Best advice

[catbirdseat]

From my Dad,

 

"If a hammer won't fix it, get a bigger hammer."

 

and from my Grandfather,

 

" You have to give a little to get a little".

[Bug]

"Don't take it personal son. Women always pee in pairs."

[minx]

"Don't take it personal son. Women always pee in pairs."

 

[ChocChick]

"Who cares what other people think. As long as you're having fun, that's all that matters."

 

"There plenty of time to sleep when you're dead."

 

"Do what YOU gotta do."

 

"You're the only one who can make you happy."

 

"Dump him, he's a loser."

[Dru]

"My advice is don't ever go where there's any slide alder or devil's club"

[forrest_m]

on routefinding: "always look around the corner"

 

on home repair (and life in general): "if it's stuck, force it - it it breaks, it needed replacing anyway"

[jkrueger]

 

I was in the parking lot of a home repair superstore trying like mad to slam a door closed. A lady in the parking lot walked over, nonchalantly said "you can never force anything," gently closed the door, and then continued on her way.

[marylou]

on routefinding: "always look around the corner"

 

And behind you.

 

You gotta find your way back out, too.

[specialed]

Take it easy. And if she's easy, take her twice.

[layton]

Never eat at a place called Mom's

Never drink at a place called Joe's

and Never go out with a woman with more problems than you have.

[snafflehound]

I heard it this way;

Never eat at a place called Mom's

Never play cards with a man named Doc

An' never ever fuck with a guy named Baba.

[lummox]

'stfu noob.'

[Dru]

I heard it this way;

Never eat at a place called Mom's

Never play cards with a man named Doc

An' never ever fuck with a guy named Baba.

 

Baba?

 

yeah, those yogis are tough.

[Jbetoo]

I think Hemingway said this, and it goes something like this, excuse the butchering: Make sure you do everything you said you were going to do while getting drunk the night before. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut the next time.

 

-Still learning that one.

[whirlwind]

see auto sig...

bruce says it best

Edited June 30, 2004 by wirlwind

[snafflehound]

"The squirrel taunted Bubba about having more teeth than him for the very last time."

[RobBob]

Difficulties are things that show what men are.

(Epictetus)

 

If thou canst not see the bottom, wade not

(English proverb)

 

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

(Thomas Edison)

[minx]

I think Hemingway said this, and it goes something like this, excuse the butchering: Make sure you do everything you said you were going to do while getting drunk the night before. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut the next time.

 

-Still learning that one.

 

classic! and very sound advice

[Lambone]

"Whatever you do, take care of your shoes!" -Phish, thank you...you will be missed.

 

"When you've reached the end of your rope, tie a big knot and hang on!"

 

My friend and mentor Ryan Shreve, RIP

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after tomorrow.

 

- Paraphrase of Mr. Mark Twain

[bird]

"Avoid the planet Earth at all costs. Farewell" -- Federation President

[RobBob]

"Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing."

-Vince Lombardi

[catbirdseat]

"Whatever you do, take care of your shoes!" -Phish, thank you...you will be missed.

 

"When you've reached the end of your rope, tie a big knot and hang on!"

 

My friend and mentor Ryan Shreve, RIP

Corolary to the above: "If you can't tie a good knot, tie lots of them."

[thrutch]

"shut the fuck up and do your 200ft"

[dberdinka]

Sage wisdom from Joe Simpson

 

"You gotta keep making choices, even if they're the wrong ones"

That makes me smile, a lot