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ranunculus

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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2010, 12:47:40 PM »
Similarly ...

Sometimes you are the master of all you survey ... then the wife comes home!
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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2010, 10:06:38 PM »
This last one sounds as if it originated with our man in Devon ;D
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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #17 on: December 13, 2010, 12:28:10 PM »
Do crystal balls have a future?
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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #18 on: December 13, 2010, 02:16:13 PM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on December 12, 2010, 10:06:38 PM
This last one sounds as if it originated with our man in Devon ;D

Moi? ::)
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David Nicholson
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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #19 on: December 13, 2010, 02:16:50 PM »
Quote from: Colin on December 13, 2010, 12:28:10 PM
Do crystal balls have a future?

Wondered where you were, good 'un. ;D
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David Nicholson
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"Victims of satire who are overly defensive, who cry "foul" or just winge to high heaven, might take pause and consider what exactly it is that leaves them so sensitive, when they were happy with satire when they were on the side dishing it out"

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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #20 on: December 13, 2010, 10:09:14 PM »
Quote from: David Nicholson on December 13, 2010, 02:16:13 PM
Quote from: Lesley Cox on December 12, 2010, 10:06:38 PM
This last one sounds as if it originated with our man in Devon ;D

Moi? ::)
Yes, toi. ???
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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #21 on: December 15, 2010, 09:00:49 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D
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David Nicholson
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"Victims of satire who are overly defensive, who cry "foul" or just winge to high heaven, might take pause and consider what exactly it is that leaves them so sensitive, when they were happy with satire when they were on the side dishing it out"

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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #22 on: December 19, 2010, 02:15:34 PM »
I think it was Lesley Cox on this forum who delivered this one . .

"I've told you a million times not to exaggerate"

Thank you Lesley!

Merry Christmas everyone.
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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #23 on: December 19, 2010, 03:24:55 PM »

shampoo, better than the real thing
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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #24 on: December 19, 2010, 04:05:03 PM »
Quote from: FrazerHenderson on December 19, 2010, 03:24:55 PM

shampoo, better than the real thing

That's the business, Frazer!   :D   Just the jobby!   :D
« Last Edit: December 19, 2010, 04:31:06 PM by ranunculus »
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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #25 on: December 19, 2010, 05:04:17 PM »
Did you know 71% of all statistics are used without appropriate references, and a further 11% are simply made up?
« Last Edit: December 19, 2010, 07:09:38 PM by FrazerHenderson »
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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #26 on: December 19, 2010, 05:11:08 PM »
Quote from: FrazerHenderson on December 19, 2010, 05:04:17 PM
Did you know 71% of all statitistics are used without appropriate references, and a further 11% are simply made up?

Are these statistics part of that 11% ;D
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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #27 on: December 19, 2010, 06:29:36 PM »
"Just hand over the chocolate and no one will get hurt" - Maggi Young?

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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #28 on: December 19, 2010, 07:04:06 PM »
Quote from: Heather Smith on December 19, 2010, 02:15:34 PM
I think it was Lesley Cox on this forum who delivered this one . .

"I've told you a million times not to exaggerate"


Goodness, I don't remember that! :)

I came across this one the other day, from Picasso.
"The bad thing about being famous is, you have to work so hard at it."
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Re: Good "One Liners"
« Reply #29 on: December 19, 2010, 07:29:01 PM »
I like this, attributed to Dolly Parton:

"It costs a lot of money to look as cheap as this."
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