FAVORITE SAYINGS OR QUOTES

The quote about german troops in front reminded me of this classic:

"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotamy" - WC Fields.

But to me the most quotable person in history is Mark Twain, and so with this forum in mind:

"It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense."

And oh hey, welcome Newmoon!

I fear Newmoon is nought but spam in disguise.
They provde a link which I am about to check out and if it looks like something commercial its bye bye Newmoon!

Its commercial. Bye bye Newmoon!

"It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense."

That's a great quote Halfwise- I must remember that one.

Newmoon seems to be an oddly sophisticated spammer (if that's what he/she is) since he/she posted more or less on-topic in the "What's on your desktop" thread. I didn't see the deleted post but we might as well wait and see if newmoon comes around again. I recall we had a false alarm spammer on the old forum who was quite surprised when GB started deleting his posts.

They were on topic here too Eldo- they put a favourite quote (not Tolkien related more likethe sort of thing you might get on a twee embroidery) and proivided a link to an embroidery site selling stuff. Which is why I spamhammered them.

I remember when spambots struggled to even string two words together. They're getting too smart these days.

hehe. could be just a person very eager to share things xD

Oh this is BEAUTIFUL! Look at boys getting their tools out and smashing embroidery! Your application for joining the Dark Planet council has been received, keep this up and we might get around to looking at it.

(Seriously though, spambots really are getting far too sneaky. Me no like! )

I bet they are programmed with key words to pounce on, like the word thread, hence the embroidery spamathon.

Don't Cry Over Anyone who won't cry over you

Save on tears Princessbee but a bit harsh for my liking. I'd prefer more empathy in the world, not less.

A stich in time saves nine.

Dont poo in your own back yard.

Princessbee123 wrote:Don't Cry Over Anyone who won't cry over you

I agree with this one! I think it means don't give everything to someone if they won't give it back. Well, maybe not as extreme as that, but close enough!

Business is actually quite simple, its the stupid people that make it complicated.

never ever underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

Blimey had to root about for this old thread!
Was reading a piece on the BBC about teenagers and parents- and how teengers tend to view their parents as embarrassing, stupid and silly and it had this quote I liked;

William Blake wrote: "When I was 14 my dad was so ignorant I wouldn't even walk down the street with him. By the time I was 21 it was amazing how much he'd learnt"!

That quote has amused me more as I've grown up (somewhat... ), though I had heard it attributed to Mark Twain.