8 Noddy books with dust jackets for £4.99

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My four Noddy books arrived today - thanks to Sixret spotting them!

I only really wanted two of them, as I have the other two, but still great value. The two I wanted are the two with dust wrappers, so they make a great addition to my Noddy Library - Noddy Goes to School and You're A Good Friend Noddy. 8)
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You're welcome. :D
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Some more Noddy books going at a good price so far - should anyone be interested!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-x-Vintage-E ... Sw0ThZpcux
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Lovely books for anyone who loves Noddy. He's never rocked my boat, and so I don't have any Noddy on my bookshelves. :lol:

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He's never rocked my boat either, Julie. :wink: However, I found a large boxful of Noddy books in excellent condition in a charity shop a few years ago. The asking price was £1 and so I just had to have them. It would have been rude to have left them in the shop at that price! :lol:
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I thought it was 'floated my boat' - but maybe that's just a Birmingham saying!! ;-)

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I'm also familiar with the expression 'floated my boat' being almost a Brummie. :D
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I'm sure if Noddy was in the boat with Anita, much of the rocking would be deliberate on Anita's part... ;-)
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I've heard both expressions — to rock or to float one's boat — but am not sure where either originated! :wink:

Regardless, thanks for this, Rob. I may put in a bid for these — not all of them are in absolutely top condition, but that's certainly a good price if it doesn't go much higher.
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I don't think they mean the same. I understand rocking the boat to mean making things difficult - the possibility of capsizing it, where as float your boat means it pleases you, (or similar!) Maybe I have got it all wrong though.
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Yes - that's what I've always thought...but maybe its a 'Midlands' thing! ;-)
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That's the way I've always heard them used too, Daisy.
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I thought so too — to "rock the boat" is to cause trouble, whereas "whatever floats your boat" is another way of saying "whatever takes your fancy" — but I could be wrong. I don't tend to use either expression myself.
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Daisy wrote:I don't think they mean the same. I understand rocking the boat to mean making things difficult - the possibility of capsizing it, where as float your boat means it pleases you, (or similar!) Maybe I have got it all wrong though.
Tht's exactly how I've been taught it too Daisy :D . Rocking the boat is making waves or causing problems, floating your boat is doing what works for you or makes you happy.
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I first encountered the phrase "rock the boat" from Mrs. Jeffries Rocks The Boat, a book from one of my all time favourite series.
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