General advice in life...
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never say to a cop, 'man, i couldn't walk that line if i was sober.'
never say to your wife who's wanting to purchase a modest luxury item after she's pointed out all your toys (guitars, cars, video games, etc.), 'but, sweetheart, you've got plenty of toys already, like the washing machine, stove, vacuum cleaner....' i pretty much guarantee you they won't find the humour in that if my own personal experience is any indication.
when a woman complains, 'why do women have to have periods every month?' try to refrain from adding, 'are you sure it's just once a month?'
never say to your wife who's wanting to purchase a modest luxury item after she's pointed out all your toys (guitars, cars, video games, etc.), 'but, sweetheart, you've got plenty of toys already, like the washing machine, stove, vacuum cleaner....' i pretty much guarantee you they won't find the humour in that if my own personal experience is any indication.
when a woman complains, 'why do women have to have periods every month?' try to refrain from adding, 'are you sure it's just once a month?'
'No means no.' ~ true, but 'maybe' almost invariably means, 'okay, but you'll have to talk me into it just a little bit more.'
This is one I'll resist joking about because I have daughters, and I think this one runs deep into appropriate behavior. By the same token, I don't frown on others joking about it, so please don't feel I'm slamming anyone. I'll make sure my son gets this one loud and clear.My-Immortal said:
Never say to a cop, "Is this going to take long?"
No biting, at any age.
Don't leave the "picked clean" turkey drumstick that wasn't yours, in the refridgerator and say, "I only took a few bites."
No biting, at any age.
Don't leave the "picked clean" turkey drumstick that wasn't yours, in the refridgerator and say, "I only took a few bites."
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me a some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.
"Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
He didn't say more any more but we've always been unusually communicative in a reserved way and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. In consequence I'm inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores.
Yeah. . . um. . . my pop said that. . . my pop not, uh, that Nick Carraway guy. . . who ever that is. . . what does he know anyway?
"Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
He didn't say more any more but we've always been unusually communicative in a reserved way and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. In consequence I'm inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores.
Yeah. . . um. . . my pop said that. . . my pop not, uh, that Nick Carraway guy. . . who ever that is. . . what does he know anyway?
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