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Only dead fish go with the flow. First time I ever heard it was from Sarah Palin. I thought she just made it up on the spur of the moment. Seriously. First time I heard it. I am trying to imagine a trucker muttering this to himself just before he puts the pedal to the metal. Those were the days my friends, we thought they would never end - screeech!

What proverbs did you learn growing up? Did they affect how you now live and make choices? Or was it a case of in one ear and out the other?

I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow's not looking good either.

Am I getting smart with you? How would you know?

Someday we'll look back on this and plow into a parked car.

There are very few personal problems that cannot be solved through a suitable application of high explosives.

Accept that somedays you're the pigeon, and somedays you're the statue.

I don't have an attitude problem. You have a perception problem.

On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key.

Everybody is somebody else's weirdo...

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting dirty for.

There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

Never wrestle with a pig: You both get all dirty, and the pig likes it.

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines

Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense.

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

The things that come to those who wait may be the things left by those that got there first.

Some people wish to get what they deserve, while others fear the same.

A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a Unicorn.

There are no passengers on spaceship Earth- we are all the crew.

When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks.

July 6, 2009

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