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From: Richard Britton <>
Subject: Re: [YKS] Re: A couple of Yorkshire sayings
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:22:03 +0000
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Similar Gordon,
Its like "feeding an elephant pomfret cakes".
>Hi!
>We always said "It's like feeding an elephant on strawberries" when
>describing an endless task. Anyone else heard that one?
>Gordon,
>Scarborough,
>England.
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "John Wright" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 8:12 PM
>Subject: [YKS] Re: A couple of Yorkshire sayings
>
>
>> Perhaps the saying that Margaret is thinking of Is
>> "Like giving a donkey one oat". This is what my
>> mother used to say when it came time to give me a
>> meal!
>>
>> John
>>
>> John Wright
>> Scarborough, Canada
>>
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