as I beleive the saying has it:
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"No shit, Sherlock"
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beau-jolly
onlineMemberPosted 1 year ago # -
beau-jolly
onlineMemberNext thing you know they'll be advising Dolly Parton to sleep on her back.
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberI eat crappy unhealthy food, drink lager, smoke, do sod all exercise, yet am still the size of a not very big thing.
Should I be concerned that one morning I'll waken to find myself drowned in my own body fat?Posted 1 year ago # -
dvo4fun
offlineMemberGot in in one Jeni. One day a trim size 8, like a whippet with anorexia; next day as fat as a fat thing after an all day breakfast with extra black pudding and fried potatos. And extra black pudding and fried potatos. And did I mention the potatos?
The nervous energy of an industrious student can burn off the calories though. So, back to your studies.
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Ironduke
offlineMemberOur anthem makes it very clear...confound their politics and frustrate their knavish tricks...or if you want the section specifically fro Scotland,
Lord, grant that Marshal Wade,
May by thy mighty aid,
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
and like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush,
God save the King.can;t way 'till Sir Chris Hoy wins Olympic gold again and belts that out on the podium
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberBut under his breath, he's singing "Flower of Scotland"...
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beau-jolly
onlineMemberThat's the Scottish paradox; Highest per capita consumtion of crisps and vodka and yet they live to be...oh, hang on.
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beau-jolly
onlineMemberI thought this rang a bell and then dicovered it was me. Age is a bastard.
http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=27235Posted 1 year ago # -
The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberIt didn't?
No shit!
Posted 1 year ago # -
Ironduke
offlineMemberI believe the common interpretation is down to a misunderstanding of actor Nigel Bruce's genial, mumbling diction. Bruce starred as Dr. Watson alongside Basil Rathbone in the 1930's and 40's, portraying him as a slightly common-spoken character to contrast Rathbone's very upper class diction.
During 'Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror' (1942), Holmes and Watson are served with tea and muffins by Mrs Hudson, and are debating the case when Watson believes he has made a breakthrough they should rush to investigate immediately.
The ever-superior Holmes knows that Watson is barking up the wrong tree, and toys with him a little, saying "But I've only just started Mrs Hudson's muffin, Watson" to which the Doctor replies a little petulantly and urgently "Well nosh it, Sherlock!"
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beau-jolly
onlineMemberI think it was used in Tess of the Baskervilles. Or was it The hound of the Durbavilles? I always get those two mixed up.
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John Ffitch-Rucker
offlineMemberAh yes, the immortal lines from ‘A study in Scarlet’:
Holmes: 'This is a fine cake, Mrs. Hudson’.
Mrs H: ‘I can’t take the credit, it was made by Fanny, the new kitchen maid’.
Watson: 'Well, I wish that all your cakes tasted just like Fanny’s’.
Hence, the invention of fish-cakes is now attributed to Conan-Doyle.Posted 1 year ago #
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