What is your favorite Quote or Saying?

[goeduck]

yup

broke 3 fingers in high school football

coach said walk it off

fingers?

Was he a knuckle dragger speaking from experience?

 

[goeduck]

"Well, Excu-u-use Me !"

-Steve Martin

 

[MoKelly]

"Well, Excu-u-use Me !"

-Steve Martin

Ha. I just rewatched “Plains, Trains and Automobiles” over the weekend.

Great movie. Steve Martin as the straight guy for John Candy.

MoKelly

 

[goeduck]

Smarter than the average bear.

 

[dnw64]

“After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. It is not logical, but is often true.” — Spock

Not that I'm stinkin' wealthy, but compared to growing up below the standardized poverty level we have far more than I would have ever imagined.

It's not so much that it's less pleasing as it is recognizing you (I) have a responsibility to do the right thing with my abundance. That is not fun or easy for me. I'd rather just hog it all and blow it. But I know that's not right, so I need to take the time to figure out how and where to apply it. And no, it's not throwing $100s at the guys standing on corners with signs.

 

[beenthere]

Mallet
What is your story behind changing some of your threads to "Delete" in the title and removing content?

Get to know some of those standing on the street corners by trying to hire them. You may, as I did, find out that they get more money per hour on the corner than you are willing to pay.
They are not dumb, and are smarter than those who toss them sympathy money.

 

[PILOON]

Reminds me of a time when some folks carried canned goods to donate to corner beggars' the ones that aske for $'s for food.
That stopped after a few had the cans tossed back in their faces.

Then came the stop light window washers that used that one dirty rag all day.
Been a while since I've seen that.

In my area there are a few breakfast diners where there is always a few 'casual workers' available.
Usually at a handy drive thru style breakfast place.

 

[ranger danger]

About 15 years ago a reporter in my home town looked into a known local bigger. Turned out he had a wife, 3 kids, new cars and a 4 bedroom house. Estimated income was over $40k a year. Last I heard of him, he had been contacted by the IRS. Never saw him again.

 

[dnw64]

About 15 years ago a reporter in my home town looked into a known local bigger. Turned out he had a wife, 3 kids, new cars and a 4 bedroom house. Estimated income was over $40k a year. Last I heard of him, he had been contacted by the IRS. Never saw him again.

Guessing there's an autocorrect error somewhere there... ???

 

[bcp]

The IRS is a bigger begger bagger.

Bruce

 

[Xfaxman]

Stupid auto correct!!!!!
Begger!!!

 

[Frankenkubota]

About 15 years ago a reporter in my home town looked into a known local bigger. Turned out he had a wife, 3 kids, new cars and a 4 bedroom house. Estimated income was over $40k a year. Last I heard of him, he had been contacted by the IRS. Never saw him again.

i'm of two minds. i do not like having beggars on every other corner. i know there is lots of drug abuse and mental illness out there.

when i lived in portland, 2 things. the ladies decided the beggars needed bag lunches instead of $. found untouched lunch bags all over....they want $. The most lucrative corners were being fought over. i heard the city established a schedule and assigned corners for begging.

as usual, i got no solution.

 

[goeduck]

I am confident my last words will be "Oh ****, that didn't work!"

 

[ranger danger]

This is why I never became a cop. Every report I wrote would end with the statement "And thats when I shot him".

 

[fishdrivel]

"Sure lifes tough, but it's even tougher if you're stupid"

John Wayne, Sands Of Iwo Jima

 

[dnw64]

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CLEARLY, you have have never had an enema...

 

[dnw64]

i'm of two minds. i do not like having beggars on every other corner. i know there is lots of drug abuse and mental illness out there.

when i lived in portland, 2 things. the ladies decided the beggars needed bag lunches instead of $. found untouched lunch bags all over....they want $. The most lucrative corners were being fought over. i heard the city established a schedule and assigned corners for begging.

as usual, i got no solution.

I will never (OK, the exception proves the rule) give money to someone in need. I will buy them a meal, pay a month's rent, buy them a car (in the right circumstance) but never give out greenbacks.

I hate stereotypes but sometimes there's a very good reason for them!

 

[BravoXray]

Seen on a headstone: "See, I told you I was sick!"