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23 Feb 17 - 06:19 PM (#3841074) Subject: BS: Rules in Life From: Donuel I have 2 rules in Life 1. Write everything down. 2. I forgot rule 2. |
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23 Feb 17 - 08:05 PM (#3841097) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Jim Carroll Never move into a new home on any day other than Thursday - (Old Irish Tradition) Never build on or plough up a fairy fort (another) Never boil cabbages twice (A Liverpool refusal to repeat what has just been said). Never lose your head while looking for your tail in Lime Street (Liverpool joke) Never hang a man with a wooden leg (a rope is far more efficient) Jim Caarroll |
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23 Feb 17 - 08:32 PM (#3841102) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Rapparee Don't dig your well near the outhouse. Never get in a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel. Follow the money, especially in politics. |
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24 Feb 17 - 06:01 AM (#3841154) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Donuel Plant by the dark of the moon, in the daylight. |
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24 Feb 17 - 06:25 AM (#3841160) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Dave the Gnome Always keep a two or two. DtG |
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24 Feb 17 - 01:22 PM (#3841267) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Jim Carroll From the old song Never throw stones at a drowning man It's an act we do deplore. Thrown him a bar of Sunlight Soap And he'll wash himself ashore Jim Carroll |
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24 Feb 17 - 01:50 PM (#3841272) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: McGrath of Harlow Never stand on a folding chair |
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24 Feb 17 - 01:56 PM (#3841274) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Steve Shaw Illegitimes non carborundum. |
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24 Feb 17 - 02:03 PM (#3841277) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Senoufou Never get into a fight with a pig. You'll both get covered in muck, but the pig will enjoy it. |
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24 Feb 17 - 02:52 PM (#3841285) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Bill D "Don't do too good of a job.... folks will begin to expect it." ~Talkin' John old carpenter. |
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24 Feb 17 - 02:57 PM (#3841287) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Steve Shaw Claim that you can't do the ironing because you're left-handed. It might just work. |
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24 Feb 17 - 02:58 PM (#3841288) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Donuel Bill, That's what the guys in the Times Square NYT distribution floor told me. |
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24 Feb 17 - 03:01 PM (#3841290) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Dave Hanson Don't eat yellow snow. Dave H |
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24 Feb 17 - 03:46 PM (#3841294) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: fat B****rd "Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own." ― Nelson Algren, A Walk on the Wild Side |
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24 Feb 17 - 03:46 PM (#3841295) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Bill D Donuel... old Talkin' John said that in 1966... I think it must be a common line in one form or another. |
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24 Feb 17 - 03:50 PM (#3841296) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: fat B****rd "Never trust a man in a blue trench coat never drive a car when you're dead" Tom Waits "Telephone Call From Istanbul" |
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24 Feb 17 - 03:57 PM (#3841297) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Donuel The 15 oops...crash . damn The 10 Commandments! |
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24 Feb 17 - 09:01 PM (#3841344) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Donuel Anything more than a handful is a waste. |
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24 Feb 17 - 10:09 PM (#3841354) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Amos Don't try to teach a pig to sing. You will waste your time and annoy the pig. |
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25 Feb 17 - 12:24 PM (#3841490) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: gnu Keep 'er twixt the ditches. Give 'er all she'll suffer and don't back off 'til she breaks. Keep yer stick on the ice. Be kind to each other. We're all in this together. Fuck, fight and hold the light. (Canadian battle cry coined by the boys from the backwoods... 'hold the light' refers to jacking deer at night.) |
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25 Feb 17 - 03:45 PM (#3841533) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Mrrzy Stay between the yellow signs (how to drive over bridges with no night vision). |
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25 Feb 17 - 03:59 PM (#3841538) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: keberoxu When the crows come home to roost, tarry not beneath the trees. I learned that one the hard way -- "it's only for a quick walk underneath" -- one dry-cleaning bill later. |
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25 Feb 17 - 07:10 PM (#3841583) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: JennieG You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd. |
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25 Feb 17 - 07:20 PM (#3841585) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Mysha ... but you can be happy if you've a mind to. Bye Mysha |
