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#1 Jan 30 2006 at 1:41 PM Rating: Decent
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/30/britain.museum.ap/index.html wrote:


CAMBRIDGE, England (AP) -- A museum visitor shattered three Qing dynasty Chinese vases when he tripped on his shoelace, stumbled down a stairway and brought the vases crashing to the floor, officials said Monday.




Proof that children should listen to their parents when they say "Tie your shoes, or you'll trip!"


*edit*
For a topic, what are other things that are clichéd parental lines have you seen come true (this being the "tie your shoes!" one)?


Edited, Mon Jan 30 13:56:10 2006 by Althrun
#2 Jan 30 2006 at 2:01 PM Rating: Good
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Althrun the Silent wrote:

For a topic, what are other things that are clichéd parental lines have you seen come true (this being the "tie your shoes!" one)?
My Grandfather always used to say to me:

"Son, never invade a Middle-Eastern nation without a clear UN mandate and concrete proof of WMDs"

Silly old phart
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#3 Jan 30 2006 at 2:08 PM Rating: Excellent
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"If you look at fire, you'll wet the bed." It's why I had to give up smoking.

Ok, maybe not, but I do "ruin my dinner" an awful lot and I have been known to get cramps from swimming right after lunch.

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#4 Jan 30 2006 at 2:09 PM Rating: Decent
Nobby wrote:
Althrun the Silent wrote:

For a topic, what are other things that are clichéd parental lines have you seen come true (this being the "tie your shoes!" one)?
My Grandfather always used to say to me:

"Son, never invade a Middle-Eastern nation without a clear UN mandate and concrete proof of WMDs"

Silly old phart



Nobby = GWB? Smiley: confused












It only took one post to turn this into a political debate? [:shock:]
#5 Jan 30 2006 at 2:19 PM Rating: Good
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"No, you'll shoot your eye out."
#6 Jan 30 2006 at 3:13 PM Rating: Decent
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Althrun the Silent wrote:

It only took one post to turn this into a political debate? [:shock:]


Hmmm, where's the debate?
#7 Jan 30 2006 at 3:23 PM Rating: Decent
What do you mean? The debate is epic in scale! So epic you missed it entirely!!







Ok, so maybe commentary would have been a better choice instead of debate.....
#8 Jan 30 2006 at 3:43 PM Rating: Decent
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Or maybe [:gasp:] Nobby's making a funny.
#9 Jan 30 2006 at 3:46 PM Rating: Good
MentalFrog wrote:
Or maybe [:gasp:] Nobby's making a funny.
It would go well with his look.
#10 Jan 30 2006 at 3:51 PM Rating: Decent
MentalFrog wrote:
Or maybe [:gasp:] Nobby's making a funny.




Smiley: motz


What in the name of Bob is up with people not catching dry humor today?



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