Boo
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Boo
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"Ordinarily he
wouldn't say boo to a goose. He works, and he lives with his mother, and is normally a shy and nervous individual.
Judging by those confronted in this fascinating documentary, most 'trolls'
wouldn't say boo to a goose in the real world.
They don't want a man who allows himself to be bossed about or
wouldn't say boo to a goose.
He was always so quiet off the pitch - he
wouldn't say boo to a goose.
"When I was their age I
wouldn't say boo to a goose when I got into the squad but for some reason they are different nowadays, not a bother on them."
But I get the impression most greyhounds are rather placid souls who
wouldn't say boo to a goose, or a hare.
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