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Old 12-30-2020, 11:35 AM   #1
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(Originally posted by 700rpm): "Go slowly for a more harmonious outcome." ~Old Sioux saying

"Slow down and get finished sooner" old Mexican saying

"When love is good it's wonderful, when it's bad it's still pretty good" old Eskimo saying
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When something is loose " jiggles like the knob on a shithouse door."

When something goes well... "in and out like a fiddlers elbow"

To describe poverty .." I'm so broke the kids are eating the putty out of the windows"
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Many, but not of all these came from the lips of Henry Ford:

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
"If it ain't leakin, its out of oil!"
"Don't find fault! Find a remedy."
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t–you’re right."
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young."
"Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again."
"You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do."
"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing."
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals."
"Vision without execution is just hallucination."
"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it."
"Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black."
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking."
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I don’t think Henry made the statement about any color as long as it’s black.
That was a news reporter.
I like all that Bob posted especially,
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The corollary to "If it aint' broke, don't fix it" is of course "If it ain't broke, fix it until it is"
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If you cant do it with finesse, do it with force.

Dont force it, get a bigger hammer.
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"Be quick, but don’t hurry."

"A winner never cheats and a cheater never wins." My hs PE teacher said that. I liked it, but it hasn’t proved to be true in real life, especially politics and professional sports.

"Measure twice, cut once."
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My grandpa always told me that "If you don't use your head you might as well have a butt on both ends.
I was told to do my thinking with the big head, not the little one.
Do it right, do it once.
My grandparents were always keen gardeners. In those days, a plant could be propagated by taking a "slip" - what we call a cutting, these days. One day, when I was about 16, (pre contraception pills) my grandmother said to me "Remember Sonny, babies grow from slips, not seeds". I never looked at her nor my uncles and aunts the same way again!
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I am so poor that I can't pay attention.
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Wow, those are all the cat's pajamas.
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An old carpenter that taught me many things used to always say “ well begun is half done “
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I am so poor that I can't pay attention.
When I was a kid, we were so poor the only way my other could give me something to play with at Christmas was to cut a hole in my pockets!!
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"If something can go wrong it will" - a lesson in always having a contingency plan.
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Must be 70+ to really appreciate this one.

"Life is like a roll of toilet paper - the less you have, the faster it goes".
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"and at the worst possible moment"


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“Fast, Cheap or Good? Pick Two.”
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This one will stump the younger set when confronted with some troublesome electronic device... like a modern automobile.

"It ain't any good unless it's got Zerk fittings"

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"What ever you do, don't never, unless you will"


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Must be 70+ to really appreciate this one.

"Life is like a roll of toilet paper - the less you have, the faster it goes".
Good one for 2020............ seems to have been a shortage

Guess it's just been a SH&T year
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“The kindness of a dog, is the way a human should be”
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Measure twice, cut once but I always tell my wife to measure once cut twice because that's what she always does.
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Saw this from a youngster on Instagram, and not bad advice. "Fellas, don't let a $20 sun dress cost you 18 years of Child Support".
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An old carpenter friend used to say that a mentally slow person was " a half a bubble out of plumb."
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Being raised on a dairy farm; “Be careful not to strain your milk.”
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Government Specifications: Measure with a micrometer, Mark with a chalk, and Cut with an axe!
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Unless you are the lead dog the scenery never changes. Way up north author
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“ just when you think your all high and mighty, try telling someone else’s dog what to do”
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"I like cash, it spends just like money"...Yogi Berra
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He was so slow one could wear out a set of tyres before he finished.
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Oh, I like that!
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Happy as a puppy when he found out he could Lick his balls.
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As happy as a pig in mud.
Mud can be substituted of course. or
like a seagull with a piece of fat.
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"He could break an anvil with a screwdriver"
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“The large print giveith , and the small print takeith away”
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"Slicker than snot on a doorknob."

"If at first you don't succeed - reload"

"The girl was such a slow talker that before she could say she wasn't that kind of girl, she was."

"Rely on your brakes instead of your horn", old Raybestos advertising sign.
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Yogi said these:
You can observe a lot by just watching.
There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell 'em.
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You can’t fix stupid,

Employ a teenager , while they know everything,

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From an old friend: Buzzard luck.....can't kill nothin & won't nothin die!

