[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Old Timer Wisdom (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 3/28/2009 8:27:27 PM EDT
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My great uncle used to tell me, "when the cows are lying down in the field, the fish ain't biting" or "when squirrels start gathering acorns early, it'll be a bad winter"
Everyone has heard some, so lets hear them. |
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My old uncle, rest his soul: Anything ain't too bad, iffin you ain't used to much anyway.
Same uncle taught me as a kid how to put a locust headfirst into my mouth, and bite down just hard enough to make him jump backwards out of my mouth towards my sisters. My mom never much cared for Dad's brother, but when you're eight years old, that was just too cool. |
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My old uncle, rest his soul: Anything ain't too bad, iffin you ain't used to much anyway. Same uncle taught me as a kid how to put a locust headfirst into my mouth, and bite down just hard enough to make him jump backwards out of my mouth towards my sisters. My mom never much cared for Dad's brother, but when you're eight years old, that was just too cool. Wouldn't it be easier to just toss the locust? |
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most old timer wisdom was outdated 20 years ago My dad: " Young people think they invented sex, hell they think that the world started the moment they were born and that no intelligence existed before they graced us with their presence. Funny thing is that they gone born somehow even though their parents never had sex. They get up and turn on their tv, use all the things built and created by previous generations, that according to them were too dumb-ass to tie their shoes" |
Very uncalled for.
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My great uncle used to tell me, "when the cows are lying down in the field, the fish ain't biting" Quoted:
Red skies in the 'morn, sailors be warned... Red skies at night, sailors' delight. Some truth to it. Gathering clouds in the morning reflect the sun rising and vice versa. I can't dispute either one of these. I use both for a referrence all the time. Everything in nature has an internal clock. If the cows are laying down, usually the deer are also. |
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"If you can't laugh at yourself...make fun of other people."
"If you haven't got anything nice to say...say it really, really loud." "Cop didn't see it, I didn't do it." If you don't pay at least $100 to get it, you'll pay $500 to get rid of it." "Never throw the first punch, unless your absolutely sure you can get away with it." "Say "Yes dear, what ever you say dear" then do what you was going to do anyway." "It is important that you find a woman who likes sex as much as you do. It is important to find one that cooks like a gourmet chef. It is important to find one that keeps the house neat and clean. It is most important that these three women never meet." |
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The guy who looks the furthest ahead, gets the furthest ahead.
The fastest way to dig a hole is to take dirt out of it. (many folks spend a lot of time cleaning the shovel, arranging the dirt pile, "loosening" the dirt at the bottom of the hole, turning a ten minute job into a 2 hour job.) Six billion is too many. The louder they say it, the less they believe it. The fool fights and loses. The general fights and wins. The supreme general achieves his objectives without ever having to fight. A fool never learns. A wise man learns from his mistakes. The wisest man of all learns from the mistakes of others. When they act too friendly, check your wallet. |
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My grandfather never has used old sayings for teaching me things. Only to be funny. He just says it how he sees it. I have learned a shit load from that man, and am going to be sad as hell when he goes. He will be turning 88 this Friday.
"Fight you devils, I hate peace" "People wait for food, but food doesn't wait for people." "If it will stir up hate and discontent, then sure, I'll do it" 
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