The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #168706   Message #4076082
Posted By: Joe_F
19-Oct-20 - 09:56 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: modern proverb
Subject: RE: Folklore: modern proverb
You need two out of three: altitude, airspeed, and a brain.

Consoling the useless is some use.

Be careful what you do with your resentment.

If you can't pay it back, pay it forward.

You don't have to outrun the enemy as long as you can outrun your friends.

"Need" needs "in order to" in order to make sense.

Wanking is fine, but fucking you can actually meet people.

When scared of the dark, it may help to close your eyes.

As Balaam found out, even an ass may see something you don't.

Try to make the next to last mistake.

Here is truth by the bucketful:
There's sex and friendship; the rest is bull.

Put down love if you like, but don't knock heat.

Human nature is something we are supposed to rise above.

When the water reaches the upper decks, follow the rats.

Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
But I like an orgy, once in a while.

The graduations on a whiskey bottle: Jocose, Morose, Bellicose, Comatose.

Eat, drink, and be merry, and live to regret it.

You find out what's really wrong with an idea when it succeeds.

You can accomplish plenty if you don't care who gets the credit.