Does a Donkey like Strawberries

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Dec 2015
11:36am, 21 Dec 2015
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Duchess
I have just caused a mini riot in the office by using this expression (they're all de-mob happy for Christmas) and nobody but nobody believes that I didn't make it up.

Some other Fetchie must know this phrase, yes?
Dec 2015
11:37am, 21 Dec 2015
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lammo
Sorry, you're on your own there.
Dec 2015
11:39am, 21 Dec 2015
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swittle
Hadn't heard of it but Google has: phrases.org.uk
Dec 2015
11:40am, 21 Dec 2015
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Derby Tup
I'd not heard it before but like it
Dec 2015
11:41am, 21 Dec 2015
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Autumnleaves
According to google the phrase is 'like giving a donkey strawberries' - but I've never heard either!
Dec 2015
11:42am, 21 Dec 2015
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Ness
It is a phrase my Dad used to use. :)
Dec 2015
11:42am, 21 Dec 2015
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AngusClydesdale
Nope, never heard it before and I've had a fairly broad cultural influence from the corners of the country over the years.

As DT says though, I like it :-)
Dec 2015
11:50am, 21 Dec 2015
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Old Croc
Boss Lady uses "like feeding an elephant on strawberries"
Dec 2015
11:53am, 21 Dec 2015
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Duchess
Ness, where is your dad from? I wonder if it's one of those very geographically specific things?

In my usage, it's the equivalent of "do bears shit in the woods?" (ie of course they bloody do), whereas "like giving a donkey strawberries" seems to mean a waste, like throwing pearls before swine.
Dec 2015
11:54am, 21 Dec 2015
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Merry Little Cyclops
Never heard of it! Is it a regional one? My parents are from Devon, I was born and brought up in Liverpool and now live in Wakefield and haven't encountered this one...

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