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This came to me yesterday evening, after an audiovisual equipment malfunction:

"A watched Sky box never reboots"


 
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We're up the universe without a thruster


 
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A play and pause saves buffering


 
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Having a P will not improve your posts.


 
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"Don't stick your todger in a blender without first checking it's unplugged".

Don't know in what circumstances you'd use it, mind...


 
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Do not read the comments...


 
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The person sitting behind the keyboard is mightier than the psycho with the automatic rifle.


 
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In my day we fought with fists, not caps lock.


 
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knowledge isn't power


 
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To err is human, to repent divine; to persist trollish


 
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Two wrongs don't make a multi page thread


 
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A penny saved is... still pretty much worthless.


 
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The love of bitcoin is the root of the Dark Web

Eat, drink and be diabetic.

Michelin tyres go before a fall

There is nothing new under the sun. Rule 34.


 
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Make hay while the sun shines and definitely before you post a picture of your bike. Your fence could be doing with a lick of paint as well.


 
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"Never judge a [s]man[/s] poster until you've [s]walked a mile[/s] wee'd in his shoes."


 
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Too many cooks spoil the schedule.

You can take a horse to water but it's best to inject it into pigs.

There's no smoke, it's water vapour.

The road to hell is paved with Shellgrip.

Sticks and stones may break my bones but names can be misconstrued as a hate crime.


 
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He who shouts loudest is POTUS


 
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Red sky at night, it's probably the North Koreans.


 
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Do unto others, because you're worth it.

Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish and you'll need a risk assessment.

Children should be seen and not left in a holiday apartment whilst you go out with your mates.


 
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an Apple a day will bankrupt you in under a week


 
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We were better off with[s]out[/s] the EU.


 
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Pride comes before a fall that wasn't your fault? call now on 0800054120210


 
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The man who moves a mountains begins by abolishing the Environmental Protection Agency.


 
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You can lead a horse to water but you can't make a lasagna out of it


 
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The early bird gets the footballer.


 
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Oi Binners,do some research. ๐Ÿ˜‰

[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21375594 ]Findus Special[/url]


 
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It all goes to prove: power sends you mad; absolute power creates a weird haircut.


 
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He who rofls last lmfao's.


 
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Appropriated pot calling the kettle blackface


 
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Memes speak louder than words.


 
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Better safe than sued


 
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Beware of Geeks bearing gifts


 
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You can't have your cake and not develop Type 2 Diabetes


 
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Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish and you'll need a risk assessment.

brilliant


 
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Copy the wrong keyring at you peril.
Decorate in haste, repaint at leisure.


 
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One man's trash can be sold for good money on ebay


 
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"One person's meat is another person's horse."


 
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"Don't cast your pearls on Snapchat."


 
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"Eat [s]to live, and not live to eat[/s] shitloads."


 
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"Beware of Greeks bearing assurances regarding governmental debt to GDP ratio."


 
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Good things come to those who finance.


 
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The truth is the first casualty of HTTP


 
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Beauty is in the eye of the instagram filter.


 
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If you want something done right, ask for advice on STW first.


 
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"All that glitters poisons marine life."


 
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Two wrongs don't make a ..... thread on here. .... it is at least 3


 
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A stitch in time saves quantum physics.


 
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Sticks and stones may break my bones, and so does being owned with Bombers.


 
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If you repeat something often enough people will accuse you of trolling

[quote=genesiscore502011 ]Two wrongs don't make a ..... thread on here. .... it is at least 3

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/modern-updates-to-old-adages#post-8684056


 
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If you seek you will find it on "PlentyMoreFish-Promiscuous.com".


 
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Didn't notice that one

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If you repeat something often enough people will accuse you of trolling

I get accused of that all the time ๐Ÿ™‚


 
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If at first you don't succeed just Google the answer

People in glass houses squint a lot and will get badly sunburned

A bird in the hand is worth 1.573 in the bush because of Brexit

With great power comes great utility bill


 
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Owned with a set of bombers


 
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Who shares wins


 
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To lose one parent is unfortunate, to lose a second is carelessness. To lose a third indicates your family are mormon.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a [s]single step[/s] 10 minute delay due to signalling issues near Surbiton.

not really an adage but in the same vein

The postman [s]always rings twice[/s] doesn't ring at all anymore, it's been outsourced to Yodel and they've left it in a puddle behind your wheelie bins.


 
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I before myself except after me


 
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If music be the food of love, play Meatloaf.


 
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Absence makes the heart go wander.


 
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If at first you don't succeed take pics and share on the forum


 
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Never. Give up.


 
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If you repeat something often enough people will accuse you of trolling

genesiscore502011 ยป Two wrongs don't make a ..... thread on here. .... it is at least 3

Trolling is the sincerest form of flattery


 
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You cant teach an old dog new tricks , but you can hang its shit in a plastic bag on a tree branch.


 
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Cant live wit I.T. Can't live without I.T.


 
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What goes around, comes around but in a slightly different size.


 
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