I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw. ~William Shakespeare
It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought. ~John Kenneth Galbraith
For most of the politicians:
Rhett Butler:
I've always thought a good lashing with a buggy whip would benefit you immensely.
A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894), The Autocrat of the Breakfast-table
I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand. ~Jonathan Swift
Every ambitious would-be empire clarions it abroad that she is conquering the world to bring it peace, security and freedom, and is sacrificing her sons only for the most noble and humanitarian purposes. That is a lie, and it is an ancient lie, yet generations still rise and believe it! ~Taylor Caldwell, Testimony of Two Men, 1968
[M]y spelling is Wobbly. It’s good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places. ~A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh, 1926
Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open. ~John Barrymore
“I am hurt and you know that sentence, ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’? – it’s bullshit.”
-- Antoine Leiris, about his wife's death in the Bataclan attack.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/16/antoine-leiris-you-will-not-have-my-hate-interview-paris-attacks-helene-bataclan
I love America more than any other country in this world; and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. ~James Baldwin
@edgarblythe,
I love America for providing its citizens unlimited opportunities to succeed.
@cicerone imposter,
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. ~Aesop
@edgarblythe,
Shadow boxing is not in my dna.
@tsarstepan,
Quote:The Result In The Pa. Special Election Could Mean Trouble For Republicans
I agree, but politics is one area where crazy things happen; it's not predictable.
Life's Signs
Sign on a Shoe Repair store read :
"We will heel you,
We will save your sole, We will even dye for you."
In a Podiatrist's office:
"Time wounds all heels.";
On a Septic Tank Truck:
Yesterday's Meals on Wheels
At an Optometrist's Office:
"If you don't see what you're looking for,
You've come to the right place.";
On a Plumber's truck :
"We repair what your husband fixed.";
On another Plumber's truck:
"Don't sleep with a drip. Call your plumber.";
At a Tire Shop in Milwaukee:
"Invite us to your next blowout.";
On an Electrician's truck:
"Let us remove your shorts.";
In a Non-smoking Area:
"If we see smoke, we will assume you are on fire and will take appropriate action.";
On a Maternity Room door:
"Push. Push. Push.";
At a Car Dealership:
"The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment.";
Outside a Muffler Shop:
"No appointment necessary. We hear you coming.";
In a Veterinarian's waiting room:
"Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!";
At the Electric Company:
"We would be delighted if you send in your payment on time.
However, if you don't, YOU will be de-lighted."
In a Restaurant window:
"Don't stand there and be hungry; come on in and get fed up.";
In the front yard of a Funeral Home:
"Drive carefully. We'll wait.";
At a Propane Filling Station:
"Thank Heaven for little grills.";
In a Chicago Radiator Shop:
"Best place in town to take a leak.";
And the best one for last ;
Sign on the back of another Septic Tank Truck:
"Caution - This Truck is full of Political Promises"
Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else. ~Ivern Ball
The day was counting up its birds and never got the answer right. ~Author unknown
"Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed
to be doing at the moment."
~Robert Benchley, Chips Off the Old Benchley
And the wind shall say "Here were decent godless people;
Their only monument the asphalt road
And a thousand lost golf balls."
~T.S. Eliot
