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Wanderer

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midlifecrisis said:
My dad told me that he's been in every street in Manchester today....

I was inpressed till my brother got the A to Z and showed me Every Street between Merrill and great Ancoats Streets...
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Reminds me one my dad said

How Long is a Chinaman...

We'd be all like 5'2" etc and he'd say;

No, How Long is a Chinaman.....

This would go on for ages......
 
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Ebenezer

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When badgered for a story by my brother and me..

"One fine day in the middle of the night, two dead men got up to fight. Back to back they face each other. With their swords they shot each other"

It was a dark and stormy night, and the captain said to the mate. "Tell us a story, mate". So the mate began...
It was a dark and stormy night, and the captain said to the mate. "Tell us a story, mate". So the mate began...

And
When I was a boy dinosaurs ruled the earth.

Eb

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CatmanV2

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Ebenezer said:
When badgered for a story by my brother and me..

"One fine day in the middle of the night, two dead men got up to fight. Back to back they face each other. With their swords they shot each other"

It was a dark and strormy night, and the captain said to the mate. "Tell us a story, mate". So the mate began...
It was a dark and strormy night, and the captain said to the mate. "Tell us a story, mate". So the mate began...

And
When I was a boy dinosaurs ruled the earth.

Eb
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Strormy?

There's another line to the 'Two dead men' but damned if I can remember it.....

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Scaf

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Whenever we wanted something or complained about anything my dad used to say:
“when I was a lad........”
 
Wattie

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My Mums favourite was
“Just you wait till your father gets home!”
Sends shivers down my spine, even now.
Waiting for the key in the lock.......
 
GeoffCapes

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Markc said:
If you think you’re right and everyone else thinks you’re wrong you’re probably wrong
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Whereas my dad always said to me "just because everyone else is doing something, doesn't mean you have to".

And

"Do with what you think is right, even if you're wrong, have the confidence to back up your conviction."

He also said "if someone hits you, hit them back harder"

"Don't start a fight, finish it!"
 
Gazcw

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Would you walk off a cliff if I told you to?

And as I got older responses came:
Are we going to the seaside?
I don't know a cliff
 
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