tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post2544229364106292955..comments2023-04-10T04:47:36.651-04:00Comments on Roots-n-Shoots: Call For ProverbsFrank Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703468758526562774noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-67742470793456766712008-03-12T17:43:00.001-04:002008-03-12T17:43:00.001-04:00Do your best, angels can do no more.Find a penny a...<i>Do your best, angels can do no more.<br><br>Find a penny and pick it up, and all day long you'll have goodluck!</i><br><br>-Grandma Burek<br><br>Not sure if these are really proverbs, but they <i>are</i> words to live by! :) Thanks, grandma!Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703468758526562774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-7567359670176739952008-03-12T22:49:00.000-04:002008-03-12T22:49:00.000-04:00"Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do wi..."Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without."<br><br>-A Grandma-ism she picked up during the Depression. She is tickled that the concept has returned to vogue in the form of "reduce, reuse, recycle."<br><br>"I see! said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and saw."<br>-A Dad-ism. No idea what this even means, but he says it all the time.Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743934761931818560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-63104783190367724882008-03-12T23:44:00.000-04:002008-03-12T23:44:00.000-04:00Ahh.... that reminds me of 'have not want not....Ahh.... that reminds me of 'have not want not.'<br><br>That blind man one is annoying, to be sure. I know people that repeat that one very regularly, as well. For no apparent purpose.<br><br>Erin suggested some Forrest Gump-isms.....Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703468758526562774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-87117714888621085202008-03-13T11:45:00.000-04:002008-03-13T11:45:00.000-04:00Wish in one hand, shit in the other. Tell me which...<i>Wish in one hand, shit in the other. Tell me which one fills up first.</i><br><br>- Paul Emhoff, my father =)<br><br>I know it's crude, but it's <i>always</i> been one of my favorite proverbs from my father cuz it's <i>so damned</i> obvious. And it simply points out to you that wishing accomplishes nothing...Mars Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11403414048823693159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-59982558756695633252008-03-13T18:55:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:55:00.000-04:00Sounds like a proverb to me!Sounds like a proverb to me!Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703468758526562774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-62852957849207814092008-03-14T13:54:00.000-04:002008-03-14T13:54:00.000-04:00And the one I learned from Star Wars, the wise Mas...And the one I learned from <i>Star Wars</i>, the wise Master Obi-Wan Kenobi:<br><br><i>Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?</i>Mars Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11403414048823693159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-91134552374528359502008-03-14T14:44:00.000-04:002008-03-14T14:44:00.000-04:00Opinions are like assholes: everybody's got o...<i>Opinions are like assholes: everybody's got one.<br></i>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703468758526562774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-22707007445197841362008-03-14T14:45:00.000-04:002008-03-14T14:45:00.000-04:00Do or do not. There is no "try". -Maste...<i> Do or do not. There is no "try". </i><br><br>-Master YodaFrankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703468758526562774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-72797176009546003612008-03-14T22:42:00.000-04:002008-03-14T22:42:00.000-04:00Oh, yes... my father has also said the "opini...Oh, yes... my father has also said the "opinions are like assholes" one. Doesn't it finish with: <i>Everyone has one and they all stink.</i>?Mars Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11403414048823693159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-73895732083768410662008-03-14T23:55:00.000-04:002008-03-14T23:55:00.000-04:00Not exactly a proverb, but another dad-ism:"Y...Not exactly a proverb, but another dad-ism:<br><br>"You make a better door than a window."<br><br>Translation: kids who know what's good for them do not block the television when dad is trying to watch it.Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743934761931818560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-13013127936202508832008-03-19T14:45:00.000-04:002008-03-19T14:45:00.000-04:00Well, I have been collecting thoughts from folks. ...Well, I have been collecting thoughts from folks. Here they are:<br><br>Lou:<br>Lick your calf over (if a cow gets interrupted while cleaning calf, will start over at the nose). If you don't do something right, do it over.<br><br>Sin bravely.<br><br>Don't cry over spilled milk.<br><br>Edna:<br>Don't burn your bridges before you cross them.<br><br>Once and egg is broken, you can't put it back together.<br><br>Water under the bridge (let it go).<br><br>Don't count your chicks before they hatch.<br><br>Be careful how you treat people, the people you pass going up you are going to pass them going down.<br><br>Don't try to get the speck out of someone else's eye, before you get the log out of your own.<br><br>Cassandra:<br>Misery loves company.<br><br>Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.<br><br>When in doubt, don't.<br><br>Don't treat people how you want to be treated, treat them the way they need to be treated.<br><br>Chelahnnhe:<br>Never give anyone a stick to crack you across the head with.<br><br>Association brings assimilation.<br><br>Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.<br><br>Never bite the hand that feeds you.<br><br>Better know what side your bread is buttered on. <br><br>And, my contribution is:<br><br>Wherever you may be, let your wind blow free! (Thank you Mama!)Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970100007927872296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-21865789694788280222008-03-19T15:31:00.000-04:002008-03-19T15:31:00.000-04:00Thanks, Sprout! Those are good ones!Thanks, Sprout! Those are good ones!Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703468758526562774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-38802906075946907222008-03-20T18:18:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:18:00.000-04:00These are from Clarice:Make hay while the sun shin...These are from Clarice:<br><br>Make hay while the sun shines.<br>It takes iron to cut iron.<br>2 long nose people, never agree.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970100007927872296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475656114866718366.post-941395190042033102008-03-22T04:02:00.000-04:002008-03-22T04:02:00.000-04:00Don't go to bed angry.Don't go to bed angry.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970100007927872296noreply@blogger.com