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Hyacinth42
06-25-2007, 07:22 PM
The other day a person used the expression "The pot calling the kettle black", I understood what he meant by it (although all my pots are silver) and I gave him grief because I thought it was a lame saying... But know I can't think of another way to put it... Can any of you come up with one?
the silent x
06-25-2007, 08:11 PM
the creek mocking the river
kathycf
06-25-2007, 10:42 PM
I think mine is quite lame....in those instances I tend to say "Look who's talking!" or as a friend of mine put it once..."Look who's squawking!". :)
Niamh
06-26-2007, 01:10 AM
none so pure as the ex whore
Stanislaw
06-26-2007, 01:48 AM
none so pure as the ex whore

:D :thumbs_up

hahaha

awesome, that works.
Niamh
06-26-2007, 10:02 AM
:D :thumbs_up

hahaha

awesome, that works.

:D i think its a good one! An old house mate of mine was a teetotaler, and he use to criticise me and our other housemate for drinking wine. we use to say this to him all the time. He was the one who told us it in the first place!
kiobe
06-26-2007, 01:18 PM
The cigarette smoker calling the cigar smoker stinky.:lol:
PrinceMyshkin
06-26-2007, 01:24 PM
the creek mocking the river

Wonderful alternative!

Or how about "The priest preaching to the Pope"
Pendragon
06-26-2007, 08:06 PM
Twain once said "Who publishes the Temperance papers? People who will never draw a sober breath until they do it in the grave..." or words to that effect...
Quote taken from How I Edited An Agricultural Paper.

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kilted exile
06-26-2007, 08:09 PM
the creek mocking the river




Or how about "The priest preaching to the Pope"

Hmmm, I've been thinking (yes I know not usually a good idea) and I dont believe either of these work. because in both cases they are not equal in stature - whereas both pt and kettle are black. The creek is smaller than the river and the priest is lower than the pope.
Pendragon
06-27-2007, 09:51 AM
A pipe smoker telling a cigarette smoker "Those things will kill you, you know."
Taliesin
06-28-2007, 10:59 AM
Twain once said "Who publishes the Temperance papers? People who will never draw a sober breath until they do it in the grave..." or words to that effect...
Quote taken from How I Edited An Agricultural Paper.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Glug.gif

We absolutely loved that story!

Yeah, offtopic, we know.

How about: "Spammer claiming offtopicer to be offtopic"?
ampoule
06-28-2007, 12:25 PM
Perhaps, he who throws the first stone?