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Dadhawk · 03-31-2021, 01:07 PM

"You can tune a guitar, but you can't tune a fish"

FR-S2GT86 · 03-31-2021, 01:14 PM

I'm familiar with that album. Haven't listened to it in many years.

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NoHaveMSG · 03-31-2021, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnalogMan

Yes, that sounds very romantic and idealistic. Until you're confronted with exactly that possibility. The prospect of dying trying. Then you're dead, didn't get what you wanted, and since you're dead, you can't even have the satisfaction of saying to yourself, 'well, at least I died trying'. You're just dead. No do-overs or second chances.

Which brings up a couple of other quotes:

"He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day. But he who is battle slain, can never rise to fight again".

- The Athenian orator and statesman Demosthenes

or...

"Inside every cynical person is a disappointed idealist."

- George Carlin

The way I interpret your initial comment is it comes across as settling for what you have, or can currently achieve. Hence, my response. Has nothing to do with actually dying.

bcj · 03-31-2021, 01:34 PM

Use Demosthenes in a sentence.

"Demosthenes can do is bend and hold the legs together." -- attributed to Harpo Marx

Capt Spaulding · 03-31-2021, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bcj

Use Demosthenes in a sentence.

"Demosthenes can do is bend and hold the legs together." -- attributed to Harpo Marx

Harpo?????

Tcoat · 03-31-2021, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding

Harpo?????

Apparently it was actually said by Alexander Woollco (whoever that was) TO Harpo Marx.

https://books.google.ca/books?id=QGe...ether.&f=false

Tcoat · 03-31-2021, 02:49 PM

AnalogMan · 03-31-2021, 04:02 PM

"When you are dead, you don't know that you are dead. It's difficult only for others. It's the same when you are stupid."

FR-S2GT86 · 03-31-2021, 04:40 PM

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease.".....

....But lately it's all of the wheels that are squeaking and I'm almost out of grease!

Sapphireho · 04-01-2021, 12:08 AM

"Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it's tuna but it says, 'Chicken By the Sea."

-Jessica Simpson

JD001 · 04-01-2021, 02:50 AM

Never mess in your neighbour's yard.. This applies to any kinda "messing"....

p1l0t · 04-01-2021, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FR-S2GT86

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease.".....

....But lately it's all of the wheels that are squeaking and I'm almost out of grease!

In China they say "The nail that sticks out gets hammered."

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Dadhawk · 04-01-2021, 03:36 PM

"At one time or another, everybody plays the fool. But some people are typecast for life."

-Alfred E. Neuman

gen3v8 · 04-01-2021, 04:19 PM

Even when you drive above the speed limit, they’ll still think you’re driving too slowly.

You know who I’m talking about, right?

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