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89. A better line might be "If you want sympathy, it's in the dictionary after shit and suicide"

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #82)

Sun Jul 8, 2018, 06:32 PM

Jul 2018

My mother used to say:
"If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?"
(I never had an answer for that one)

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Know any adages or old sayings that are just not true? [View all] red dog 1 Jul 2018 OP

I before E except after C Boxerfan Jul 2018 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author dameatball Jul 2018 #6

"Or pronounced as a A, as in neighbor or weigh" red dog 1 Jul 2018 #9

"The exception proves the rule" csziggy Jul 2018 #12

That's my fave wryter2000 Jul 2018 #79

"It couldn't hurt to ask" wryter2000 Jul 2018 #80

Actually, in that saying (the exception proves the rule) PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2018 #87

The original word was "proofs". As you say, tests the rule. sarge43 Jul 2018 #111

What about "weird society"? Doc_Technical Jul 2018 #53

Good one! red dog 1 Jul 2018 #61

What about "Weird Science"? red dog 1 Jul 2018 #62

"i" before "e" except after "c" and "weird" is weird Snellius Jul 2018 #77

The exceptions are: Callmecrazy Jul 2018 #54

That's a rule breaker, if there ever is one. yonder Jul 2018 #84

"He who hesitates is lost." "Haste makes waste." They CAN'T both be true! Glorfindel Jul 2018 #2

I'd say "Haste makes waste" is the one that's true red dog 1 Jul 2018 #8

"Still waters run deep." eppur_se_muova Jul 2018 #3

I take that to mean that people who are kind of quiet and unobtrusive raccoon Jul 2018 #46

"His neighbors all described him as a quiet loner ... " nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2018 #59

See? "Depth of passions". JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2018 #98

As a friend of mine used to say... malthaussen Jul 2018 #92

"There are no atheists in a foxhole" hogwash/malarkey malchickiwick Jul 2018 #4

never saw this saying as pro-religion SCantiGOP Jul 2018 #124

If you cross your eyes, Lunabell Jul 2018 #5

Okay, how to put this: I survived adolescence and I did not go blind. dameatball Jul 2018 #7

Me, too PJMcK Jul 2018 #31

I think that is another one we can dismiss...:) dameatball Jul 2018 #48

I was taking a genetics class in the 70s TexasBushwhacker Jul 2018 #56

The early bird gets the worm. cos dem Jul 2018 #10

That would be my pick. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #13

The early bird may get the worm... krispos42 Jul 2018 #27

That just shows that the worm should have stood in bed. Wolf Frankula Jul 2018 #32

Good things come to those who wait. Coventina Jul 2018 #11

He who hesitates is lost SkatmanRoth Jul 2018 #24

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger lame54 Jul 2018 #14

I hate that one red dog 1 Jul 2018 #16

Go into an old soldiers home Wolf Frankula Jul 2018 #34

Goos example... lame54 Jul 2018 #49

everything will be okay bdtrppr6 Jul 2018 #15

He who laughs last gathers no moss... targetpractice Jul 2018 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author targetpractice Jul 2018 #18

"He who laughs last laughs best"? red dog 1 Jul 2018 #22

But--does a geological specimen in curvilinear motion..... lastlib Jul 2018 #118

Everything happens for a reason. n/t targetpractice Jul 2018 #19

I despise that one True Dough Jul 2018 #28

That one is particularly odious when offered as an... 3catwoman3 Jul 2018 #51

Yup. I cringe whenever I hear that nonsense FiveGoodMen Jul 2018 #58

Every Time RobinA Jul 2018 #125

He who smelled it, dealt it. Kaleva Jul 2018 #20

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. surrealAmerican Jul 2018 #21

A bird in the hand red dog 1 Jul 2018 #23

Birds don't really pee. dhol82 Jul 2018 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Snellius Jul 2018 #75

"Long distance relationships never work" sakabatou Jul 2018 #25

the wages of sin is death. WhiteTara Jul 2018 #29

Given all his lies, thefts, adultery etc, how is that man still with us? Shrike47 Jul 2018 #42

It's sad, isn't it. WhiteTara Jul 2018 #44

Love means never having to say you're sorry BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #30

Shave and a hair cut, two bits. BarbaRosa Jul 2018 #33

You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish n/t Shrek Jul 2018 #35

Time flies like an arrow DBoon Jul 2018 #41

The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get SkatmanRoth Jul 2018 #67

