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I love all these sayings, and most of them do have actual meanings, some of which I know the origins of, but for the life of me I've never been able to fathom out who Gordon Bennett is!
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Just found this Mollie
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/gordon-bennett.html

I have made a mistake but I have never made the mistake of saying that I have never made a mistake. Gordon Bennett....
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17-02-2012, 10:58 AM
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He could peel an orange in his pocket.
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17-02-2012, 11:11 AM
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Quitting smoking is easy, why I've done it hundreds of times.
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17-02-2012, 11:21 AM
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Meet yourself coming back
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17-02-2012, 12:46 PM
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A sandwich short of a picnic
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17-02-2012, 02:18 PM
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A wolf in sheeps clothing
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17-02-2012, 04:45 PM
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caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
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17-02-2012, 08:24 PM
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'There is more than one way to skin a cat'
Cat lovers will be relieved to know this has nothing to do with their feline friends, it relates to catfish, a popular food in days of yore.
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A stitch in time saves Nine
 
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