Quote: Aaron @ August 18, 2007, 12:03 AMThat's what Labour claimed in 1997, and we all know how that one turned out.
The guy from D-Ream was a prophet 
Stupid sayings Page 2
Have Your Cake & Eat It Too.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! What are you supposed to do with the bugger beside EAT IT. I mean it is Ridic....
Who on here (Beside diabetics. You dont count). Could buy a scrumptious slice of yum & just look at it.............. FOREVER?????
Quote: Charley @ August 18, 2007, 1:05 AMHave Your Cake & Eat It Too.
I didn't understand that saying untill I saw American Pie
Well yea that has a whole new meaning to it. 
A stitch in time saves nine.
I beg your pardon.
That's total bollocks.
My other car is a Porsche.
Truly truly I say unto you today.
"have a nice day" - cheers, because I was planning on a shit one.
Quote: ajp29 @ August 17, 2007, 11:24 PMThis is a riddle/bullshit that someone told me once.
'What would you rather have? A Ham sandwhich or everything in the universe?'
'Everything in the universe.'
'Yeah but nothing is better than everything in the universe and a ham sandwhich is better than nothing, so you should have taken the ham sandwhich.'
???????????????????????????????????????
Ha ha
oooh when you call up a helpline and they say "hello, can I help you?" -my parents have a tendency to say "well I certainly hope so..." but then when on hold state "Well it IS your bloody job! I wouldnt have called otherwise!"
Quote: Simon Stratton @ August 17, 2007, 4:07 PM'Don't look a gift horse in the mouth' - what is a gift horse? And what's in its mouth?
should I really explain?
gift horse is a horse someone gives you as a gift.
"As horses age their teeth begin to project further forward each year and so their age can be estimated by checking how prominent the teeth are."
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/117000.html
Curiously enough, we have the same exact saying in Latvian.
Shame, that is quite a tame answer. Logical though.
When I was a kid I thought gift horses brought gifts, but you shouldn't look in its mouth because there was a BAD gift in there.
I also used to think food and drink went different ways to your stomach, so when food 'went down the wrong way' it had gone down the drink pipe.
Quote: WrongTale @ August 18, 2007, 1:57 PMshould I really explain?
gift horse is a horse someone gives you as a gift.
"As horses age their teeth begin to project further forward each year and so their age can be estimated by checking how prominent the teeth are."
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/117000.html
Curiously enough, we have the same exact saying in Latvian.
I really like that 
Not sayings but people who say like too much and v instead of very.
Quote: Simon Stratton @ August 18, 2007, 2:11 PMWhen I was a kid I thought gift horses brought gifts, but you shouldn't look in its mouth because there was a BAD gift in there.
I also used to think food and drink went different ways to your stomach, so when food 'went down the wrong way' it had gone down the drink pipe.
Aww, bless!
Quote: ajp29 @ August 17, 2007, 11:24 PMThis is a riddle/bullshit that someone told me once.
'What would you rather have? A Ham sandwich or everything in the universe?'
'Everything in the universe.'
'Yeah but nothing is better than everything in the universe and a ham sandwich is better than nothing, so you should have taken the ham sandwich.'
???????????????????????????????????????
But if I had everything in the universe, that would include the damn sandwich, surely!?
"If the wind changes, your face will stay like that!"
That's a Jeremy Kyle show I wanna see.