Words to Live By.
- Thread starter Chauncey Gardener
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Nope. Stupidity. Though that's a common mistake. Even someone genuinely insane would realistically have a moment of clarity before reaching #1,000 and therefore stop at one point in time.
"Do unto others ... then run."
"Always walk a mile in someone's shoes before judging them ... That way, you'll have their shoes and be be a mile away if you decide you can't stand them."
"When you meet someone for the first time, expect them to lie, cheat, and screw you over eventually ... That way when they do, you won't get too stressed out about it. If they don't, then you get to enjoy a happy surprise!"
"Always walk a mile in someone's shoes before judging them ... That way, you'll have their shoes and be be a mile away if you decide you can't stand them."
"When you meet someone for the first time, expect them to lie, cheat, and screw you over eventually ... That way when they do, you won't get too stressed out about it. If they don't, then you get to enjoy a happy surprise!"
idleprocess
Flashaholic
Schlock Mercenary had some good ones:
- The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy - no more, no less
- Pillage, then burn
- If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.
- Everything is air-droppable at least once.
- If you're not willing to shell your own position, you're not willing to win.
- Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Take his fish away and tell him he's lucky just to be alive, and he'll figure out how to catch another one for you to take tomorrow.
- If you’re leaving scorch-marks, you need a bigger gun.
- That which does not kill you has made a tactical error.
- If the damage you do is covered by a manufacturer's warranty, you didn't do enough damage.
- There is no 'overkill.' There is only 'open fire' and 'time to reload.'
- The world is richer when you turn enemies into friends, but that's not the same as you being richer.
- Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a big gun.
- If you can see the whites of their eyes, somebody's done something wrong.
climberkid
Flashlight Enthusiast
Here's one that you all mentioned already. My wife has had this on her white board for weeks.
And the engineering perspective on the glass.
And the engineering perspective on the glass.
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EZO
Flashlight Enthusiast
This flow chart merely confirms earlier words to live by from the master Himself.
One needs only two things in life;
WD-40 to make things go,
and Duct Tape to make them stop.
~Red Green
One needs only two things in life;
WD-40 to make things go,
and Duct Tape to make them stop.
~Red Green
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EZO
Flashlight Enthusiast
Of course there's:
Spare the Duct Tape, Spoil the job.
~Red Green
Spare the Duct Tape, Spoil the job.
~Red Green
EZO
Flashlight Enthusiast
Also:
Duct tape is like the Force:
light on one side,
dark on the other,
it holds the universe together,
and if not handled properly, becomes a sticky mess.
~Red Green
Duct tape is like the Force:
light on one side,
dark on the other,
it holds the universe together,
and if not handled properly, becomes a sticky mess.
~Red Green
Kestrel
Flashaholic
Some good ones here, thanks folks.
"Three people can keep a secret as long as two of them are dead."
"Three people can keep a secret as long as two of them are dead."
PhotonWrangler
Flashaholic
A boat is a hole in the water which you fill with money to keep afloat.
"Life is like a typical Fellini film. Much of the time, it makes no sense. Everyone else in it pretends to know what's going on. It's loaded with pretentiousness. And just when you finally think you know what it's all about ... it's over!" ~ Me
idleprocess
Flashaholic
The two best days in the life of a boat owner are the day they buy followed closely by the day they sell it.
duffman
Newly Enlightened
you never know the answer until you face the question
Just because you don't know how to do something, doesn't nessacearly mean you can't do it. - Me
Live and learn.
~ Chance
Live and learn.
~ Chance
Of the opposite:
Just because you know how to do something, it doesn't necessarily mean you should
Never underestamate the stupidity of your fellow drivers.
~ Chance
~ Chance
Steve K
Flashlight Enthusiast
"If it can happen, eventually it will happen".. just my own observation, and mostly applicable towards planning for what happens when things break, dealing with poor drivers, etc. This is probably an observation based on my life as a practicing engineer. :)
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