Sayings which stick with you, through your life

[Harry Bloomfield]

From school days, The Goons I think..

He's fallen in the water.
Writing the time down, on a bit of paper, so you always know what time it is.

 

[HayMaker]

Manners maketh man

 

[pete01]

Look after ya broom....

 

[Koolpc]

"Woof, woof woof, Woof!!!"

 

[Deluks]

"Neither a borrower nor lender be"

I wish my credit card provider had heeded that advice!

 

[securespark]

My careers master was keen on saying, "One day, son, all will become clear."

I'm not sure that day has come yet!

 

[Deluks]

My careers master was keen on saying, "One day, son, all will become clear."

I'm not sure that day has come yet!

Was he talking about cooking a chicken?

 

[securespark]

"Neither a borrower nor lender be"

I wish my credit card provider had heeded that advice!

My Gran used to tell me that.

Sadly, I did not listen to her advice and lent money to "mate" who kept paying back little bits but borrowing more and more.

In the end I did cut him off from his supply of money and, surprise, surprise, never saw him again!

 

[securespark]

Was he talking about cooking a chicken?

 

[Deluks]

My Gran used to tell me that.

My mum used to say it, I later found out she plagiarised it from Shakespeare, she's lucky he didn't sue!

 

[Brigadier]

Sometimes, even a blind squirrel finds a nut.

 

[Stivino]

Mony a mickle maks a muckle.

 

[festive]

"With contrast comes clarity."
This has helped me so many times in so many ways, sure it's a positive spin but it's so right.

"Never ever bloody anything ever"
Not so helpful but if you know the characters/comedy series it always makes me smile.

 

[johnny2007]

My favourite punchline has always been "Boll@x!"
Some people forgot my name and call me Mr Boll@x such frequent is this word in my vocabulary

 

[blup]

If tha does owt for nowt do it for thysen