Words of Wisdom... Almost Geezer Stuff, Almost Jokes, But Neither Really
#11
Posted 07 March 2019 - 11:49 PM
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
I am haunted by waters
#12
Posted 08 March 2019 - 12:53 AM
Mark Twain is a never ending source of folksy wisdom.
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
My Dad's favorite quote.
2003 Ford Ranger FX4 Level II 2013 ATC Bobcat SE "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln http://ski3pin.blogspot.com/
#13
Posted 08 March 2019 - 03:57 AM
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.
Mark Twain
I am haunted by waters
#14
Posted 08 March 2019 - 05:04 AM
...and then
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.
Mark Twain
My Dad's second favorite quote.
2003 Ford Ranger FX4 Level II 2013 ATC Bobcat SE "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln http://ski3pin.blogspot.com/
#15
Posted 08 March 2019 - 03:28 PM
My son's grampa was jewish and grew up living above a deli in NYC.
I always loved when Joel would say:
"Don't quit your day job!"
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OEV Aluma 6.75 flatbed, Bundutec Odyssey camper on order for 2024
For this year we're still using our 2008 FWC Hawk with victron DC-DC charger, 130w solar, MPPT controler
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#16
Posted 08 March 2019 - 03:30 PM
This is a bit different than AlleyKat first thought, but I've been struck by how many of our expressions come from a different, geezer-era.
For example:
"Hold your horses!"
2021 RAM 3500 Crew 4x4, 6.4 hemi/8 speed trans with 4.10 gears, Timber Grove bags, Falken Wildpeak 35" tires.
OEV Aluma 6.75 flatbed, Bundutec Odyssey camper on order for 2024
For this year we're still using our 2008 FWC Hawk with victron DC-DC charger, 130w solar, MPPT controler
with 2000w inverter and external 120v output and 12v solar input with 100w portable solar. http://lighthawkphoto.com
#17
Posted 08 March 2019 - 05:25 PM
For every complex and difficult problem, there is a simple and easy solution---and it's wrong.
#18
Posted 09 March 2019 - 03:07 PM
This is a bit different than AlleyKat first thought, but I've been struck by how many of our expressions come from a different, geezer-era.
For example:
"Hold your horses!"
Whoa
I am haunted by waters
#19
Posted 09 March 2019 - 04:13 PM
Then there is this old Will Rogers favorite, " I'm not a member of any organized political party-I'm a Democrat "!
Smoke
Edited by Smokecreek1, 09 March 2019 - 04:14 PM.
#20
Posted 09 March 2019 - 07:23 PM
It was someone like WIll Rodgers who said about Mormon Lake (AZ, where Expo West has been held several times) "If this was my lake I'd mow it!"
Where does that road go?
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