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Re: Origin of phrase

Posted by bob on September 20, 2001

In Reply to: Origin of phrase posted by george mack on September 20, 2001

: I'd like to know the origin of the phrase "If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers

Scroll down the page a bit, to the 9/05/01 area, and see the discussion about "If wishes were horses..."