Do you recall any nonsensical sayings that actually make sense and are funny?

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I grew up in a warrior family that did not tolerate boys being cry babies. By three I never heard those words directed at me. My earliest memory of my grandfather were of him calling me over, telling me to be tough, and picking me up by my hair. The threat is a way of perpetuating our bullying culture. We are all products of our culture. My roots were the "practical joke" and getting even. A sure way for me to get in trouble with Vicki is after spending time with some of those childhood relatives who still pick on anyone who shows signs of weakness. Yet, many Americans are not in touch with their feelings and I think a factor in why so many people cop-out for a divorce when hitting a rough spot.

Thank you. Feel free to use it without credit to the author. How about: Plagiarism is the greatest complement?

It's the Irish in me. Its better to laugh than to cry.

Then the thespians who tend toward superstition saying: Break a leg. To others who are about to perform.

It's the Irish in me to laugh at what I hear and enjoy it immensly. It's the short term memory loss in me that keeps me from remembering for the retelling of it. It's Irish in me must come from past life. I love EVERYTHING Irish but in this life I'm Gernam, English, Norweg, Indian and just all American Mutt. LOL But, I have such a draw to Irish it has to be there somewhere.

The look of shock when you say to the door-to-door evangelists "Sure! Come in, I'd LOVE to talk with you about this!" is reward enough for me! They're so used to people telling them to take a running jump, they always look so suprised when you're nice! lol. Religious discussions are always an interesting journey to take, so walk carefully and carry a big stick!

Try it. It's fun, really.

Good one! No argument here and I'm American. Except for myself, of course. I never know a stranger and I lie in waiting for some Christian fundamentalist to come knocking on my door. The folks want to take everything in the Bible as still literally true. So, I let them make their pitch, and if necessary ask question until they state this literalist persuasion. Then I pounce and play this: You know, in the Old Testament their are rules about slavery. For instance one cannot sell their child into slavery to others in your country, it must be an international transaction. The same applies when buying slaves. So as Americans, we could buy our slaves from Mexico and Canada. Which would you prefer? And then as an added bonus, we Americans could sell our deadbeats to them. I have never, never, gotten one of the fundamentalists to laugh. They are one tough crowd. It also ends our discussion. Gee! It just occurred to me that I'm evangelical for my own persuasion... I'll have to think about that. Maybe this would make a good discussion? What do you think?

My family's motherly typed used that on me... Along with: cleanliness is next to Godliness... I think kind of business came from guarding our family's honor...

The "glory be to Paddy and his horse and cart" makes sense from a poor Irish point of view before pickups. This was transportation and much better that walking and carrying your things.

Kathleen,. my GM would say the wierdest things that often seemed to have no sense. She would come out with sayings like , 'Now glory be to Paddy and his horse and cart". Another one was 'Ha ha she said as she waved her wooden leg'. where could that one have come from? If she saw something really remarkable she would say, 'Now you can carry me home and bury me daecent (decent)'. In other words she had seen it all and was ready to die. During the troubles' she told me that her brothers would enter a bar and shout out, 'Here's to the Green flag, A bird on a wing. An Irish Parliament and an Irish KIng.' Then they would run like hell before the British soldiers or the Garda caught them!

Mmmmm. I bet you're one of the people who believe food comes from the grocery store! Imagine the bird is a wild turkey that I just shot. Since you shot and missed the two are hiding in the bush. Steve P.S. This ain't nonsense: If you can't kill, you shouldn't eat it.

How long have you been a veggie? At times Vicki & I were economic vegetarians when peanut butter and soy were really cheap. Since I have developed allergies to both. Meat keeps me nourished once again...

i agree. therefore i am a vegetarian. though i am not sure how wanting my hands to stay bird poop free would lead one to believe i don't know where food comes from. i do. i've put quite a bit of study into it and commercial animal farming makes me ill, hence i eat plants.

Never heard it but I like it! Thanks.

I've heard, said, and experienced: When your Way closes another Opens. But you saying is so direct!

It is an original. Glad you like it.. hehehe. it's usually what i tell my friends when they lose or have to give up something.. To somehow make light of the situation, my own silly way of telling them that they shouldn't quit trying everytime they fail or lose. Sometimes the best way to achieve something is not always through the usual obvious ways. And humor always helps along the whichever way we go.

well if your asking if im like my mom , no im not in body style and values , maybe thats why we dont get on that much lol as for the kids yea I do see my girls being like me in ways but hey I kinda like that , me and my mother seemed to be at odds from the time I came out of her so maybe that had somithing to do with it , so usually when the kids are acting up whining etc i think what would my mom do ? and then do the EXACT opposite LOL ~M~

There is a related advise that goes like this: If you are getting serious over a girl and thinking of marriage, visit here mother first, because your girlfriend will turn out like your mother. Was this true for you and your mother? Anyway, February 2008, Shirley's mother, (Shirley being my first wife) Thelma, passed. The memorial was here in Fort Collins, and my EX and sisters had a big memorial, and my wife and I went since I always loved Thelma. My daughter Stacy, my EX and my daughter, and her kids flew in from Washington. At the reception Stacy and her kids were standing around with my wife and brother chatting. I repeated the advise to the group that was accompanied to chuckles except my oldest granddaughter's face changed to an expression of horror, and her head was shaking, No, as she pointed her finger at her mother. A minute later I stepped away and gestured to Ashley to follow. Ashley said, "No way. I AM NOT LIKE HER!" I said, "I know. If Shirley had been like Thelma we would probably still be married." So, at least in Thelma's family the women seem to produce opposites! My present wife, Vicki, of 26 years is actually similar to her Mom. With Vicki I did not follow the advise and just made the plunge. Go figure.

Perhaps your mother was a bit of a bully? And you are loving and compassionate? Or is it visa-versa? Or something else all together? Honor and integrity were top priority with my parents as is with me. Steve