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Dermot

Dermot Report 17 Oct 2020 08:08

'One sandwich short of a dog's dinner'

'Hanky-Panky'.

Researching:
Authoritarianism.

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 17 Oct 2020 10:10

A sandwich short of a picnic - or simply doolally, the kind of word that rolls off the tongue. :-D

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Mum - the WAAF girl who loved to dance.

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 17 Oct 2020 10:21

Not the full shilling. :-D

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Frame all over the world just in case? Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia.

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 Oct 2020 12:01

Glasgow Kiss.

Researching:
Authoritarianism.

Sharron

Sharron Report 17 Oct 2020 12:13

Snails gallop.

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 Oct 2020 12:16

Bloody Mary.

Researching:
Authoritarianism.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 17 Oct 2020 13:51

Not wired up right!

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Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can’t even get into my own pants. My Dad's Squadron Patch...IRAE EMMISSARII my Royal Signals poppy

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 Oct 2020 14:45

Ditherer.

Researching:
Authoritarianism.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 17 Oct 2020 15:33

Our Premier of Ontario used one the other day that I had never heard before. He called someone "a few fries short of a happy meal".

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 Oct 2020 16:18

Gobbledygook.

Researching:
Authoritarianism.

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 17 Oct 2020 16:36

The light is on but no one is home.

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 Oct 2020 16:59

Demijohn.

Researching:
Authoritarianism.

Tawny

Tawny Report 17 Oct 2020 19:30

One stick short of a bundle.

Researching:
No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled. Nor will we proceed with force against him except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.

Tawny

Tawny Report 17 Oct 2020 19:38

To have your cake and eat it

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No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled. Nor will we proceed with force against him except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.

Tawny

Tawny Report 17 Oct 2020 19:43

Not the brightest bulb in the tree

Not the sharpest knife in the drawer

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No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled. Nor will we proceed with force against him except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.

Barbra

Barbra Report 17 Oct 2020 19:45

One can short of a six pack

Researching:
Tipperary. Derby .Moray. ST. Helens. Bladen .

Barbra

Barbra Report 17 Oct 2020 19:48

To many cooks spoil the broth

Researching:
Tipperary. Derby .Moray. ST. Helens. Bladen .

Tawny

Tawny Report 17 Oct 2020 19:56

Closing the gate after the horse has bolted

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No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled. Nor will we proceed with force against him except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.

Tawny

Tawny Report 17 Oct 2020 19:57

You can’t bake a cake without breaking a few eggs

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No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled. Nor will we proceed with force against him except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.

Dermot

Dermot Report 18 Oct 2020 07:02

You can take a cat to milk but you cannot make him drink.

Researching:
Authoritarianism.

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