Truisms

Where I'm from they call these "Hard Sayings"

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I know we have a words to live by thread and a movie quotes thread, but I hate to see this core wisdom left out. Maybe you have seen this type of knowledge on a t-shirt or spray painted on an underpass, neither of which make them less useful. I'll start this with a couple of my favorites...then y'all just have at it:

1. Never Play Leapfrog with a Unicorn.

2. Never hold a cat while cranking a chainsaw.

Just to be clear, the post does not have to contain the word "never"...just be a universal truism with a tinge of humor.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
"Never wrestle a pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it."

"If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."

"If you don't control your mind, someone else will."
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Never pee into the wind! (Its a guy thing)
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I put this one in Words to Live By yesterday, but it should have gone here:

It's hard to play small ball when nobody gets on base...
-- Atlanta broadcaster yesterday in Braves-Mets game
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
the post does not have to contain the word "never"...


It would hurt if it did not, though...
For example:
Play Leapfrog with a Unicorn.

OUCH!
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Seriously,

When you are at the end of a major project, something will happen so that you lose your work.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
#2 by WebGizmos

Isn't there a corollary about electric fences?
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evolution created anchovies...man's ignorance put them on pizza
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Eat right, exercise daily, live clean...die anyway
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Never stick anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Never assume something is idiot-proof...you will simply meet a better class of idiot.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Isn't there a corollary about electric fences?


That too!
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Jafo's reply made me think of one I heard sometime from someone or other:

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
or spray painted on an underpass


At first glance, I thought this said "spray painted on underpants.
This of course leads to another truism of what not to do, (especially from the inside).
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Never corner something, you know is meaner than you.
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Never throw good money after bad.....
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Always make sure that your wish granting genie isn't hard of hearing or you may end up with a 10 inch pianist...
DD

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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup
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Red Meat IS NOT bad for you
Fuzzy Green Meat IS bad for you
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We have enough youth...how about a fountain of smart?
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It's better to let others think you are an idiot, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
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Never argue with Idiots. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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Artificial Intelligence usually beats Real Stupidity
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But for Venetian Blinds it would be curtains for all of us
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Light travels faster than sound
This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak