From the scraps we fashioned caps that came down
around our ears, with flaps that fell about our shoulders and breasts.
The banks should be broken up into smaller, more manageable units, any of which can be allowed to fail without bringing the economy crashing down
around our ears.
Of course, nothing beats the bizarre night of the election fiasco of 2007 when the voting system crashed
around our ears.
IF you think the world is falling apart
around our ears, how about this sobering thought...
WITH the economy collapsing
around our ears, you'd have thought the Chancellor's parliamentary private secretary, and long-time amanuensis, Ann Coffey MP would be a busy wee bee.
The economy is crashing
around our ears, banks are fighting for their very survival, the stock market is imploding, but let's keep a sense of proportion.
I will be able to sleep easy at night now I know my National Insurance contributions are being well spent on politically correct non-jobs, while our NHS crumbles
around our ears. What is scary is that Ms Chandler Samuel is only assistant director, which means there is a director who is no doubt on double the wage of an average nurse.
Six-times world champion Michael Schumacher said: "Motor racing is different to football because we have an engine in the back which makes noise, and we have a helmet
around our ears which stops the noise.
Things are getting tight and our own waste is rising
around our ears. Migrate to where?
"We want to know why Filor Housing Association moved us into a house which is literally falling down
around our ears."
* By 1998, if not sooner, "change" will become a buzz'rd - circling noisily
around our ears waiting for the meaning to die.
Does anyone really want to see the entire financial system on which not only our economy but our whole society is built upon, collapse
around our ears?