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Aug 14, 2022 15:53:02   #
Ed48 Loc: Superior, Wisconsin
 
I have learned a lot here today, now I hope to remember it all.

Ed48

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Aug 14, 2022 17:37:31   #
waldron7 Loc: State of Confusion
 
At my age, it's much smarter to use the stairs at the pool. Just make sure you hold on to the rail going in!

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Aug 14, 2022 18:34:11   #
goofybruce
 
I never saw or heard this list....but I learned them all.

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Aug 14, 2022 18:54:41   #
Juy Loc: Delaware
 
jerryc41 wrote:
You know this from experience?


LOL

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Aug 14, 2022 19:45:43   #
Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York
 
Schoee wrote:
Why number 2?
Don’t agree with number 4. Your offer sets a stake in the ground and the other needs to move you away from it. Much harder for them than if you allow them to put a stake in the ground now you have to move it


I’m not sure why Number 2 is there on the list. The only way I enter a pool is when I’m screaming, “CANNONBALL!!!”

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Aug 14, 2022 19:47:24   #
Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York
 
pbcbob wrote:
Continued: for diving. Many states require this to be posted along the pool perimeter.


Think, CANNONBALL!!!”

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Aug 14, 2022 19:49:32   #
Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York
 
BBurns wrote:
Great wisdom.
It reminded me of a list my Grandfather had.

Don't name a pig you plan to eat.
Country fences need to be horse high, pig tight, bull strong.
Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.
Keep skunks, lawyers and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumblebee is faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.
Meanness don't happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes with their heads.
Don't sell your mule to buy a plow.
Don't corner something meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You can't unsay a cruel thing.
Every path has some puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about never happens.
Don't squat with your spurs on.
Don't judge people by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then, when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
Don't interfere with something that ain't botherin' you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
It's better to be a has-been than a never-was.
The easiest way to eat crow is while it's still warm. The colder it gets, the harder it is to swaller.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
If it don't seem like it's worth the effort, it probably ain't.
It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.
Sometimes, you get and, sometimes, you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever deal with watches you shave his face in the mirror every morning.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
Don't worry about bitin' off more'n you can chew; your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.
Only cows know why they stampede.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there with ya.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is 'till they get thumped.
Never miss a good chance to shut the hell up.
Great wisdom. br It reminded me of a list my Grand... (show quote)


This is a great companion to my list. Let’s call it volume II. I hope you don’t mind.

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Aug 14, 2022 20:11:38   #
BBurns Loc: South Bay, California
 
Scruples wrote:
This is a great companion to my list. Let’s call it volume II. I hope you don’t mind.
Absolutely not.
Please be my guest. My Grandfathers list bears much truth.

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Aug 14, 2022 20:36:17   #
bobbyjohn Loc: Dallas, TX
 
For 1. "Never shake a person’s hand sitting down." A few years back when my son went to Univ. of Texas at Austin, after a UT football away game in California, he randomly met and shook hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in a pizza restaurant, while the governor was sitting down.

For those of y'all who don't know Gov. Abbott, he is in a wheel-chair.



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Aug 14, 2022 21:41:08   #
PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA
 
Some very profound and wise advice for children but for numerous adults, also.

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Aug 14, 2022 22:57:17   #
Transbuff1985 Loc: east central Iowa
 
Scruples wrote:
1. Never shake a person’s hand sitting down.
2. Don’t enter a pool by the stairs.
3. The man at the BBQ Grill is the closest thing to a king.
4. In a negotiation, never make the first offer.
5. Request the late check-out.
6. When entrusted with a secret, keep it.
7. Hold your heroes to a higher standard.
8. Return a borrowed car with a full tank of gas.
9. Play with passion or don’t play at all…
10. When shaking hands, grip firmly and look them in the eye.
11. Don’t let a wishbone grow where a backbone should be.
12. If you need music on the beach, you’re missing the point.
13. Carry two handkerchiefs. The one in your back pocket is for you. The one in your breast pocket is for your partner.
14. You marry the person, you marry their family.
15. Be like a duck. Remain calm on the surface and paddle like crazy underneath.
16. Experience the serenity of traveling alone.
17. Never be afraid to ask out the best looking person in the room.
18. Never turn down a breath mint.
19. A sport coat or a tailored dress is worth 1000 words.
20. Try writing your own eulogy. Never stop revising.
21. Thank a veteran. Then make it up to him.
22. Eat lunch with the new kid.
23. After writing an angry email, read it carefully. Then delete it.
24. Ask your mom to play. She won’t let you win.
25. Manners maketh the person.
26. Give credit. Take the blame.
27. Stand up to Bullies. Protect those bullied.
28. Write down your dreams.
29. Take time to snuggle your pets, they love you so much and are always happy to see you.
30. Be confident and humble at the same time.
31. If ever in doubt, remember whose child you are and REFUSE to just be ordinary!
32. In all things lead by example not explanation.
33. Dress how you want to be addressed
34. BE BLESSED BY BEING A BLESSING
1. Never shake a person’s hand sitting down. br 2.... (show quote)


Nice list Scruples, I agree with most of all teachings here. But I remember many my parents taught me. But most of all:
The Golden rule: "Do on to Others as you would have them Do onto You" (Thou Shall Not Kill, one of many)
and "Respect Your Elders"

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Aug 14, 2022 23:25:27   #
John7199 Loc: Eastern Mass.
 
Great list! 2 more - In a job interview if the interviewer stops talking, you stop to the first one to talk loses. People feel compelled to talk.
In legal matters, when testifying, just answer the question at hand - Don't add any information.

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Aug 14, 2022 23:30:03   #
bob44044 Loc: Ohio
 
35. Children give up your bed the adult guests.

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Aug 14, 2022 23:31:23   #
Reuss Griffiths Loc: Ravenna, Ohio
 
Here's a couple more rules to live by: The first two are by Robert Heinlein's Notebook of Lazarus Long and the last one is from me.

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks

Three things I learned at college:
Force = Mass time Acceleration; you can't push a rope; and all women are savages.

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Aug 15, 2022 00:02:58   #
rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines
 
BBurns wrote:
Great wisdom.
It reminded me of a list my Grandfather had.

Don't name a pig you plan to eat.
Country fences need to be horse high, pig tight, bull strong.
Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.
Keep skunks, lawyers and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumblebee is faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.
Meanness don't happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes with their heads.
Don't sell your mule to buy a plow.
Don't corner something meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You can't unsay a cruel thing.
Every path has some puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about never happens.
Don't squat with your spurs on.
Don't judge people by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then, when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
Don't interfere with something that ain't botherin' you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
It's better to be a has-been than a never-was.
The easiest way to eat crow is while it's still warm. The colder it gets, the harder it is to swaller.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
If it don't seem like it's worth the effort, it probably ain't.
It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.
Sometimes, you get and, sometimes, you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever deal with watches you shave his face in the mirror every morning.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
Don't worry about bitin' off more'n you can chew; your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.
Only cows know why they stampede.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there with ya.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is 'till they get thumped.
Never miss a good chance to shut the hell up.
Great wisdom. br It reminded me of a list my Grand... (show quote)


Those really are the best!!! Your grandfather was a man of great wisdom! Would that people now even could perceive the veracity - and meaning! - of those precepts.

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

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