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26 Feb 17 - 09:30 AM (#3841670) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Rapparee It is good to obey all the rules when you're young, so you'll have the strength to break them when you're old. -- Sam Clemens |
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26 Feb 17 - 10:19 AM (#3841690) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Steve Shaw "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much." [Eric Cantona, 1995] |
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26 Feb 17 - 11:56 AM (#3841718) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: meself Don't forget to breathe. |
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26 Feb 17 - 02:43 PM (#3841753) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Senoufou Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. Dalai Lama |
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26 Feb 17 - 04:56 PM (#3841770) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Ed T "The face you give the world, tells the world how to treat you" Gillian Flynn |
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26 Feb 17 - 05:33 PM (#3841778) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Steve Shaw Remember that puns about fish are illegal every day barramundi. |
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26 Feb 17 - 06:14 PM (#3841788) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Mr Red Never let your braces dangle. dingle, dingle, dangle Never thieve, don't deceive and never row or wrangle Stick to the right, get away from the bad Don't get as tight as your poor old Dad But the greatest motto of the lot, my lad Is never let your braces dangle. Harry Champion |
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26 Feb 17 - 06:23 PM (#3841792) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Joe_F A Guide to Living (TTTO Cwm Rhondda) ||: You must eat when you are hungry. You must drink when you are dry. :|| You must rest when you are weary. Don't stop breathing, or you'll die (or you will die). Don't stop breathing, or you'll die. Ah, souls. |
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26 Feb 17 - 06:25 PM (#3841793) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Bill D "If it don't fit, don't force it! Get a bigger hammer." |
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26 Feb 17 - 07:39 PM (#3841802) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Steve Shaw Tell Mrs Steve that, Bill. If it doesn't fit, force it! It has NO RIGHT to not fit! "Don't force it!" is my most common cri de couer. Everything from sticking doors to gear-changing to inserting memory cards or flash drives and more. Gimme strength! |
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27 Feb 17 - 03:20 AM (#3841832) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Senoufou Ooooh! A memory card! I need one of those for my head! |
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27 Feb 17 - 05:02 AM (#3841853) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Mo the caller When in doubt - cheat. (my motto for dancers) |
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27 Feb 17 - 05:22 AM (#3841856) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: G-Force ... and don't forget to boogie! (Bob Hite) |
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27 Feb 17 - 03:22 PM (#3841997) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Ed T "When the preferable is not available, the available becomes preferable!" Israelmore Ayivor |
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27 Feb 17 - 03:28 PM (#3841998) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Ed T "Things change all the time - abruptly, unpredictably, and often for no good reason. But knowing that didn't do you that much good, apparently." Tom Perrotta |
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28 Feb 17 - 03:06 AM (#3842038) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: BobL If it hurts, don't do it. |
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28 Feb 17 - 03:23 AM (#3842041) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Senoufou If you continue doing what you did, you'll continue getting what you got. and Do as you would be done by. |
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28 Feb 17 - 03:23 AM (#3842042) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Senoufou Oh, I've just remembered Billy Connelly's one: "Never trust a fart!" |
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28 Feb 17 - 06:32 AM (#3842069) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Donuel No one expects a deadly disaster which is why you should. Bunker Bob. |
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28 Feb 17 - 06:43 AM (#3842075) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Donuel If you can't beat em, nuke em and win again Donald J Trump |
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28 Feb 17 - 07:51 AM (#3842101) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Steve Shaw Never waste an erection (another Billy Connolly one). |
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28 Feb 17 - 11:07 AM (#3842142) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: leeneia Never give your life for an abstract noun. Never cook a recipe that calls for a can of soup. Beware of teenagers who end a sentence with "actually". As in, "I didn't put gas in car, actually." |
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28 Feb 17 - 12:07 PM (#3842149) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Senoufou Always look on the bright side of life (dee doo - dee doodle doodle doo) That whole song makes me laugh, but the words are very true. |
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28 Feb 17 - 12:18 PM (#3842151) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Donuel If you sense what is going to happen and there is nothing you can do, any immediate act of futility will do. Senoufou is on a roll. |