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My Dad used to tell me: Just keep a smile on your face and your big mouth shut. That was the best advice I ever had.

You can’t embarrass me, I’m too ignorant.
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When faced with a tough decision my Dad liked to say, "What would you rather do, climb a hill of maggots or swim a river of snot?"
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It's not the destination, it's the journey. As a Harley rider, you spend a lot more time on the journey than you do at your destination.
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Would you like it done right, or right away?
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Here's a few more, "for old time's sake"

People with shaky hands shouldn’t enter dental school.

Contracts giveth with the large print and taketh away with the fine print.

This soil will grow anything from sugar beets to door knobs.

Well the eggs are broke now.

I always was a sucker for a pretty face.

He hasn’t combed his hair since he was 15.

Ignorant as a tree stump.

Quiet as wood smoke.

50 cent words.

A pisces working for scale.

Harder to follow than a white bee in a snow storm.

Don’t jump in before you know how deep it is.

Damper than a frog’s drawers.

Opportunity doesn’t make house calls.

There are some people who not only keep you from being lonely, but make you wish you were.

He can smell food before it’s even cooking.

Homlier than a mud fence.

Plain as plowed ground.

Can’t tell dung from wild honey.

He has more tricks than a dog has fleas.

Blunt as the face of an anvil.

A bat out of Carlsbad.
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Notice in a workshop that serviced my aeroplanes. Because of the hourly rate it is obvious it wasn’t recent.

Workshop rates.
30 dollars an hour.
60 dollars an hour if you have started.
120 dollars an hour if you help.
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People with shaky hands shouldn’t enter dental school.

Contracts giveth with the large print and taketh away with the fine print.

This soil will grow anything from sugar beets to door knobs.

Well the eggs are broke now.

I always was a sucker for a pretty face.

He hasn’t combed his hair since he was 15.






Ignorant as a tree stump.

Quiet as wood smoke.

50 cent words.

A pisces working for scale.

Harder to follow than a white bee in a snow storm.

Don’t jump in before you know how deep it is.

Damper than a frog’s drawers.

Opportunity doesn’t make house calls.

There are some people who not only keep you from being lonely, but make you wish you were.

He can smell food before it’s even cooking.

Homlier than a mud fence.

Plain as plowed ground.

Can’t tell dung from wild honey.

He has more tricks than a dog has fleas.

Blunt as the face of an anvil.

A bat out of Carlsbad.

So dumb he can’t tell the difference between sheep shit and liquorice balls !
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1. The only stupid question is the one that never gets asked.
2. I started with nothin and still have most of it left
3. This ground is so poor you would have to sit on a sack of fertilizer just to raise an umbrella
4. Its been so dry, ya have to prime yourself to spit
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"What I used to do all night long, now takes me all night to do!"

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Just a few
“Root of the matter” - Job 19:28 kJv
“Rise and shine” - Isaiah 60:1
“He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword” - Matthew 26:52kjv
“Go the extra mile” - Matthew 5:41kjv
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I'm not as good as I once was but I'm as good once as I ever was.
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We all know a liar tells the truth sometimes.
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My favourite colour is plaid!
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A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.
Baseball is 90% mental and the other half physical.
It ain’t over till it’s over.
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free advice is worth what you pay for it
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Another yogi
The towels in that hotel were so thick, I could hardly close my suitcase.
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Yogi Berra, Yankees
A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.
Baseball is 90% mental and the other half physical.
It ain’t over till it’s over.
more Yogi-isms:
"nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded"
"I didnt really say everything I said"
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An old used car salesman that died in the early 70's used to rub a fender and say,'smooth'n a schoolmarms leg'.He had lots more that can't be repeated.Growing up around garages,well drillers,and a sawmill I know dozens of sayings but they can't be posted on too many forums.
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more Yogi-isms:
"nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded"
"I didnt really say everything I said"
The man was a legend. I met him at a sportsman's show and he was funnier than the hired comedian. The fascinating thing was he didn’t know he was being funny!
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Brylcream, a little dab will do ya
Brylcream, you look so debonair
Brylcream, the gals will all persue ya
Simply rub a little in your hair
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old new hamp. quote: hornier than a four balled tomcat
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Don’t cry over spilt milk.
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"I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in Charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about". Quote by Henry Ford
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