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...to bed.
Can I ask you if you recognise this saying, when you feel that little cold shiver like there's something creepy afoot, "A donkey just walked over my grave!" ?

I'm sure my Mum used to say it, however my kids say I made it up.

Just because I make up strange little sayings like, "If a camel walked in this room, I wouldn't say anything!" when I'm too knackered to notice stuff going on.

Night night x

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Errm..... no!

Night night Tess x

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My Grandma used to say that, TessA, also, occasionally, a Goose walked over my grave'. Haven't heard either one since she died.

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I've never heard the phrase including any animals.

The only one I know is "Someone just walked over my grave".


I was wondering on the choice of donkey and goose. Then I thought that maybe both donkeys and geese used to be allowed to graze in churchyards, to keep the grass down, so maybe that was why.

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Yes I heard it as someone's just walked over my grave never heard of animals involved.

I heard of drop the dead donkey....meaning a whimsical story or news item that can be dropped if a more significant news story comes up....poor donkeys

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Donkeys, camels, geese, walking over graves! Just what is happening here on OFF?

Send for the men in white coats someone!

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'Someone walked over my grave' and at home it Peak District
'The wind is in the chimney again'

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I knew I didn't imagine it!
Thanks folks! Some interesting variations!

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That's the only version I know of too. I could never really understand what it meant.

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Tess, perhaps you would prefer 'Someone just walked over my beard.'