Life's advice and phrases....

[MarvB]

^^^We also used to gave a choker setter that, though a nice enough guy, wasn’t the brightest bulb on the tree. Two things the old man used to mutter under his breath when working with him that always cracked me up:

“Tom doesn't know whether to check his ass or scratch his watch”

“He's about as useful as a steering wheel on a mule”

 

[MarvB]

Last one for now, my Uncle Art would just stick his pipe in his mouth and
s-l-o-w-l-y shake his head when my aunt left the room and a good half the time would say “that woman could start an argument in an empty house!”

 

[hank4elk]

"Done. Walk away". Jackie Robinson after I punched the bully on a ball field. I was maybe 8?
It turned into my mindset on any task in the future. Plan the task and the finale was "Done,walk away".
House built to last, right. The end of the OP.

 

[Nick87]

He's about as useful as a steering wheel on a mule”

Old man would say "worthless as tits on a bull"

 

[OntarioHunter]

Old man would say "worthless as tits on a bull"

My dad made it " ... on a boar hog."

 

[OntarioHunter]

"Nervous as a gay guy at a weenie roast."

 

[OntarioHunter]

"Busy as a pimp in a mining camp."

 

[hank4elk]

"You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose.Just don't mix them up" MOM

 

[OntarioHunter]

My uncle on having to follow a rice-grinder motorcycle on a hot Boise day with the windows rolled down: "That thing sounds like a bee farting in a bottle."

Dad's other brother battling the mosquitoes while fly fishing Handkerchief Lake: "Gawdam bugs are big enough to rape a turkey flat-footed." Man, that was a long time ago. I miss those guys.

 

[BigHornRam]

Nervous as a dog shitting tacks.

 

[MarvB]

Nervous as a dog shitting tacks.

My old mans was close- “shaking like a dog shitting peach pits”

 

[MarvB]

My Grampa was a bit of an exagerator- he was always talking about growing up poor, his two favs were:

“His dad squeezed a nickel so tight the Buffalo would bellow!”

“He was so poor, he had a tumbleweed as a pet”

Guess that wasn’t too far from the truth growing up/farming in Twisp WA

 

[Nick87]

My old mans was close- “shaking like a dog shitting peach pits”

My old man's was "shaking like a dog shitting razor blades"

 

[Cammy]

Life member of the Spoon and Crockpot Hunting Club. Me but somebody got rich putting it on a shirt.
If you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the one you hit is the one that barks. Sidney W Davis, one of the best supervisors I had in the military
Shakin like a dog shittin peach seeds. My Father in Law
Can't never could. Unknown original source but one from my older brother before I left for basic training

 

[Tradewind]

Pessimists get to be right. Optimists get to be rich

 

[Tradewind]

"You'll never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You'll always be criticized by someone doing less." - Denzel Washington

 

[Tradewind]

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Napoleon

 

[Tradewind]

A lot of Chalie Munger quotes showing up today. RIP

"My partner Charlie Munger says there is only three ways a smart person can go broke: liquor, ladies and leverage" - Warren Buffett

 

[Tradewind]

If this is treason, make the most of it.” — Patrick Henry, 1765

 

[Tradewind]

More from Charlie Munger:

“Those who keep learning will keep rising in life.”
“The first rule of a happy life is low expectations.”