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Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by saved: 11:26am On Feb 18, 2013 |
ebamma: Wrong: to be a man is not a day job:- Do you want to "kill" us with laughter? |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by Morgan1092(m): 11:26am On Feb 18, 2013 |
MEILYN: Da Wa ooooo....... 1st,2nd,4th,5th,6th comments re meaningless wen re we going to grow up on Nairaland? anyway 7th To CommentStil useless |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by Morgan1092(m): 11:27am On Feb 18, 2013 |
eppysold: Finally fulfilld ma long awaited dream of being d first 2 comment...oops!sorry,did i jux say dat...Pls try again leta. Ooops! |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by Gombs(m): 11:28am On Feb 18, 2013 |
Correct: the Prost.i.t.ute has big b.r.e.ast and fat a.s.s. Wrong: the LovePeddler has big Bosom and fat bottom 'Wronger': This post has been hidden 'Wrongest': Tonto Dike,GEJ,Pastors, tithes, private Jets etc will finally have peace on nairaland BTW, @OP, most of ur corrections sounds like gbagaun to me! 1 Like |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by GentleNaaz(m): 11:37am On Feb 18, 2013 |
Na 4 NL u go c d bst Correction. Chek ds wrong; D*i*c*k or p*e*n*i*s correct; joy stick wrong; s3x corret; bleep |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by GentleNaaz(m): 11:44am On Feb 18, 2013 |
chinnyonwu: So u mean say I no sabi book?in fact, ds thread don tire me. Pesn go just wake up, write rubish way enter hm mind post 4 NL. N seun/ mod go carry am show 4 front page. Infact, ds tin don tire me |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by dedons: 11:50am On Feb 18, 2013 |
illiterati: [size=16pt]...2 dry... 1 Like |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by JOYCEOUS(f): 12:18pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
MEILYN: Da Wa ooooo....... 1st,2nd,4th,5th,6th comments re meaningless wen re we going to grow up on Nairaland? anyway 7th To CommentLuks lyk ur stil growin |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by bennynaza(m): 1:13pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
Original: I reserve my comment Jonzin: I comment my reserve |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by Zakkyoz: 1:15pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
MEILYN: Da Wa ooooo....... 1st,2nd,4th,5th,6th comments re meaningless wen re we going to grow up on Nairaland? anyway 7th To CommentI SUGGEST YOU SEE T.B JOSHUA |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by kheart(m): 1:42pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
Hmmm chai NL no go kill person oh, so u mean the only prof in English dept in my skul na olodo? |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by Richieboyn: 1:53pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
vitality22: will u 'dropped' it? Haaaa....... What language is this pleaseitz certainly not Anglais |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by LordReed(m): 2:29pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
MAYOWAAK: Correct:Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t You should make proper research before you label something as wrong. Some of the expressions you have labelled as are quite correct: He who laughs last, laughs longest. and He who laughs last, laughs best. H.G. Bohn, born in 1796 in London, was a British publisher, rare book dealer and writer. His body of scholarly work included the renowned "Libraries" which contained hundreds of volumes of translations and standard works in subjects ranging from history to science to theology as well as a biography and bibliography of Shakespeare and a history of printing. His work was not all of a serious nature, however. Following the publishing of his "Handbook of Proverbs," Bohn also wrote his "Handbook of Games" and the "Guide to the Knowledge of Pottery and Porcelain."The quote, "An idle brain is the devil's workshop," comes from H.G. Bohn's "Handbook of Proverbs", published in 1855. Often, the word "brain" is substituted by the word "mind" and "workshop" is sometimes changed to "playground" in the modern daily use of the expression. |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by Bertbert: 3:35pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
. 1 Like |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by maskid(m): 3:37pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
omo_to_dun: Space reserved. (I am going to bed, I'll post later) must u post?? 1 Like |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by kasconi: 3:55pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
I think i prefer the WRONG version of the proverbial exp. 1 Like |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by Rick9(m): 5:44pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
* Hissed move out go and look for sth to eat Y should i care as long as u understand Read my signature |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by Nobody: 9:31pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
Artistree:u are fool czant u see she was just being sarcastic |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by Nobody: 9:38pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
dedons: ...2 dry...did u expect it to be wet |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by wondaP(m): 11:24pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
scholes23: 'Look before you leap'Beta |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by kundul: 6:40am On Feb 19, 2013 |
2 put water 4 gari or gari inside water na d same tin ooh. Mk una kn |
Re: Common Proverbial Expressions by Sike(m): 10:52am On Feb 24, 2013 |
NOTED!! |
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