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  • Dragonslayer
    Dragonslayer Community member Posts: 2,165 Pioneering
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    Look after your pennies and they will turn Into pounds.

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  • Dragonslayer
    Dragonslayer Community member Posts: 2,165 Pioneering
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    Do what I say, not what I do.
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  • leeCal
    leeCal Community member Posts: 7,550 Disability Gamechanger
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    Fail to prepare
    prepare to fail 

    “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.” 
    ― Dalai Lama XIV

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  • Cher_Alumni
    Cher_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,741 Disability Gamechanger
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    Put the big light on  :D
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  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Posts: 10,586 Disability Gamechanger
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    Yess @Cher_Scope!  :D

    Cheap as chips!
    Scope

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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community member Posts: 13,608 Disability Gamechanger
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    leeCal said:
    Fail to prepare
    prepare to fail 

    That reminds me of a military one, I think it’s from the SAS

    The 5 Ps - Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance

    I believe it is actually the 6 Ps but the 6th word is rude.

    Also another military one I like, it was used as early as WW2 I believe

    FUBAR - F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community member Posts: 13,608 Disability Gamechanger
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    Dragonslayer said:
    Or looking after your pennys and they will turn into pounds?

    Dragonslayer said:
    Look after your pennies and they will turn Into pounds.

    I always knew it as: look after the pennies, the pounds take care of themselves.

    Yours could well be the correct one though. I guess the beauty of these sayings is that they evolve and maybe are slightly different in different areas.
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  • Parrot123
    Parrot123 Community member Posts: 137 Pioneering
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    Ye can take a horse tae water but you canny make it drink.
    Take that Ben the kitchen.
    We all came into this world with nothing. And we will all leave with nothing.
    Look at the state of you.
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  • leeCal
    leeCal Community member Posts: 7,550 Disability Gamechanger
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    Two wrongs don’t make a right

    theres many a slip twixt spoon and lip (meaning don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched)

    If it quacks and it waddles it’s a duck

    “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.” 
    ― Dalai Lama XIV

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  • Dragonslayer
    Dragonslayer Community member Posts: 2,165 Pioneering
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    66Mustang said:
    Dragonslayer said:
    Or looking after your pennys and they will turn into pounds?

    Dragonslayer said:
    Look after your pennies and they will turn Into pounds.

    I always knew it as: look after the pennies, the pounds take care of themselves.


    Yours could well be the correct one though. I guess the beauty of these sayings is that they evolve and maybe are slightly different in different areas.

    @66Mustang

    You are quite right about how sayings change. It rather like jokes change from person to person as they are spread around
    Some of the sayings I post may not be quite correct. It all comes down to how we remember them.

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  • Parrot123
    Parrot123 Community member Posts: 137 Pioneering
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    Parrot123 said:
    Ye can take a horse tae water but you canny make it drink.
    Take that Ben the kitchen.
    We all came into this world with nothing. And we will all leave with nothing.
    Look at the state of you.
    Whit are you greeting for? I'll give you something tae. Greet about.
    Is your da a glazier. Your standing in front of the TV.
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  • Parrot123
    Parrot123 Community member Posts: 137 Pioneering
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    Dragonslayer said:
    Anyone know if a black cat crosses your path it brings good luck? Or is it bad luck?

    We Scottish.say it's lucky
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  • RAwarrior
    RAwarrior Community member Posts: 430 Pioneering
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    When I was your age.


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  • RAwarrior
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    @Parrot123

    Do you know the Scottish expression “I mind that”?

    My Scottish friend says it a lot and it has a different meaning to something that bothers you. My friend says it when they mean that they remember something?
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  • Parrot123
    Parrot123 Community member Posts: 137 Pioneering
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    True sir
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  • RAwarrior
    RAwarrior Community member Posts: 430 Pioneering
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    I’m not a sir?

    However, I know a lot of Scottish words. My friend used to call me “hen” and someone else thought they were actually calling me a hen?
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  • Parrot123
    Parrot123 Community member Posts: 137 Pioneering
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    Sorry lovely aye we call lassies hen. Don't ken where that comes far. Will x
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  • RAwarrior
    RAwarrior Community member Posts: 430 Pioneering
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    @Parrot123
    No apology needed and he actually calls me lass now anyway which I don’t mind?

    I know that “I dunnie ken” means you don’t know ?


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  • leeCal
    leeCal Community member Posts: 7,550 Disability Gamechanger
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    What time do you call this!? ( meaning your late)
    (I had a boss say that to me one day and I said “I call this early for tomorrow as I wasn’t coming in today.” He was confused...)

    a watched pot never boils.
    two heads are better than one (maybe invented by Martians)

    “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.” 
    ― Dalai Lama XIV

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  • RAwarrior
    RAwarrior Community member Posts: 430 Pioneering
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    A stitch in time saves nine.

    Not walking under a ladder.

    Not opening an umbrella inside.
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