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J'Pol
11-14-2003, 06:07 PM
A friend of mine, many years ago (he was about 16 and I, 15) said to me

"J ..." for that was my name " .... wherever you go and whatever you do you Will meet wankers. You just have to learn to live with it".

60 years later and I can still remember him saying it to me and it is still something I live by.

Now I know that some of you chaps are of more tender years, however has anyone imparted any wise words to you, which have stuck in your memory ? Anything perhaps that you would wish to share with us. It could be a parent, a friend, a teacher, a stranger anyone at all. Just something that has stuck in your memory.
JONNO_CELEBS
11-14-2003, 06:12 PM
Yes, it may sound silly to you but it's kept me sane at various points and has pretty much always been true.

My friends father said to me 2 days before he died

"No matter what happens or how bad it gets, it will always come right in the end"

And 95% of the time it does, sometimes takes a while but it always does :)

Jonno B)
Billy_Dean
11-14-2003, 06:14 PM
When I was about 13 there was a concert at my high school, someone in front of me coughed. For some reason i said to myself "I'm never gonna forget that" and I haven't, that was 40 odd years ago. It's things like this that trigger the memory. Stupid, eh? But true.


:)
Proper Bo
11-14-2003, 06:30 PM
My dad told me once when I started goin out on the piss,
"If you're not in bed by eleven, just come home" :D
Skweeky
11-14-2003, 06:35 PM
myeah, a while ago I, was feeling kind of depressed and someone said to me &#39; Take care of yourself, cause no one else will do it for you&#39; <_<

Best advice I ever got :D
scribblec
11-14-2003, 06:43 PM
your 75 &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;


wow no wonder i can hardly ever understand u&#33;&#33; :ph34r:
Yogi
11-14-2003, 06:48 PM
I have a long one, but wonder if j&#39;pol appreciates......
thewizeard
11-14-2003, 06:55 PM
My father said to me, "It&#39;s better to be too late in this world than too early in the next world".....
J'Pol
11-14-2003, 07:00 PM
Originally posted by SensualGardening@14 November 2003 - 19:48
I have a long one, but wonder if j&#39;pol appreciates......
Please proceed, shorter isn&#39;t always better. Neither is faster.
DarthInsinuate
11-14-2003, 07:01 PM
when i was 8 my teacher told me that i worry too much - since then i&#39;ve just tried to relax and, similarly to Jonno, remember that things usually work out eventually
J'Pol
11-14-2003, 07:01 PM
Originally posted by nigel123@14 November 2003 - 19:55
My father said to me, "It&#39;s better to be too late in this world than too early in the next world".....
You&#39;d rather be nigel, late. Than the late nigel
thewizeard
11-14-2003, 07:04 PM
Originally posted by J&#39;Pol+14 November 2003 - 19:01--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (J&#39;Pol @ 14 November 2003 - 19:01)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-nigel123@14 November 2003 - 19:55
My father said to me, "It&#39;s better to be too late in this world than too early in the next world".....
You&#39;d rather be nigel, late. Than the late nigel [/b][/quote]
:o .... :)
Lilmiss
11-14-2003, 07:15 PM
Just before my best mate fell into a coma and died, he turned to me and said "Im ok, I just need another drink".

:) Bless him.



Me ma&#39;s advice was "never shit on your own doorstep"
That served me well. :blink: :D
Yogi
11-14-2003, 07:19 PM
Originally posted by J&#39;Pol+14 November 2003 - 21:00--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (J&#39;Pol @ 14 November 2003 - 21:00)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SensualGardening@14 November 2003 - 19:48
I have a long one, but wonder if j&#39;pol appreciates......
Please proceed, shorter isn&#39;t always better. Neither is faster. [/b][/quote]
My father used to tell me this tale when i was afraid for a coming event:

There was this small village once, a long, long time ago in a far away country.

This small village was and had allways been banned by the fear of the Great

Dragon, living in the forest behind the big mountain.

The stories in the village were horrofying.

Missing kids, torn out trees, even bad weather was brought to them by the Dragon.

