If the wind changes...

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Anyway, back in the day they didn't re build roads, they mended them. Like mending a cooking pot with a bolt and a washer.

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[tikay]

Roads don't break.

They wear out, fall into disrepair, require maintenance or rebuilding. They don't break though, so they can't be mended.


Which brings me on, in this silly thread, to the daftest expression ever.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.  

Every time a product is improved, the merchants of gloom trot that one out. It's tosh.

These were not broke, but they still needed fixing.





As a result, we ended  up with these......

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If it ain't broke, don't fix it, my arse.

[Redsgirl]

If you swallow bubble gum it will tie itself in a knot around your heart.

My Grandad Percy used to tell my mam this
She reckons she didn't believe it but she still said it to us just in case.
He also reckoned to much vinegar would dry your blood up.

[Redsgirl]

Roads don't break.

They wear out, fall into disrepair, require maintenance or rebuilding. They don't break though, so they can't be mended.


Which brings me on, in this silly thread, to the daftest expression ever.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.  

Every time a product is improved, the merchants of gloom trot that one out. It's tosh.

These were not broke, but they still needed fixing.





As a result, we ended  up with these......

Click to see full-size image.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, my arse.

Glad to know your arse isn't broke Tony.

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Which reminds me of my grannies sister's husband, (I don't know if that make us related) who had a rather pronounced limp due to a hip problem. His name was Jim but everyone referred to him as 'Broken Arse'.

I wasn't really in a position to judge, but afaik there was never any offense taken nor intended. He was well liked by all.

[RED-DOG]

Roads don't break.

They wear out, fall into disrepair, require maintenance or rebuilding. They don't break though, so they can't be mended.


Which brings me on, in this silly thread, to the daftest expression ever.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.  

Every time a product is improved, the merchants of gloom trot that one out. It's tosh.

These were not broke, but they still needed fixing.





As a result, we ended  up with these......

Click to see full-size image.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, my arse.

And when I come to think about it, you can't break a sock but my mam used to mend plenty, so up yours Custer.

[baldock92]

I can remember as a kid wanting to try some sweets called "eye poppers". My mum told me I could have them but they actually make you eyes pop out. I never did find out what they tasted like, I was petrified.

[The_nun]

We used to have a lot of bats that swooped down right onto our path to the gate. Mum used to say if we went out after dark the bats would go straight for us and get stuck in our hair resulting in a head shave.
Strange this,  as it was always said on bingo nights. Must have been to scare us into staying in the house.

[TightEnd]

my grandmother told me when i went to stay with her

"night night sleep tight, watch the bed bugs don't bite"

having not heard this before, i insisted on sleeping with the light on so i could see the bed bugs

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We used to have a lot of bats that swooped down right onto our path to the gate. Mum used to say if we went out after dark the bats would go straight for us and get stuck in our hair resulting in a head shave.
Strange this,  as it was always said on bingo nights. Must have been to scare us into staying in the house.

Yeah. Strange how many of those 'facts' worked in the adults favour. They said if I told lies my nose would grow, but sometimes, if I didn't lie, my ear got thicker.

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I was told not to put money in my mouth because it had canker on it.

WTF is canker?

[Cf]

Not quite in the same vein I don't think but when I was little I loved Thomas the Tank Engine.

Unfortunately my dad got sick of reading it to me so one night told me the story of how the railway was being decommissioned and that Thomas and friends were being taken to the scrap yard.

I'd never been so upset in my whole life lol

[tikay]

You are being deliberately obdurate Tom, almost Methuselah standard.

You don't mend socks, you darn them.

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You are being deliberately obdurate Tom, almost Methuselah standard.

You don't mend socks, you darn them.

Tony. Give over. Just admit you're wrong and move on.




mending
ˈmɛndɪŋ/
noun
noun: mending

things to be repaired by sewing or darning.
"a muddle of books and mending"



http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mending

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Not quite in the same vein I don't think but when I was little I loved Thomas the Tank Engine.

Unfortunately my dad got sick of reading it to me so one night told me the story of how the railway was being decommissioned and that Thomas and friends were being taken to the scrap yard.

I'd never been so upset in my whole life lol

I know how he felt though. I used to come home from a hard day at the office and have to watch Zippy and Bungle.

BTW- You're still little aren't you?