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Offline Pastis

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Mrs Malaprop is alive and well
« on: February 24, 2009, 06:19:42 PM »
Mrs Malaprop is alive and well and living among us  ;)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4799157/Damp-Squid-The-top-10-misquoted-phrases-in-Britain.html

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The top ten misquotes by British people are as follows:
1)   A damp squid (a damp squib)   lol:
2)   On tender hooks (on tenter hooks)
3)   Nip it in the butt (nip it in the bud)   eeek:
4)   Champing at the bit (chomping at the bit)
5)   A mute point (a moot point)
6)   One foul swoop (one fell swoop)
7)   All that glitters is not gold (all that glisters is not gold)  (I blame Paul Gadd  evil: )
8 )   Adverse to (averse to)
9)   Batting down the hatches (batten down the hatches)
10)   Find a penny pick it up (find a pin pick it up)

We all probably do it to some degree or other; I blame advancing years  redface: .
The other day I asked someone if they had one of those devices to help tune a stringed instrument ... you know what I mean? I just couldn't think of the words... and before I knew it, I'd said pitch fork instead of tuning fork  eeek:


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Re: Mrs Malaprop is alive and well
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2009, 06:24:52 PM »
BM is fond of a damp squid. It sums him up really
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Re: Mrs Malaprop is alive and well
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2009, 06:29:03 PM »
I prefer them crispy  angel1

Why does BM like them damp?  rubschin:
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Re: Mrs Malaprop is alive and well
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2009, 06:30:05 PM »
They don't suit his chipper  noooo:
















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Re: Mrs Malaprop is alive and well
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2009, 06:37:52 PM »
Are you saying BM has a problem with his tentacles?  eeek:
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Re: Mrs Malaprop is alive and well
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2009, 07:01:14 PM »
Well he certainly has no problem with his hair...
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Re: Mrs Malaprop is alive and well
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2009, 07:05:22 PM »
Quote from: Pastis on February 24, 2009, 06:37:52 PM
Are you saying BM has a problem with his tentacles?  eeek:

LL may have. Miss D will  eeek:
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Re: Mrs Malaprop is alive and well
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2009, 08:08:49 PM »
 eeek:
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Re: Mrs Malaprop is alive and well
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2009, 08:51:16 PM »
Let your conscience find you out.  noooo:
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Re: Mrs Malaprop is alive and well
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