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Stiff Upper Lips: C/D

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Or keeping your emotions under control vs bottling it all up.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 11:12 (twenty-three years ago)

they founded an empire dear boy

― james (james), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 11:13 (twenty-three years ago)

As long as you have some kind of outlet (a partner, close friends, relatives) you can 'let it all out' to then it's classic.

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 11:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Plus stiff upper lips are also often HAIRY upper lips so even more classic!

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 11:18 (twenty-three years ago)

reason for loss of empire: arrival of "full english breakfast" as a mealtime concept

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 11:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Millar to thread!

― Mark C (Mark C), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 11:36 (twenty-three years ago)

(bah, full english is a paltry spread compared to behemoth breakfasts enjoyed by empire top brass at height of powers)

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 11:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Rivers of kedgeree!

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 11:51 (twenty-three years ago)

height of powers = it is all downhill from here (= bz i had thirds of devilled kidneys poss)

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 11:53 (twenty-three years ago)

I think it's an okay way to be.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 15:34 (twenty-three years ago)

When my upper lip reaches the flexibility of cardboard, I find that a long soaking followed by a thorough washing does wonders. In its native state, my upper lip is as supple as an orangutan's. It's the accumulation of pease porridge that does it in.

― Aimless, Wednesday, 20 August 2003 16:18 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm this way. I haven't cried in 9 years. I have no outlet, either. Someone please help me.

― Bryan (Bryan), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 16:24 (twenty-three years ago)

NO DON'T!!!!!!

― Bryan (Bryan), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 16:24 (twenty-three years ago)

When it means staying strong and keeping cool in moments of crisis, classic. When it means not showing your feelings at all and having contempt for those who do, very dud.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 16:59 (twenty-three years ago)


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