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28 Feb 17 - 05:02 PM (#3842194) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Mr Red At the end of the day, all you have got is ........... Midnight. |
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28 Feb 17 - 05:11 PM (#3842197) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: meself A health care system is really complicated. |
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28 Feb 17 - 08:26 PM (#3842209) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Ed T "And, if you can't be with the one you love honey- Love the one you're' with" Stephen Stills |
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28 Feb 17 - 08:34 PM (#3842211) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Steve Shaw When a recipe says "add wine," never ask "to what?" |
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03 Mar 17 - 05:33 PM (#3842706) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Senoufou (From Sarah Knight's 'The Life-Changing Magic Of Not Giving A F***') 1. Decide what you don't give a f*** about. 2. Don't give a f*** about those things. |
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03 Mar 17 - 07:32 PM (#3842719) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Steve Shaw Drop 'em, sit down, give it a minute, then show that turd who's boss. |
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05 Mar 17 - 06:25 AM (#3842965) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Bat Goddess From a friend in the dip (diplomatic) corps: Never lie. Never tell all of the truth. Never pass up an opportunity to use the restroom. Cowgirl wisdom: Keep your drinks money and your bail money separate. Linn |
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05 Mar 17 - 06:33 AM (#3842966) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Bat Goddess From songs I sing (I like passing out good advice) -- "Come all ye Dundee weavers, Take this advice from me: Never let a fella an inch above your knee, And never lie in the long grass or up against the wa', For if you do you can safely say, Your thingamajig's awa'." (Dundee Weaver) "Oh, diddle oh oh, shite or bust. Never let your bollocks dangle in the dust." (The Lobster) Linn |
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05 Mar 17 - 06:59 AM (#3842971) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Steve Shaw Give a man a bucket of coal and he'll be warm for the night. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. |
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05 Mar 17 - 07:08 AM (#3842972) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Steve Shaw Here's two eternal rules that I've learned for myself. 1. Pick up a harmonica to play in the dark and it will be upside down. 2. The first attempt to insert a USB connector into its socket will fail because it will be the wrong way up. |
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05 Mar 17 - 07:24 AM (#3842974) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Senoufou Hahaha Steve, those are Laws invented by Mr Sod I reckon. I've got literally dozens of those:- Get up early and totter into the kitchen to get a cup of tea and you will inadvertently walk in some cat sick. Sit on the loo and realise too late there's no toilet paper in the holder, just a cardboard roll. Put the potatoes on, sit and watch the News, get engrossed and - yes - they've gone mushy in the pan. Put out lots of food for the birds to be sure that your windows and the car will be covered in seagull, crow and pigeon poo. Never fails. Reach out for your glasses beside the bed and knock over the glass of water you didn't drink during the night. I could fill a book. |
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05 Mar 17 - 08:47 AM (#3842980) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Mr Red Steve, did you know they make reversible micro USB connectors, and a lead boasting reversible both ends to boot (as it were). USB 2.0 only I would guess, but cheap enough. Another rule - look for such a useful goodie and it will have sold-out by the time you remember to look for it. |
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06 Mar 17 - 03:14 AM (#3843090) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Mr Red underpants on first. Works for me. |
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06 Mar 17 - 03:31 AM (#3843094) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Senoufou Hahaha Mr Red, as long as one remembers to put the trousers on next. Always get an assistant to remove the security tag from an Asda electric kettle at the till. If not, the alarm will sound, the security guard will accost you and the whole shop will stare at the nasty pair of elderly thieves being stopped at the door. (Happened yesterday) |
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06 Mar 17 - 04:30 AM (#3843103) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Steve Shaw Undies worn twaice Are not quaite naice (This rule to be stated in your best Hyacinth Bucket voice) |
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06 Mar 17 - 04:41 AM (#3843104) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Senoufou My mother seemed to be obsessed with the fear of my being run over by a bus and the ambulance men expressing disgust if my underwear was not perfectly spotless. It wasn't concern for my safety as much as the shame! |
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06 Mar 17 - 05:39 AM (#3843107) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Mo the caller Always ask to have your punched cards interpreted (and number them) in case you drop them as you walk across site to the computer building. |
