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heres another from the bbc website ...

The ancient Greek punishment for adultery was to shove a radish up the adulterer's bottom.

I live too near a wood to be scared by owls. GREEK PROVERB

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Well they are Greeks when all is said & done. :confused: And have you seen some of their artefacts ?? :rolleyes:

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heres another ..

While their owners are alive, the noses and ears of human beings, the teeth of rodents, the antlers of deer and the skulls of giraffes never stop growing.

You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. IRISH SAYING


so there wasnt one pinnochio .. theres more ...:D:D:D

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The time to worry is when the coffin lids burst off - everyone should be buried face down.

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heres another ..

In 1883, Sitting Bull was invited as guest of honour to address a celebration of the completion of the Northern Pacific Railway. Speaking in Sioux through a translator, his speech began: "I hate all white people. You are thieves and liars". The interpreter, taken by surprise, hastily improvised a string of flowery complements in English, with the result that the speech greeted with rapturous applause, much to Sitting Bull's amusement.

I will gladly lecture for fifty dollars, but I'll not be a guest for less than a hundred. ELBERT HUBBARD (1856-1915)

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ok folks .. heres the excuse for not cutting the grass ... wish id known that before i cut the grass on monday and tuesday ...:D:D:D

Dandelions contain more Vitamin C and Vitamin A than almost any other fruit or vegetable.

If dandelions were hard to grow, they would be most welcome on any lawn. ANDREW MASON

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Onions, asparagus, daffodils, yams, hyacinths, garlic, leeks, tulips, chives and the Joshua tree of California (which can grow to be 40 feet tall) are all kinds of lily.

The lily was created on the third day, early in the morning when the Almighty was especially full of good ideas. MICHAEL JEFFERSON-BROWN

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heres another ... :D:D:D:D:D

Abkhazian, spoken in the Caucasus, is said to be the world's hardest language to learn, with 70 sounds but only two vowels. Each verb has several million forms.

Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing. ROBERT BENCHLEY (1889-1945)

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Abnepos is Latin for 'great-great-grandson'.

You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. IRISH PROVERB

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Swaziland is an absolute monarchy, but the king always rules jointly with his mother, who is known as The Great She-Elephant.

What one owes to one's mother is never repaid. BASQUE PROVERB

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Bet she doesn't ask "Does my Bum look big in this ?"

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His mother is an elephant, but mothers in law are hippos (according to Reggy Perrin)