[AT] Trade expressions

[Mattias Kessén]

 "born free, taxed till death"


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Från: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
Till: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Skickat: den 26 november 2004 23:12
Ämne: Re: [AT] Trade expressions


> 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>
> To: FRL List <FrugalRuralLiving at yahoogroups.com>; A.T.I.S.
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> 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...   :-)
> >
> > ###############################################
> >
> > >
> > >  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) ".
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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".   ;-)
> >
> >
> > ############################################
> >
> >
> >
> > 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".
> >
> >
> > Any others?
> >
> >
> >
> > "farmer"
> >
> >
> > Francis Robinson
> > Central Indiana USA
> > robinson at svs.net
> >
> >
> >
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