So no-one was allowed to pass the big mountain and most wouldn&#39;t even leave at

that side of the village.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Considering i type with one finger, i&#39;ll post part two tommorow.

Yogi
bigboab
11-14-2003, 07:38 PM
Come on Sensual&#33; &#39;Enter the Dragon II&#39; I have seen this before. :lol:
Gemby!
11-14-2003, 10:48 PM
i only ever remember the bad comments .. i got plenty of those &#33;

:(
TheDave
11-14-2003, 10:54 PM
after that whole glenn hoddle thing a few years ago my dad said to me "if you ever wanna get anywhere in life, never speak your mind" :blink:
J'Pol
11-14-2003, 10:57 PM
Originally posted by TheDave@14 November 2003 - 23:54
after that whole glenn hoddle thing a few years ago my dad said to me "if you ever wanna get anywhere in life, never speak your mind" :blink:
What happened between you and Glen Hoddle, The.

Or is it private ?
pol
11-14-2003, 11:04 PM
Originally posted by J&#39;Pol
"J ..." for that was my name " .... wherever you go and whatever you do you Will meet wankers. You just have to learn to live with it".

my old man said something very similar to me as a boy, the jist being that you could be in a room of x amount of people and the chances of you all &#39;seeing eye to eye&#39; is very slim. human nature i suppose, a &#39;wanker&#39; to me might be someone who is brand-new for someone else, so i must be someone else&#39;s wanker :( :D

here&#39;s another, again from the old man, "son, if you ever walk in to a bookies take the time to notice that there&#39;s three pay-in windows and one pay-out window"

http://server3.uploadit.org/files/141103-shop_photo.jpg <_<
SniperInTheShadows
11-14-2003, 11:11 PM
The most important thing anyones ever said to me is something my family&#39;s said to me - "You know that no matter what we&#39;ll alway&#39;s be there for you and love you" :)

They alway&#39;s have been there for me and it&#39;s the most important thing in the world to me :)

I&#39;ve also heard that if you get stage fright then just imagine the audience are naked, it&#39;s supposed to relax you or something, but what i&#39;d like to know is what if you&#39;ve got stage fright and the audience really are sat naked? Do you imagine them all clothed? lol

Sniper.
J'Pol
11-14-2003, 11:13 PM
Originally posted by pol@15 November 2003 - 00:04


here&#39;s another, again from the old man, "son, if you ever walk in to a bookies take the time to notice that there&#39;s three pay-in windows and one pay-out window"

http://server3.uploadit.org/files/141103-shop_photo.jpg <_<
:lol: :lol: :lol:

You have a wise Pater old bean.
J'Pol
11-14-2003, 11:19 PM
Originally posted by SniperInTheShadows@15 November 2003 - 00:11
The most important thing anyones ever said to me is something my family&#39;s said to me - "You know that no matter what we&#39;ll alway&#39;s be there for you and love you"&nbsp; :)

They alway&#39;s have been there for me and it&#39;s the most important thing in the world to me&nbsp; :)


If there is one thing I have tried to get across to our progeny it is that message. We love you, without conditions.

One cannot be given a greater gift than to know that, no matter what, people will be there for you.

Take advice from an old man. If you can give your children one thing, give them that.

No matter what the world thinks, even if I disagree with you, I will support you. We may disagree in private, but in public I will always be there for you.

Bloody well said SITS
Ella
11-14-2003, 11:24 PM
My old Mum had a few gems...

"Love a lot, trust a few, always paddle your own canoe."

and

"I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes. And then I met a man with no feet".

She also used the don&#39;t shit on your own doorstep in terms of not having workplace romances....and I never have had one. :rolleyes:
ang3968
11-15-2003, 01:32 AM
an old boss quoted me my sig..... always stuck in my mind but I have no idea who quoted it originally....
dingoBaby
11-15-2003, 02:37 AM
"Work hard and be nice to people". That was said to me on my first day as a salesman. I got (still get) lots of sales "advice" and selling "tips" but that was by far the best advice I have ever recieved. It works on so many different levels.
j2k4
11-15-2003, 02:40 AM
"Don&#39;t bullshit a bullshitter".

