Old wise Sayings

Babooshka · Post by **Babooshka** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 3:38 pm

'Never look a gift horse in the mouth!'

star · Post by **star** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:52 pm

sherri wrote:
marrasis wrote:Those who laugh last,

Laugh the longest.
or are just slow to get the joke.

That's me ...

g0var · Post by **g0var** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:32 pm

Bigamy is having one wife too many...

... monogomy is the same..

Oscar Wilde..

brian c · Post by **brian c** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:49 pm

If at first you don't succede

Give up

brian c · Post by **brian c** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:54 pm

"The pursuit of the uneatable by the unspeakable"

Oscar Wilde about fox hunting.

g0var · Post by **g0var** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:54 pm

The trouble with America is that there are far too many wide-open spaces, surrounded by teeth.

Charles Luckman

g0var · Post by **g0var** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:00 pm

be nice to your children, they'll soon be choosing your nursing home...

memor · Post by **memor** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:23 pm

"Many a slip betwixt cup and lip.

try not to get your foreskin caught in a zip."

Old saying from Slovenia.... slightly changed because of modern zip.

Used to be

..............cup and lip try not to get your goolies caught in the drawer.

I think it loses a bit in translation.

robpapE2 · Post by **robpapE2** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:29 am

Too may cooks indicate a Union

Samara · Post by **Samara** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:09 am

'It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black'

'Every cloud has a silver lining. Every year hundreds are killed by lightning, trying to find it'

'Winners never quit, and quitters never win. If you never quit, and never win, then you're an idiot!'

'Never underestimate the stupidity of people in large groups'

marrasis · Post by **marrasis** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:19 pm

You can run,
but you can't hide.

Pilot · Post by **Pilot** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:25 pm

When holidaying in France hide you're money under the soap!

marrasis · Post by **marrasis** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:26 pm

Jim_in_France · Post by **Jim_in_France** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:50 pm

Pilot wrote:When holidaying in France hide you're money under the soap!

Youve pinched that, Pilot. Thats what the Aussies say about Poms!

Pilot · Post by **Pilot** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:13 pm

Bonjour Monsieur, essaie, tu verras bien, je ne sais pas quelle conclusion en tirer.

anna · Post by **anna** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:55 pm

What ever Women do
They must do twice as well as men
to be thought half as good.
Luckily,this is not difficult !!.

CHARLOTTE WHITTON.

anna · Post by **anna** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:58 pm

Remember,Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire done,
But she did it backwards,with high heels on.

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.

wong · Post by **wong** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:30 am

A wise Monkey
is a Monkey
that doesn't monkey
with another Monkeys
Monkey!

anna · Post by **anna** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:39 am

Post by **Scrappy** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:20 am

Up your nose with a rubber hose.