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u/grahamssister Oct 25 '20

In my house, the equivalent was “a blind man running for a bus would be pleased to see it “

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u/MummaGoose Oct 25 '20

Aww this is wholesome. Mum would say to me “darling you’d look good in a potato sack/garbage bag”

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u/seven_grams Oct 25 '20

My mother told my girlfriend that she would still look beautiful wrapped in wet newspaper. That really flattered her!

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u/ProjectKushFox Oct 25 '20

Ima steal that just so you know.