| I know this is an old chestnut, written by loads of people ad infinitum but for now humour me. |
| In the past she has denied the old chestnut about women not being as funny as men but today she clearly can't be bothered fighting. |
| Sprouts in old chestnut clearings are often allowed to remain, and sometimes they are grafted to the improved varieties. |
| There is that old chestnut about people having to decide they want this guy to be in their TV rooms for the next four years. |
| Another barrier comes tumbling down, as that old chestnut about the Germans never making a funny comedy has to be consigned to the history book. |
| That old chestnut about acrylic being available in a greater variety of shapes than steel enamel stopped mattering years ago. |