Sticks and stones may break my bones but skylucy Jul 2018 #36

Sticks and stones may break my bones but Wolf Frankula Jul 2018 #72

Its God's Will Bayard Jul 2018 #37

Follow your heart, or intuition Bradshaw3 Jul 2018 #38

"May you live in interesting times..." First Speaker Jul 2018 #39

Not quite RandomAccess Jul 2018 #107

Compassionate conservative keithbvadu2 Jul 2018 #40

The last one of those was probably President Dwight D. Eisenhower red dog 1 Jul 2018 #64

you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar Yonnie3 Jul 2018 #43

Flies love dog shit! red dog 1 Jul 2018 #65

Don't eat anything larger than your head jberryhill Jul 2018 #45

Unless it's a pizza! Wolf Frankula Jul 2018 #73

All that glitters is not orange. Or something like that. Nt raccoon Jul 2018 #47

"All that glitters is not gold", (except for Trump Tower) red dog 1 Jul 2018 #60

Father knows best. ProudDemForever Jul 2018 #50

"God will never give you anything you can't handle." 3catwoman3 Jul 2018 #52

People used to say that to me Ohiogal Jul 2018 #81

If that were true, there wouldn't be any suicides. nt zanana1 Jul 2018 #95

OR suicide. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2018 #103

The eek shall inherit the earth rurallib Jul 2018 #55

Reminds me of the line from "Life of Brian" red dog 1 Jul 2018 #66

Ohhh... MountainMama Jul 2018 #90

"Blessed are the cheesemakers..." red dog 1 Jul 2018 #91

It's a good one... MountainMama Jul 2018 #99

I think the geeks will inherit the earth lunatica Jul 2018 #113

Too many cooks spoil the broth. Many hands make heavy work light. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2018 #57

Everything has a reason. kwassa Jul 2018 #63

I wonder what the reason is for the Anti-Christ being in the Oval Office? red dog 1 Jul 2018 #68

Guys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses TexasBushwhacker Jul 2018 #69

Yeah, Dorothy Parker was completely wrong on that one. geardaddy Jul 2018 #96

There are two types of people... Ohiya Jul 2018 #70

Fake it 'til you make it. Mind over matter. Turn that frown upside down. "The Secret." Etc. hunter Jul 2018 #71

"Better to have loved and lost than never loved at all" red dog 1 Jul 2018 #74

Have your cake and eat it too Snellius Jul 2018 #76

I got one for ya. PoorMonger Jul 2018 #78

The GOP is the party of family values, or of law and order lunatica Jul 2018 #114

My old man used to say... Major Nikon Jul 2018 #82

A better line might be "If you want sympathy, it's in the dictionary after shit and suicide" red dog 1 Jul 2018 #89

Moss doesn't grow Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #83

Donald Trump is qualified to be president thegoose Jul 2018 #85

Only the good die young. Instant karma gonna get you. kacekwl Jul 2018 #86

Step on a crack, break your mother's back. jalan48 Jul 2018 #88

"The fortune of a man who sits, sits also." malthaussen Jul 2018 #93

"Revenge is a dish best served cold." malthaussen Jul 2018 #94

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. geardaddy Jul 2018 #97

If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, Habibi Jul 2018 #100

"Anything worth doing is worth doing well." spooky3 Jul 2018 #101

Like I always told my children... PassingFair Jul 2018 #121

Third time is the charm. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2018 #102

Does that conflict with "Three times and you're out"? Snellius Jul 2018 #104

No one is above the law Solly Mack Jul 2018 #105

Except for Spanky red dog 1 Jul 2018 #110

"A broken clock is right twice a day." Behind the Aegis Jul 2018 #106

Republicans are the party of fiscal responsibility jmowreader Jul 2018 #108

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks" red dog 1 Jul 2018 #109

Actually, it's Wolf Frankula Jul 2018 #119

William Blake coined some nice ones in his Proverbs of Hell: struggle4progress Jul 2018 #112

"Cheaters never prosper" oberliner Jul 2018 #115

"FOX News - Fair and Balanced." edbermac Jul 2018 #116

When is it not darkest if not before the dawn? nt LAS14 Jul 2018 #117

It's never "darkest before the dawn"....It's "twilight" before the dawn red dog 1 Jul 2018 #132

"All roads lead to Rome" SCantiGOP Jul 2018 #120

it'll get you pretty close to rome, maine... unblock Jul 2018 #123

DUzy! CrispyQ Jul 2018 #127

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. CrispyQ Jul 2018 #122

Never lick a gift horse in the mouth! Dread Pirate Roberts Jul 2018 #126

The proof is in the pudding. Butterflylady Jul 2018 #128

The real saying is Alpeduez21 Jul 2018 #129

Anal bleach ain't all it's cracked up to be! LeftInTX Jul 2018 #130

Time heals all wounds easttexaslefty Jul 2018 #131

Yes, but "Wounds heal all the time" is basically true. NNadir Jul 2018 #133