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sayings
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 6:44 am
by DavidBarkey
We all grew up with them , found new ones as we aged . Saying what are yours ? Here are a few of mine .
Better be lucky than good , good they expect all the time .
Kill two birds with one stone .
A fair to Midland is half way to Penetage . ( Midland is 10 min south of Penetanguishene where the mental hospital is .)Local joke
Happy wife happy life . (is there such a thing? )
In racing there is only 2 rules -The one with the most cubic $$$$ usually wins and your obsessed or last . (pertains to a lot of sports )
I know there are more but thats all I can think of right now .
Dave
Re: sayings
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 7:21 am
by propane1
You forgot the wife emoji Dave.
Ive heard some of those before.
Noel
Re: sayings
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 9:46 am
by Gordy
Sometimes you are the windshield, sometimes you are the bug.
Some people are like clouds, when they leave it turns into a beautiful day
Some people are as useless as Slinkies, but fun to watch when you push them down the stairs
Better to be pissed off, than pissed on
One I heard from dad a lot as a kid.
Children are supposed to be seen and not heard
Gordy
Re: sayings
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 10:41 am
by Spike188
I was told that my grandfather would say "One boy is a whole boy, two boys is a half a boy, and three boys is no boy at all."
He had 4 sons and there were 4 cousins across the road, all of them around the same age.
Spike
Re: sayings
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 10:53 am
by JSinMO
You don’t have time to do it right, but you always have time to do it twice.
I’ll beat you like a rented mule.
Let’s hurry up and go so we can get back home.
Re: sayings
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 11:10 am
by Eugen
JSinMO wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 10:53 am
You don’t have time to do it right, but you always have time to do it twice.
Unfortunately this applies to me so much.
It's not that I don't like to do things right the first time, but I feel so pressed by time and other life priorities, that I tend to get dragged into the feeling that if only I get it to work now so I get the job done, I'll surely have more time next week/next month/next year. This is something I want to change about myself now.
Re: sayings
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 11:33 am
by JSinMO
Eugen wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 11:10 am
JSinMO wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 10:53 am
You don’t have time to do it right, but you always have time to do it twice.
Unfortunately this applies to me so much.
It's not that I don't like to do things right the first time, but I feel so pressed by time and other life priorities, that I tend to get dragged into the feeling that if only I get it to work now so I get the job done, I'll surely have more time next week/next month/next year. This is something I want to change about myself now.
We all do it. Delayed maintenance isn’t always bad, sometimes you gotta to what you gotta do to get the job done. It’s just when you realize you have a piece of equipment that is held together with more bailing wire that bolts that it kind of hits you!
Re: sayings
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 12:21 pm
by Harry
Eugen wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 11:10 am
JSinMO wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 10:53 am
You don’t have time to do it right, but you always have time to do it twice.
Unfortunately this applies to me so much.
It's not that I don't like to do things right the first time, but I feel so pressed by time and other life priorities, that I tend to get dragged into the feeling that if only I get it to work now so I get the job done, I'll surely have more time next week/next month/next year. This is something I want to change about myself now.
I believe this applies to a lot of people, especially when they have a JOB. Once I retired I had to keep telling myself to slow down and enjoy the ride. Now it's been a little over two years and it's starting to sink in. It may take me awhile to complete a project but the satisfaction is tremendous!
Keep the Peace
Harry
Re: sayings
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 12:23 pm
by Harry
DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 6:44 am
We all grew up with them , found new ones as we aged . Saying what are yours ? Here are a few of mine .
Better be lucky than good , good they expect all the time .
Kill two birds with one stone .
A fair to Midland is half way to Penetage . ( Midland is 10 min south of Penetanguishene where the mental hospital is .)Local joke
Happy wife happy life . (is there such a thing? )
In racing there is only 2 rules -The one with the most cubic $$$$ usually wins and your obsessed or last . (pertains to a lot of sports )
I know there are more but thats all I can think of right now .
Dave
Mine tries to remind me of this "happy wife happy life," all the time. The only time she is happy is when she is
. Go figure!
Keep the Peace
Harry
Re: sayings
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 9:16 am
by Timj
I'm going to go and do something even if it is wrong.
If it's free, it's for me. Oh boy does
hate that one.
Re: sayings
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 11:23 am
by DavidBarkey
Timj wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 9:16 am
I'm going to go and do something even if it is wrong.
If it's free, it's for me. Oh boy does
hate that one.
If it is free I can afford it , if not you have to talk to my accountant . On account the
has to approve of it .
Dave
Re: sayings
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 10:19 pm
by Jancoe
"Two things can happen. You can win or you can lose and I can handle both". That's something I like to remind myself from time to time.
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Re: sayings
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 6:42 am
by DavidBarkey
Not mine but rings true in my ears these days .
There are two out comes to each day . You live to see another day or you don't .
Dave
Re: sayings
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 7:26 am
by thebuildist
"Don't let your skimmer leak" meaning don't make a careless mistake.
"don't carry coals to NewCastle" meaning don't waste our time stating the obvious
"he's dumb as a box of rocks"
"his porch light is a little dim."
"I'm busier than a one-arm paper hanger."
"I'm busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest"
That's all I can think of that maybe not EVERYONE already knows.
Re: sayings
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 7:28 am
by Harry
When life throws you lemons. Make lemonade!
Keep the Peace
Harry
Re: sayings
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 3:22 pm
by thebuildist
"Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes."
So:
1. "That way, you'll be a mile away. And you'll have his shoes."
Or, 2. "Unless he's a little shrimp and you think you can take him"
Or, 3. "So people with arthritis should just keep quiet."
