The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #62965   Message #1019973
Posted By: HuwG
16-Sep-03 - 12:31 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Old sayings from childhood
Subject: RE: BS: Old sayings from childhood
"What did your last servant die from ?"

"Don't argue with your elders and betters." [Yes, that one still makes me seethe, nearly forty years later]

(When asked for a drink) "There's plenty in the tap."