Phrases that chill the spine.....

Dec 29, 2005 42 Replies
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SWIMBO wandered into the kitchen this morning and said "I've been looking through the IKEA catalogue".


>>>SHIVERS

"We seem to have a problem".

But mentally translate the "We" into..... guess who.

" We could get a little man in to do it?"

Don't you mean..."it'll only take 5 minutes".

-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

It's only electricity...how hard can it be?

I've been thinking...

How about, if you...

Well, next door have...

Remember when I asked you about...

You know that I have never liked that...

That's more like red rag to a bull....

My wife's usual one is "I've been thinking,...".

When are you going to finish...

All these tools and you keep using the same one.

-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"Have you started ye..........

No sorry, wrong topic, alt.inadequency > way.

On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:43:12 GMT,it is alleged that "david lang" spake thusly in uk.d-i-y:

"I called you because I'm sure it's nothing major but ..."

Followed by "the house caught fire" or similar :-|

No, I darent mention them. shiver!

NT

While you're here, could you just...?

But that's the phrase every tradesman loves...

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