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07 Mar 17 - 02:33 AM (#3843348) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: ketchdana Never trust a person who believes in implicit operator hierarchy, eschewing parenthesization. Or one who knows what that means. |
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07 Mar 17 - 04:19 AM (#3843363) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Mr Red Always get an assistant to remove the security tag And remind the trainee assistant after you are being jocular. And make sure the senior employee who stops you at the exit is fully aware that the trainee was not at fault and is doing a grand job when not being made to laugh. Trying to make trainees at ease is a sport of mine, but it probably needs work! I remember my first days at work, there is so much to take in! |
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07 Mar 17 - 04:34 AM (#3843367) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Senoufou Well it was our fault really as we should have reminded the checkout lady to take the tag off the item. Luckily we had the receipt to hand. But I felt utter shame that everyone thought we were thieves. The security guard knows us by sight, but of course he has to investigate an alarm sounding. All the other shoppers were scowling, we nearly sank through the floor. But the kettle is super and only cost £5. |
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07 Mar 17 - 04:52 AM (#3843374) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Steve Shaw To our horror, Mrs Steve and I once discovered, having just left the supermarket, that our daughter, who was with us, had just indulged in shoplifting. Mind you, she was 18 months old at the time and was strapped into her buggy. It wasn't until we were a good distance from the shop that we discovered that she'd liberated a huge bag of sweets from one of those low-down displays they used to have at the checkouts in those days. We were so annoyed that such a temptation had been put in her way that....well, let's just say that they were very tasty! |
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07 Mar 17 - 05:33 AM (#3843386) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Senoufou Supermarkets are very silly to put temptation in the way of little ones like that Steve. I also object to the practice of putting those delicious Cadbury's Caramel little choccy eggs at eye level where rather plump old ladies trying to give up chocolate for Lent can see them and drool. My husband is very good at grasping me firmly by the arm and marching me away smartly. |
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07 Mar 17 - 03:32 PM (#3843504) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Ed T "Between 2002 and 2010, 17,616 people went to the emergency room with zip-related genital injuries." And, the hurt continues |
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07 Mar 17 - 06:17 PM (#3843526) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Steve Shaw Just button it, will you, Ed. |
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07 Mar 17 - 09:37 PM (#3843558) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Joe_F In the world of mules, There are no rules. -- Ogden Nash |
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08 Mar 17 - 03:51 AM (#3843594) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Ed T The Grumble Familyby Anonymous "There's a family nobody likes to meet; They live, it is said, on Complaining Street In the city of Never-Are-Satisfied, The River of Discontent beside. They growl at that and they growl at this; Whatever comes, there is something amiss; And whether their station be high or humble, They are all known by the name of Grumble. The weather is always too hot or cold; Summer and winter alike they scold. Nothing goes right with the folks you meet Down on that gloomy Complaining Street. They growl at the rain and they growl at the sun; In fact, their growling is never done. And if everything pleased them, there isn't a doubt They'd growl that they'd nothing to grumble about! But the queerest thing is that not one of the same Can be brought to acknowledge his family name; For never a Grumbler will own that he Is connected with it at all, you see. The worst thing is that if anyone stays Among them too long, he will learn their ways; And before he dreams of the terrible jumble He's adopted into the family of Grumble. And so it were wisest to keep our feet From wandering into Complaining Street; And never to growl, whatever we do, Lest we be mistaken for Grumblers, too. Let us learn to walk with a smile and a song, No matter if things do sometimes go wrong; And then, be our station high or humble, We'll never belong to the family of Grumble!" |
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08 Mar 17 - 04:20 AM (#3843600) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Senoufou I was a Brownie in the fifties, then a Girl Guide, Patrol Leader, going on to help with a local Brownie pack as 'Pack Leader' finishing up as a Tawny Owl. In those days the Guide Law was very different. Ten parts, and some a bit questionable, for example:- "A Guide's duty is to be useful..." "A Guide must smile and sing under all difficulties.." I always found the latter to be a bit daft. Imagine a serious disaster and breaking into song with a big grin one one's face. Weird. However (my lovely neighbour is a Guider) the Law has changed. It now encourages Guides to use their time wisely, face challenges and learn from experiences and so on. Much better. |
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08 Mar 17 - 05:36 PM (#3843761) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Joe_F My son, these maxims make a rule And lump them all together: The Rigid Righteous is a fool, The Rigid Wise another. -- Burns |
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08 Mar 17 - 09:48 PM (#3843783) Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life From: Donuel Too true Joe F. |