[AT] Trade expressions

Ralph Goff alfg at sasktel.net
Fri Nov 26 14:12:24 PST 2004


I too have heard the one about farmers living poor and dieing rich. Its
common here and not far from the truth in some cases.
Another one I remember from a local repair shop.
"Poor credit is dead. Bad debt killed him".

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/

----- Original Message -----
From: Francis Robinson <robinson at svs.net>
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Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 8:50 AM
Subject: [AT] Trade expressions


> The mention of a sign below and my response to it were posted to the
Frugal Fun Woodworking list but
> I thought it might be fun to steal it and post it here...   :-)
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> >  I saw a sign I'd like on the little door to my shop:
> >
> >"WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL
DOESN'T
> >WORK) ".
> >
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> I like that...   I have worked many trades in my life (I have been self
employeed much of my life), usually
> two or three businesses at the same time. One of the long time ones was 20
years as a shoemaker. There is
> a very old saying in the trade that "The shoemaker's wife has to go
barefooted".   ;-)
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> Another I could add is:  "There is only one blacksmith in hell and he is
there for pounding on cold iron".
>
> Yet another:   "Farmers tend to live poor and die rich".
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> Any others?
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>
> "farmer"
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>
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson at svs.net
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