Stuff That Isn't Really True Thread

Grandstander · July 2nd, 2008, 07:42 AM

Submit your own....agree/argue with the existing submissions

"This is going on your permanent record."
"Hmm, you seem highly qualified as an engineer, Mr. Soandso, but it says here that in 5th grade, you blew spitballs at Mikie Baker, so I'm afraid that...."

"What goes around, comes around."
Like there is some big cosmic justice adjuster at work making sure no one ever gets away with anything.

"Those who do not remember history, are doomed to repeat it."
Not any more likely to happen than anything else. Frequently, the opposite is the case, as in the French preparing to fight WW I again rather than preparing for WW II.

"You can't judge a book by its cover."
Quite often you can. For example, any book with Fabio's picture on the cover.

jtur88 · July 2nd, 2008, 08:46 AM

I thought we already had a lot of such threads.

How about "You seem highly qualified to hold the lives and welafere of all the world's people in your hands, Mr. Bush, but it says here that when you were in fifth grade, you used to blow frogs up with firecrackers". See, that can be a predictor of future professional competency.

Grandstander · July 2nd, 2008, 09:04 AM

"In America, you can be anything that you want."

Actually, you may aspire to anything that you want, but what you are going to be is going to rise from a combination of brains, talent, energy and luck. What you can be will always be limited by those factors.

jtur88 · July 2nd, 2008, 09:19 AM

[quote=Grandstander;214787]"In America, you can be anything that you want."

QUOTE]

Yes. Even dictator.

AlexdeLarge · July 2nd, 2008, 10:21 AM

isn't this a bit similar to the Ask Grandstander thread?

I think FanHome should start a whole section dedicated to Grandstander

frenchman · July 2nd, 2008, 10:26 AM

"It isn't about the money"
-of course it is

"This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you"
-BullS___

vtred · July 2nd, 2008, 10:52 AM

"If you keep making that face it's gonna freeze like that"

SugarBaby · July 2nd, 2008, 11:09 AM

"Bless your heart!" = you stupid macaroon it might seem like I like you, but I really hate your rotten guts!

SugarBaby · July 2nd, 2008, 11:11 AM

"People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." Boy does that fit some of the folks on the CE board.

Have you ever actually seen anyone live in a glass house?

Wiggen · July 2nd, 2008, 11:12 AM

"She really has a wonderful personality" = Take a bag with you.

Grandstander · July 2nd, 2008, 11:16 AM

"Not to interupt you, but...."
Introduces interuption

"I don't care what anyone thinks, I....."
Said when you want everyone to think that you are fiercely indepedent

bigheadache · July 2nd, 2008, 11:38 AM

Not to belabor a point but ...

well actually I do want to harp on this....

Cochise22 · July 2nd, 2008, 11:39 AM

No offense, but..

I really do intend to offend you.

skrable · July 2nd, 2008, 01:04 PM

To make a long story short ... too late

"If I had a nickel for everytime I've heard that, I'd be a rich man" ... not a chance

"Do what I say, not what I do" ... a person too stupid to follow their own advice probably doesn't give good advice to begin with

"I'm sorry, I can't. I promised to save myself for marriage" ... or someone she thinks is worth having sex with, whichever comes first (so to speak)

"A walk's as good as a hit" ... no, it's really not

jtur88 · July 2nd, 2008, 01:12 PM

Too good to be true

More likely, somebody's tale of woe is too bad to be true.

July 2nd, 2008, 07:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Grandstander Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Northern California Posts: 6,616	Stuff That Isn't Really True Thread Submit your own....agree/argue with the existing submissions "This is going on your permanent record." "Hmm, you seem highly qualified as an engineer, Mr. Soandso, but it says here that in 5th grade, you blew spitballs at Mikie Baker, so I'm afraid that...." "What goes around, comes around." Like there is some big cosmic justice adjuster at work making sure no one ever gets away with anything. "Those who do not remember history, are doomed to repeat it." Not any more likely to happen than anything else. Frequently, the opposite is the case, as in the French preparing to fight WW I again rather than preparing for WW II. "You can't judge a book by its cover." Quite often you can. For example, any book with Fabio's picture on the cover.

July 2nd, 2008, 08:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,857	I thought we already had a lot of such threads. How about "You seem highly qualified to hold the lives and welafere of all the world's people in your hands, Mr. Bush, but it says here that when you were in fifth grade, you used to blow frogs up with firecrackers". See, that can be a predictor of future professional competency. __________________ ------------------ When people ask what I hope to see before I die, I answer that I've already seen too much. Last edited by jtur88; July 2nd, 2008 at 08:50 AM.

July 2nd, 2008, 09:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,857	[quote=Grandstander;214787]"In America, you can be anything that you want." QUOTE] Yes. Even dictator. __________________ ------------------ When people ask what I hope to see before I die, I answer that I've already seen too much.

July 2nd, 2008, 10:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
AlexdeLarge Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: England Posts: 1,409	isn't this a bit similar to the Ask Grandstander thread? I think FanHome should start a whole section dedicated to Grandstander __________________ I've been a bad boy again Now I've been a bad boy again And all the trouble that I'm in Makes me a bad boy again John Prine

July 2nd, 2008, 11:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
SugarBaby Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,116	"Bless your heart!" = you stupid macaroon it might seem like I like you, but I really hate your rotten guts! Last edited by SugarBaby; July 2nd, 2008 at 11:33 AM.

July 2nd, 2008, 09:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Grandstander Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Northern California Posts: 6,616	"In America, you can be anything that you want." Actually, you may aspire to anything that you want, but what you are going to be is going to rise from a combination of brains, talent, energy and luck. What you can be will always be limited by those factors.

July 2nd, 2008, 10:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
frenchman Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,969	"It isn't about the money" -of course it is "This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you" -BullS___

July 2nd, 2008, 10:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
vtred Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 399	"If you keep making that face it's gonna freeze like that"

July 2nd, 2008, 11:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
SugarBaby Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,116	"People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." Boy does that fit some of the folks on the CE board. Have you ever actually seen anyone live in a glass house? Last edited by SugarBaby; July 2nd, 2008 at 11:34 AM.

July 2nd, 2008, 11:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
Wiggen Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,288	"She really has a wonderful personality" = Take a bag with you. __________________ "There are plenty of blacks who do not look like monkeys... Obama, however, does sort of look like a monkey..." Zen, May 18, 2008.

July 2nd, 2008, 11:16 AM	#11 (permalink)
Grandstander Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Northern California Posts: 6,616	"Not to interupt you, but...." Introduces interuption "I don't care what anyone thinks, I....." Said when you want everyone to think that you are fiercely indepedent

July 2nd, 2008, 11:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
bigheadache Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roswell, NM Posts: 948	Not to belabor a point but ... well actually I do want to harp on this....

July 2nd, 2008, 11:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
Cochise22 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 206	No offense, but.. I really do intend to offend you.

July 2nd, 2008, 01:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
skrable Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 403	To make a long story short ... too late "If I had a nickel for everytime I've heard that, I'd be a rich man" ... not a chance "Do what I say, not what I do" ... a person too stupid to follow their own advice probably doesn't give good advice to begin with "I'm sorry, I can't. I promised to save myself for marriage" ... or someone she thinks is worth having sex with, whichever comes first (so to speak) "A walk's as good as a hit" ... no, it's really not

July 2nd, 2008, 01:12 PM	#15 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,857	Too good to be true More likely, somebody's tale of woe is too bad to be true. __________________ ------------------ When people ask what I hope to see before I die, I answer that I've already seen too much.

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