A New Twist on an Old Proverb August 23, 2008 Civil Liberties, General News, Political, Uncategorised 0 From an anonymous source over at the NO2ID discussion board. A new spin on an old Proverb: Five things come not back; The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity and the lost Government database. Tags: idiotarians, government+incompetence, New+Labour