In article ,
James Brown writes:
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An old valley saying apparently is that if it hangs around 'it's
waiting for more' though obviously at some point the saying has to
fail!!

It's more widespread than that. My father, who spent his childhood in
Hampshire and Surrey, used to quote the same saying.
--
John Hall
"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people
from coughing."
Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)