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05-21-2010, 01:09 PM
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I just remembered one I heard often from grandma as a kid, but never understood at the time: A stitch in time saves nine. I always wondered, nine what?
Another was: You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Huh? Now, with some life experience, they make sense.
Another was: You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Huh? Now, with some life experience, they make sense.
05-21-2010, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 2wheelwoman
I just remembered one I heard often from grandma as a kid, but never understood at the time: A stitch in time saves nine. I always wondered, nine what?
Another was: You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Huh? Now, with some life experience, they make sense.
Another was: You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Huh? Now, with some life experience, they make sense.
05-21-2010, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Baren*eh*ked_canadian
Originally Posted by 2wheelwoman
I just remembered one I heard often from grandma as a kid, but never understood at the time: A stitch in time saves nine. I always wondered, nine what?
Another was: You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Huh? Now, with some life experience, they make sense.
Another was: You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Huh? Now, with some life experience, they make sense.
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