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Old 06-21-2009, 10:28 PM   #1
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So I'm thinking we could start a new thread with our favorite "pearls of wisdom".

Here is one of mine................for the ladies.......

"Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the ground each morning the devil says,
"OH CRAP, SHE'S UP"!

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Old 06-22-2009, 12:42 AM   #2
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So I'm thinking we could start a new thread with our favorite "pearls of wisdom".
"Thinking of"? I think you just did.

Here is mine: For the Gentlemen

Never marry the kind of woman who when her feet hit the ground each morning the devil says, "OH CRAP, SHE'S UP!"

Wish I had heeded that pearl of wisdom when I was younger.

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Old 06-22-2009, 02:25 AM   #3
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So I'm thinking we could start a new thread with our favorite "pearls of wisdom".

Here is one of mine................for the ladies.......

"Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the ground each morning the devil says,
"OH CRAP, SHE'S UP"!

Oh! I love that one!
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Old 06-22-2009, 03:09 AM   #4
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HA! I like those. One of my favorites is especially apropos for forums:

I ka 'olelo no ke ola, i ka 'olelo no ka make.

(missing diacritical marks)

basically, translates to say that in words there is life and in words there is death. I think it's something good to remember, especially in a place where words (and emoticons!) are all we have to convey our message.

Another favorite of mine comes from Dave Barry:

A perfect parent is a person with excellent child-rearing theories and no actual children.

I have used both those "pearls of wisdom" as signatures on message boards over the years (along with "I make milk, what's your superpower" )
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Old 06-22-2009, 04:40 AM   #5
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Old 06-22-2009, 05:54 AM   #6
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Old 06-22-2009, 07:23 AM   #7
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Old 06-22-2009, 08:59 AM   #8
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Old 06-22-2009, 09:58 AM   #9
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Old 06-22-2009, 10:21 AM   #10
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Old 06-22-2009, 10:23 AM   #11
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  • "I like caramel"
No, no, no. You misquoted me. It's:

I like _cheese_.
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No, no, no. You misquoted me. It's:

I like _cheese_.
You could try caramel with cheese (no, really, I do NOT want a piece of it, have it all!)
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