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    Mate, just be grateful that you're not having to study the current syllabus. The kids who are studying at high school now get to de-construct TV ads and the sleeve notes on CDs. The poor buggers wouldn't have a clue who Shakespeare is, let alone know that he wrote Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice etc. We might have found it hard going at times (I know I did) but at least we have a clue where phrases like "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" come from.

    I read an article the other day where someone commented that newspaper sub-editors tend to fall back on Shakespeare when composing headlines. He came up with a list of about 20 from the previous week's papers that were all derived from good ol' Bill. Things like: "To Vote Or Not To Vote"; "Into the Britches, Dear Friends" etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Driver View Post
    "Into the Britches, Dear Friends" etc.
    Staines refering to The Mother Farquar?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Driver View Post
    "Neither a borrower nor a lender be"...
    ...for a loan oft' loses both itself and friend,
    And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

    Sounds like an early draft of the code.
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    From the very first day I was an apprentice I had it drummed into me that you always buy good tools NOT cheap ones and you do no loan your tool s to anyone!. I have followed this philosophy most of my life, I only loan to very, very close friends and I never borrow tools myself, no mater what the job is, if I haven't got the right tool I go buy it. Got caught about two months ago, mate borrowed MIG welder for a ten minute job, I didn't hesitate as I new everything would be fine, however when he returned it that afternoon he knocked on the back door and the daughter was in the shower, five minutes later when she came out she noticed the welder so thought she would put it into the shed, however in the crutial five minutes of coming and going the family pet rabbit got to the main welding cable and chewed it through..........
    $200.00 later we had a new cable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by craigb View Post
    Staines refering to The Mother Farquar?
    Nah, that would be "Into the pantaloons, shipmates! Yo Ho! Yo Ho!"

    Not very Shakespearean, really.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AlexS View Post
    ...for a loan oft' loses both itself and friend,
    And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

    Sounds like an early draft of the code.
    True .... which only goes to show that the Bard must have been a good bloke!
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    Driver, a splendid job as usual.

    It is incumbent upon all of us to recognise that the Code is an important and dynamic document. We are fortunate to have amongst us blokes who understand this and work to expand the scope of the Code at appropriate opportunities.

    Or, to put it another way, Onya!
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    Quote Originally Posted by AlexS View Post
    "The idiot who will let you borrow his tools is out of the workshop at the moment."

    -sign in mechanic's workshop in Rosedale, Vic.
    My gramp's version was "The man who lends tools is out." (Also means out of tools.)

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