Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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When times are hard, make love
Maxims to live your life by
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In a similar vein, courtesy is to be expected. Respect has to be earned.
Chris S
Legendary Member
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- Birmingham
Never take sleeping pills and a laxative on the same night.
Yellow Fang
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From one of those Nigel Rees graphiti books that used to be so popular.
"Work is like a 5h1t sandwich. You can eat any amount of 5h1t provided the bread is thick enough."
"Work is like a 5h1t sandwich. You can eat any amount of 5h1t provided the bread is thick enough."
Gwylan
Veteran
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- All at sea⛵
Who are you calling thick?
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
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- Z’ha’dum
On the subject of politeness
Can;t remember who - but either my Dad or one of the family friends once told me that my Mum had a method of dealing with rude people
She was unfailingly polite and pleasant to them
went out of her way to say a cheery "Good Morning" - compliment them on their hair/clothes etc
no matter how much the dismissed what she said and how much they ignored her - she was polite and cheerful
It drive them MAD trying to work out why!!
and it is a natural human reaction to respond when someone says a cheery "Good Morning"
and to do so in the same way
in other words - exactly the opposite of how they wanted to treat her
Over a period of time social pressure and expectations would force them to respond to the politeness and general niceness and eventually they would come round
and she would win
excellent long term view of the world!!
Can;t remember who - but either my Dad or one of the family friends once told me that my Mum had a method of dealing with rude people
She was unfailingly polite and pleasant to them
went out of her way to say a cheery "Good Morning" - compliment them on their hair/clothes etc
no matter how much the dismissed what she said and how much they ignored her - she was polite and cheerful
It drive them MAD trying to work out why!!
and it is a natural human reaction to respond when someone says a cheery "Good Morning"
and to do so in the same way
in other words - exactly the opposite of how they wanted to treat her
Over a period of time social pressure and expectations would force them to respond to the politeness and general niceness and eventually they would come round
and she would win
excellent long term view of the world!!
mistyoptic
Vintage
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- A parallel reality
Reminds me of a poster I saw, which said “if you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours”
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
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- Z’ha’dum
If only to make them wonder what you are smiling at
In some cases - it makes them worry what you might know!!
Way-Out-West
Well-Known Member
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- Pinno's attic
Don’t live everyday like it’s your last. Your last day probably won’t be that enjoyable.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
It's like the "live your dreams" advice.
Why would anyone want to arrive late, without their trousers, for an exam they'd not revised for ?
I genuinely did have a rather unsettling dream where I was to give a powerpoint presentation to important customers where I had not only not prepared but was trying to guess the subject matter so I could busk it whilst not letting on to my boss I had no idea what it was supposed to be about ! I'd been retired for a couple of years by that point, but the nightmares continued!
Andy in Germany
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- Rottenburg am Neckar
Thanks: glad to know I've something to look foaward to.
Way-Out-West
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- Pinno's attic
Way-Out-West
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- Pinno's attic
I never took to the film Inception, but it would've been worse based around your dream.😉
Yellow Fang
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There's always a way, and a better way.
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