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tblue37

(68,448 posts)
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 05:27 PM Jan 2021

Jeff Tiedrich tweet:



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live your life in such a way that the entire world isn't counting down every fucking hour until you finally lose immunity from prosecution
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Jeff Tiedrich tweet: (Original Post) tblue37 Jan 2021 OP
Absolutely! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #1
I need Granny MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #2
Words of wisdom mcar Jan 2021 #3
Until tomorrow I'm counting down... BobsYourUncle Jan 2021 #4
That's good advice! volstork Jan 2021 #5
"Be Best!" LudwigPastorius Jan 2021 #6
Those sound like words to live by to me. Brother Mythos Jan 2021 #7
Everyone should live by these words soldierant Jan 2021 #26
Is there a more disgraceful humiliating Roc2020 Jan 2021 #8
At least he wasn't hung by his heels and shot to pieces. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #24
What's this "hour" shit? Seconds, man, seconds! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2021 #9
Ya think? Augiedog Jan 2021 #10
K&R BlueJac Jan 2021 #11
Inspirational! PurgedVoter Jan 2021 #12
K&R, uponit7771 Jan 2021 #13
Omg WTG, JT! 👏👏👏👏👏 electric_blue68 Jan 2021 #14
Thanks, Tiedrich is the best. spanone Jan 2021 #15
Kick dalton99a Jan 2021 #16
LOl.. Well Put, JeffT! Rt TY! Cha Jan 2021 #17
Your link is malformed. You must edit your post to correct the link. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #18
It wasn't when I posted it, but when I checked just now the word "which" had attached tblue37 Jan 2021 #19
Thanks. You made edit one minute after OP when you introduced tweet text. That's when "which" got in Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #21
Do you know why it happens, and why "which"? tblue37 Jan 2021 #22
Nailed it. Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #20
It has an aspect of gallows humour to it, BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #23
it was every fucking minute samsingh Jan 2021 #25

MyOwnPeace

(17,608 posts)
2. I need Granny
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 05:39 PM
Jan 2021

to do me a needle-point pillow case so that I can start every day with such wisdom!

LudwigPastorius

(14,989 posts)
6. "Be Best!"
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 06:07 PM
Jan 2021

(Best as you can be while facing federal jail, total personal bankruptcy, probable divorce, public ignominy, and the judgement of history...)

soldierant

(9,372 posts)
26. Everyone should live by these words
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 04:49 PM
Jan 2021

at least. Although it's actually a pretty low bar. I certainly try to be better than that.

(My motto is "Live so that when your feet his the floor in the morning the Devil says "Oh, crap." But I don't meet that one all the time. I do try.)

BobTheSubgenius

(12,245 posts)
24. At least he wasn't hung by his heels and shot to pieces.
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 01:29 PM
Jan 2021

Although that was during World War 2, and I understand emotions were running high.

tblue37

(68,448 posts)
19. It wasn't when I posted it, but when I checked just now the word "which" had attached
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 10:55 AM
Jan 2021

to it. For some reason that keeps happening. In fact, I check my links for "which" now before posting, and I did check this one.

I fixed it and hope it stays fixed.

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
21. Thanks. You made edit one minute after OP when you introduced tweet text. That's when "which" got in
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 12:46 PM
Jan 2021

BobTheSubgenius

(12,245 posts)
23. It has an aspect of gallows humour to it,
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 01:27 PM
Jan 2021

but it is definitely not one of his funniest, by a long shot. But, it is as true as anything and everything he's ever written.

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