My mother used to say "If a job's worth doing it's worth doing well."
That was what she used to say. Still does, as it happens.
The other thing she says is, when referring to eating something sharp, like a not quite ripe enough blackberry or raspberry, "coo that bring yer arsehole up to yer elbers". You can take the lady out of Blofield, but ...
Posted By: Arizona Bay on June 16th 2011 at 09:35:27
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- As my mother would say (General Chat) - APB, Jun 16, 08:05:13
- My mother used to say "If a job's worth doing it's worth doing well." (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 16, 09:35:27
- To which the correct response is, no, if it's worth doing then it's worth doing it badly (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 16, 10:16:15
- and, "hindsight is a wonderful thing" (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 16, 10:24:41
- Isn't the saying "Don't let the good be the enemy of the best"? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 10:17:17
- Ahem. No. "Don't let the best be the enemy of the good." (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 10:17:50
- You're right, how nice to have Voltaire on my side (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 16, 10:38:54
- Ahem. No. "Don't let the best be the enemy of the good." (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 10:17:50
- one of my Mum's faves was - you'll never save any money as long as you have a hole in your (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 16, 09:39:10
- Or did she create a self-fulfilling prophesy by making you believe that? (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 16, 10:29:06
- oh yes - it's her fault I'm skint! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 16, 11:00:40
- Or did she create a self-fulfilling prophesy by making you believe that? (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 16, 10:29:06
- To which the correct response is, no, if it's worth doing then it's worth doing it badly (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 16, 10:16:15
- (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 16, 09:22:13
- my dear old mother used to say (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 16, 08:30:41
- The breakfast of Champions (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jun 16, 09:08:55
- sausages (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 16, 09:27:28
- Yes, with black pudding and beans (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 16, 10:32:25
- I alway's think of the talking dog on Esther Rantzen 'Sausages' (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 16, 09:40:07
- do you know, I don't think that dog was really talking at all (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 16, 09:52:44
- what!! all these years and I was duped - FFS !! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 16, 09:55:10
- I liked the soda guzzling alsatians in the pub (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 16, 10:14:42
- what!! all these years and I was duped - FFS !! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 16, 09:55:10
- ha ha ha ha. That would just be an internet thing now (General Chat) - pants, Jun 16, 09:47:38
- do you know, I don't think that dog was really talking at all (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 16, 09:52:44
- Porridge (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 09:10:55
- City Oats (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jun 16, 09:46:22
- ta (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 09:57:02
- option number b (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 16, 09:48:01
- my god, grant holt needs to man the fuck up for the prem (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 16, 09:33:28
- Don't panic Tombs, it was tricky being a limpwristed manbag carrier there, not the Horse (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 16, 10:33:40
- Quite a few of the players have Porridge (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 16, 09:21:21
- Norridge Porridge (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 09:22:06
- granola with a fat free yoggit - gotta look good in my 2 peice (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 16, 09:26:07
- How you doing Jumbers? (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 16, 10:34:58
- I have been rubbish - not put any on though but still need to shift a stone (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 16, 10:59:23
- bikini? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 09:29:17
- How you doing Jumbers? (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 16, 10:34:58
- granola with a fat free yoggit - gotta look good in my 2 peice (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 16, 09:26:07
- Norridge Porridge (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 09:22:06
- HQ Supplies Fail. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 16, 09:14:37
- Yes. This. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 09:16:10
- City Oats (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jun 16, 09:46:22
- sausages (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 16, 09:27:28
- The breakfast of Champions (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jun 16, 09:08:55
- Aphorism-posting beardy (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 08:10:14
- My mother used to say "If a job's worth doing it's worth doing well." (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 16, 09:35:27
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