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Just Bob aka Robert Thompson, plugging my film blog cinemainferno-blog.blogspot.co.uk Posted Jun 20, 2011
Where I come from, 'the wooden spoon' means last place in a competition. I've not heard of the version of which you speak.
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Lanzababy - Guide Editor Posted Jun 20, 2011
I have seen them handed out as booby prizes. But the other meaning is as frequent here in Staffordshire.
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You can call me TC Posted Jun 21, 2011
mmh5y who started this thread hasn't been back to collect our contributions. So it probably wasn't someone expecting us to do their homework, just someone giving us a fun subject to post about.
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mmh5y Posted Jun 22, 2011
Hi TC 
{{mmh5y who started this thread hasn't been back to collect our contributions.}}
I came into here from time to time to see your replies 
, and I' m really happy with all those #s and I greatly appreciate your participation ALL 
. Be sure I'm always here reading as many threads and #s as I can. Thank you all and it's still open of course for more participation and more idioms
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Lanzababy - Guide Editor Posted Jun 22, 2011
Can I recommend this Entry?
A74783208 'Gismos, Whatsits and Thingummys'
and there are lots more lovely things to read in the same vein here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/C528
Lanzababy
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Not the monkey - Skreeeeeeeeeeeee Posted Jun 22, 2011
Hmm. Imagine the product liability implications of chocolate teapots. Youd have to plaster the packaging with all sorts of warnings and disclaimers. Political correctness gorn mad!*
* A popular idiom meaning...
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- 61: Just Bob aka Robert Thompson, plugging my film blog cinemainferno-blog.blogspot.co.uk (Jun 20, 2011)
- 62: swl (Jun 20, 2011)
- 63: Lanzababy - Guide Editor (Jun 20, 2011)
- 64: You can call me TC (Jun 21, 2011)
- 65: mmh5y (Jun 22, 2011)
- 66: Lanzababy - Guide Editor (Jun 22, 2011)
- 67: Not the monkey - Skreeeeeeeeeeeee (Jun 22, 2011)
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