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From: "Margaret Taylor" <>
Subject: Re: [YKS] A couple of Yorkshire sayings.
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 15:45:22 -0500
References: <000c01c5e3bf$427e2870$6500a8c0@MargaretP4> <00f401c5e3d8$b9209ad0$210110ac@SCOTTIE>

On reflection I think that makes more sense, thanks Ray, Brian & Ann for the
much better definition.
I have never heard of either of the other expressions though, Donkey and
oat, or pigs and cherries!
Margaret.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann Brixey" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: [YKS] A couple of Yorkshire sayings.


> My mum still says " It's like giving a donkey strawberries" As Ray says
> it giving somebody something they wouldn't appreciate. In my mums eyes
> that would be giving somebody something wonderful to eat and they just
> gobbled it down without tasting it.

This thread:

• A couple of Yorkshire sayings. by "Margaret Taylor" <>
  • Re: [YKS] A couple of Yorkshire sayings. by "Ray Atkinson" <>
  • Re: [YKS] A couple of Yorkshire sayings. by "Ann Brixey" <>

    • Re: [YKS] A couple of Yorkshire sayings. by "Margaret Taylor" <>

  • Re: A couple of Yorkshire sayings. by "TONY BEAUMONT" <>
  • Re: [YKS] A couple of Yorkshire sayings. by "Brian Richerby" <>
    • Re: [YKS] A couple of Yorkshire sayings. by "Herbert Harrison" <>
  • Re: A couple of Yorkshire sayings by John Wright <>
    • Re: [YKS] Re: A couple of Yorkshire sayings by "Gordon Moody" <>
      • Re: [YKS] Re: A couple of Yorkshire sayings by Richard Britton <>