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Do you have a favorite proverb?
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.
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autie (Anonymous) says…
No good deed goes unpunished.
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RoeDapple (Anonymous) says…
regarding the refrigerator;
When in doubt, throw it out
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Peaty (Anonymous) says…
Never delay the end of a meeting or the beginning of cocktail hour
6 July 2009
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cthulhu_4_president (Anonymous) says…
Some float to the top, some sink to the bottom.
In the end, it all gets flushed.
6 July 2009
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Agnostick (Anonymous) says…
“If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind”
- Lao Tzu, 6th Century B.C.
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tangential_reasoners_anonymous (Anonymous) says…
“The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets.”
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RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Anonymous) says…
Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Paul of Tarsus
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tangential_reasoners_anonymous (Anonymous) says…
When in doubt or danger, run in circles, scream and shout.
6 July 2009
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tangential_reasoners_anonymous (Anonymous) says…
oops… that didn't rhyme…
When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.
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logicsound09 (Anonymous) says…
“A fool and his money are soon parting”
-a fortune teller to his paying customer.
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RoeDapple (Anonymous) says…
By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest.
Agesilaus
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tangential_reasoners_anonymous (Anonymous) says…
Nature abhors a Hoover.
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RoeDapple (Anonymous) says…
A whispered lie is just as wrong
As one that thunders loud and long.
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jumpin_catfish (Anonymous) says…
When you're born God gives you air, you have to get everything else.
6 July 2009
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Irish (Irish Swearingen) says…
These proverbs are all good, and they have lasted a long time for a reason, they are bits of advice phrased in such a way as to stick in our minds.
Then, whether or not we heed them is another question.
6 July 2009
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autie (Anonymous) says…
Shut up and fish.
6 July 2009
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RoeDapple (Anonymous) says…
S*** Happens!
No pain, no gain!
Respect yourself and others will respect you.
You are what you eat.
Sometimes I feel like a nut, sometimes I don't.
http://www.spike.com/video/wendys-com…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8I4zF…
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Irish (Irish Swearingen) says…
Roe, what did we do before computers and you tube?
Autie, I am so poor that when I go fishing, I have to hitch a ride out to the lake and then throw in a net that I hand crocheted. But, it's a hell of a net. You would be surprised what all I can catch.
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Did_I_say_that (Anonymous) says…
Wherever you go in life; there you are.
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coolmom (Anonymous) says…
never kick a man when he is down because he just might get up.
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ksdivakat (Anonymous) says…
“It is better to remain quiet, and thought a fool; than to open your mouth, and remove all doubt……..
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xbusguy (Anonymous) says…
Beer is Gods way of making us happy….
7 July 2009
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Marion (Marion Lynn) says…
Yep, I sure do and here it is!
Especially applicable in Lawrence these days, I think!
“When faced by thugs
And you're in fearful dread
Two to the body and one to the head
Makes doubly sure the bad guy's dead!”
Like that?
I just wrote it!
Back to the java now!
7 July 2009
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Irish (Irish Swearingen) says…
Hey, Marion, you're a poet, don't you know it?
Loved it!
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RoeDapple (Anonymous) says…
“A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.”Benjamin Franklin
“A small leak can sink a great ship.”Benjamin Franklin
“A place for everything, everything in its place.”Benjamin Franklin
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Irish (Irish Swearingen) says…
I certainly adhere to the last one. I have folders on my bookmarks and they are in alphabetical order.
My grandfather made flies in the garage and all of his fishing gear was in immaculate condition and laid out properly. Maybe that is where I get it from.
But, seriously, only a dead fish goes with the flow does make me think of how that would apply to how I live my life.
I really thought Sarah made that up!
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Marion (Marion Lynn) says…
Irish (Irish Swearingen) says…
Hey, Marion, you're a poet, don't you know it?
Loved it!”
Marion wrties:
Thanks!
I get a little silly sometimes!