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Re: platitude thread
When I worked in a yacht yard, my supervisor told me: "Time, tide and Paint, wait for no man. 

Beginning again to be a tuba player.
1291 King Double B flat with detachable bell.
"The hills are alive, with the sound of (tuba) music."
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"The hills are alive, with the sound of (tuba) music."
- bort
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Re: platitude thread
Platitude?
It is what it is.
It is what it is.
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I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
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Rule #1: I am always right.
Rule #2: See rule #1.
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Those who think they know everything are particularly aggravating to those of us who do.
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That's what she said.
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What? You talkin' to me?!
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Say it to the hand.
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Been there.
Done that.
[appropriate action or condition to the context of the dialogue at hand, for example, ...Bought]...the t-shirt.
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1st person: Good to see you
2nd person: Good to be seen.
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Yes, it's lonely at the top, but damn, the view is great.
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He who dies with the most toys wins.
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It is good to be King.
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That's all I can spare for now.
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Rule #1: I am always right.
Rule #2: See rule #1.
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Those who think they know everything are particularly aggravating to those of us who do.
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That's what she said.
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What? You talkin' to me?!
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Say it to the hand.
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Been there.
Done that.
[appropriate action or condition to the context of the dialogue at hand, for example, ...Bought]...the t-shirt.
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1st person: Good to see you
2nd person: Good to be seen.
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Yes, it's lonely at the top, but damn, the view is great.
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He who dies with the most toys wins.
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It is good to be King.
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That's all I can spare for now.
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Re: platitude thread
Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right.
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Quod est veritas?
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The truth will set you free.
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The truth will set you free.
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- OldsRecording
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The cream may rise to the top, but so does the scum.
bardus est ut bardus probo,
Bill Souder
All mushrooms are edible, some are edible only once.
Bill Souder
All mushrooms are edible, some are edible only once.
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I'd rather be sharp than out of tune.
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
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"Around every silver lining, there's a dark cloud!" -- Al Sleet, the Hippy-Dippy Weatherman (a.k.a. George Carlin)
"Don't take life so serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent." -- Pogo (via Walt Kelly)
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Haste makes waste
but
He who hesitates is lost.
It's not what you say, it's how you say it:
When I'm with you, time seems to stand still, or
Your face could stop a clock.
but
He who hesitates is lost.
It's not what you say, it's how you say it:
When I'm with you, time seems to stand still, or
Your face could stop a clock.
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Re: platitude thread
My dad always had a little plaque above his fly-tying bench that read: "The hurrieder I go, the behinder I get".
Your soul speaks through your music.
Say what you mean.
Say it with a Mike Finn Mouthpiece.
www.MikeFinnMouthpieces.com
Say what you mean.
Say it with a Mike Finn Mouthpiece.
www.MikeFinnMouthpieces.com
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Re: platitude thread
The profundity of this one has always choked me up:
"A bird in hand gathers no moss."
"A bird in hand gathers no moss."
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... also, "A penny saved is worth two in the bush" ...Ace wrote:The profundity of this one has always choked me up:
"A bird in hand gathers no moss."
"Don't take life so serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent." -- Pogo (via Walt Kelly)
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I am amazed no one has quoted the President of Malaprops, the High Guru of Platitudes, that man with the misqouted quip of the day, Yogi Berra:
"They pay you in cash, which is as good money"
Chuck"waiting"Jackson
"They pay you in cash, which is as good money"
Chuck"waiting"Jackson
I drank WHAT?!!-Socrates
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You got that right, man. The future ain't what it used to be.goodgigs wrote:I think there was a time when this was literally true !Chuck Jackson wrote:I am amazed no one has quoted the President of Malaprops, the High Guru of Platitudes, that man with the misqouted quip of the day, Yogi Berra:
"They pay you in cash, which is as good money"
Chuck"waiting"Jackson
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Life is a bitch, and then you die.
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And another from Yogi: "If you come to a fork in the road, take it!"
"Don't take life so serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent." -- Pogo (via Walt Kelly)
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Ya never know.....
I am fortunate to have a great job that feeds my family well, but music feeds my soul.
- windshieldbug
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Practicing shows a distinct lack of self-confidence.
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
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Hey Windshieldbug -- your signature to your avatar is as much of a platitude as anything!
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Life's a bitch then it has puppies.MaryAnn wrote:Life is a bitch, and then you die.
bardus est ut bardus probo,
Bill Souder
All mushrooms are edible, some are edible only once.
Bill Souder
All mushrooms are edible, some are edible only once.