hard, wait till you try dragging it. Vivienne

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Don't do what I do - do what I say! (I used to say that one to my son). Well, I'll go to the end of our gate (Lancashire saying). Viv - in Lancs we say you dont have to be mad to work here but it helps. Kay from Lancs.

My very favourite, I use it a lot: Every action breeds a reaction. Mags xx

You don't have to be mad to work here, but everybody else is! Vivienne

My grannies - 'if you were hung for beauty, you'd die innocent' - she loved me really lol

'Anyone who considers protocol unimportant, has never dealt with a cat' Lazarus Long.

Theres no 'I' in TEAM But there is 'ME'

Never lend your car to someone you gave birth to.

I used to work in a well known High Street Opticians, one day an irate customer came in, threw his glasses at me and started shouting at me at the top of his voice, he was so horrible I just burst into tears. I now have a 'reply' to people who are rude to me. 'Are you always this rude or do I just inspire you?' It usually makes them stop and think about it. Also, a good line for someone who tells 'tall tales' is 'What colour is the sky in your world?'. Jubletroop

Tomorrow one of the greatest labour saving devices of today John

'one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel'

Ros, those of us in the IT industry have a response to that Garbage in, Garbage out. Paul

Flitting about like a Blue arsed fly . I couldn't give a kippers dick. Shirley Ann.