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Another one from years ago Flaming Nora

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...and her cousin, Bloody.

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Just used one myself this morning, Joan said she'd been talking to somebody outside my flat this morning, I just said um you'll be wearing hats alike next:rolleyes:

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Mum had a frog in her throat this morning and told me that her mum always used to call it "Old woman's wattle" - new one to me:)

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Wattle is the term for a 'turkey neck' which is age related.
There are also changes to the vocal chords due to ageing.
Voice Disorders - Aging Voice

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Makes sense now Margaret -yucky looking photos in the link though!

The only wattle I could think of was what usually went with daub!!:D

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'Like a Sunday school picnic.' - A state of pandemonium.

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Like a chinese parliament - again, a state of disorder and chaos.

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'Looked like back end of a bus.' - Not very attractive.

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What about "a face like a dropped pie " meaning similar to garys' post.

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And if someones eyes are not quite aligned" Yons got football eyes one ome one away".

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Face like a smacked arse.

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In a similar vein.....Face like a busted custard, face like a melted welly, face like a bulldog chewing a wasp, face like a slapped bum(that one is cleaned up for a family forum) face like a hens bum on a frosty morning, face like a bulldog licking pee off a thistle.......I'm sure there are more, but I am having a bit of a grey moment here.

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Face like a bag of spanners, face thats been on fire and put out with a shovel.

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Done up like a dog's dinner.