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11 Oct 2024 09:18:33 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Fatal curiosity  
From: Phil Cook
Date: 14 Jan 2008 05:08:19
Message: <op.t4wzqvyec3xi7v@news.povray.org>
And lo on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:39:09 -0000, Kyle <hob### [at] gatenet> did  
spake, saying:

> On 11 Jan 2008 11:52:04 -0500, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_Kills_the_Cat
>
> <snip>The frequent rejoinder to 'curiosity killed the cat' is  
> 'satisfaction brought it back'.</snip>
>
> I've never heard that one.  I'll have to use it next time someone feeds  
> me the curisoity line.

Around here it normally goes "but satisfaction brought it back". Heard it  
all my life, just goes to show how some 'common' sayings aren't really  
considered in a wider context. Unlike "all round the Wrekin" which is  
definitely local.

-- 
Phil Cook

--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
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