Thought for the Day

Or eat at a place called "Mom's", or play poker with a man called "Doc".

 

"...At that point I had the right to remain silent...but I didn't have the ability."- Ron White

 

If you call an animal's tail a leg, the animal still has 4 legs. (Got some help from Abe Lincoln on that).

 

The end result of a system that forces people to choose the lesser of two evils is ever-increasing evil.

 

If words like indictable, terminal, catastrophic, malignant, final, eternal, paralyzing, crippling or fatal may be accurately used to describe a given situation, that situation is a very big deal; if not... relax, it's going to be ok.

 

Thought for the day: Fairness and right have very little if anything to do with each other.

 

Agreed. Fairness may be achieved through the equitable application of evil.

 

Also @gorgo2

A related French proverb:

Never eat the food of a skinny chef.

 

Or get a haircut from a bald man.

 

Tug on superman's cape,
Spit into the wind,
Pull the mask off the old lone ranger...

And something about a guy named Jim.

 

...And you don't mess around with Jim.
For obvious reasons I used to love this Jim Croce song.

 

It appears to be a common mis-quote


Even in song


But the original is from Ben Franklin

 

If you call a kangaroo's tail a leg, the kangaroo has 4 legs?

 

guess ya got me on that one-the "animal" was a dog, and I should have said that.

 

you don't mess around with Jim, ba-da-be-doop-be-ba-da-da da.

 

The most gangster thing old Ben ever said.

 

You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.

 

I'm sorry, but I just can't be part of this thread. Expecting to have a thought every day is just too much.

 

Weekends are optional.

 

Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.