"Never play straight pool with a snooker player".

Two from me Dad. ;)
Billy_Dean
11-15-2003, 02:46 AM
My old man used to say to me .."Son, if you get caught, don&#39;t say a bloody word till the solicitor gets there" It&#39;s always worked for me.


:)
j2k4
11-15-2003, 08:15 PM
I don&#39;t know that he was the first to say this, but my recently-deceased brother-in-law Richard said to me , in a discussion of the Israel/Palestine dilemma:

"We fly the earth like birds and swim the sea like fish, but cannot walk the earth as brothers."

He died of cancer 5 weeks later.
Nightwolf
11-15-2003, 09:11 PM
If there&#39;s one thing I&#39;ve learned by reading this thread, it&#39;s that most people seem to give the best advice right before they die. Why is that? Maybe they were making profound statements their entire life, but we only pay attention to them after they&#39;re gone.
J'Pol
11-15-2003, 09:16 PM
Originally posted by Nightwolf@15 November 2003 - 22:11
If there&#39;s one thing I&#39;ve learned by reading this thread, it&#39;s that most people seem to give the best advice right before they die. Why is that? Maybe they were making profound statements their entire life, but we only pay attention to them after they&#39;re gone.
That&#39;s a very wise thing to say.
MetroStars
11-15-2003, 09:18 PM
My dad told me once when I started goin out on the piss,
"If you&#39;re not in bed by eleven, just come home"


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


My old man used to say to me .."Son, if you get caught, don&#39;t say a bloody word till the solicitor gets there" It&#39;s always worked for me.


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
j2k4
11-16-2003, 12:54 AM
Another from my Dad, when I started (occasionally) staying out all night:

"At least put a little milk in the bowl so your Mom doesn&#39;t worry, huh?"

:D
J'Pol
11-16-2003, 12:57 AM
Originally posted by j2k4@16 November 2003 - 01:54
Another from my Dad, when I started (occasionally) staying out all night:

"At least put a little milk in the bowl so your Mom doesn&#39;t worry, huh?"

:D
That is seriously esoteric.
Riddler
11-16-2003, 08:46 PM
My Grandad used to say; " Whatever doesn&#39;t kill you makes you stronger. " He lived to be 85...and was pretty damn strong &#33; :D
A good friend gave me a cap that said; " The worst day fishing is better than the best day working ". I&#39;ve spent many, many fishless days on the water considering myself lucky. ;)
J'Pol
11-16-2003, 08:53 PM
Originally posted by Riddler@16 November 2003 - 21:46
My Grandad used to say; " Whatever doesn&#39;t kill you makes you stronger. " He lived to be 85...and was pretty damn strong &#33;&nbsp; :D
A good friend gave me a cap that said; " The worst day fishing is better than the best day working ". I&#39;ve spent many, many fishless days on the water considering myself lucky.&nbsp; ;)
Shhhhh

Don&#39;t let the veggies know about this.
Riddler
11-16-2003, 09:03 PM
:lol: My lips are sealed.
Sid Hartha
11-18-2003, 03:43 PM
Originally posted by J&#39;Pol@14 November 2003 - 18:07
...has anyone imparted any wise words to you, which have stuck in your memory ?
"Always wipe, and stay off the pipe."
dwightfry
11-18-2003, 04:09 PM
I read this a few years back, and it the most true statement I&#39;ve ever read.

Feelings:
When you have them, it feels like they will never go away
When they go away, they feel like you&#39;ve never had them
When they come back, it feels like they never left

I don&#39;t know why I was so fond of it, but it is something I will never forget, and will probably pass on to my kids.
Nightwolf
11-18-2003, 08:44 PM
I get all my words of wisdom from rock songs...

Yes there are two paths you can go by,
but in the long run
There&#39;s still time to change the road you&#39;re on.

-Led Zeppelin

-----------------------------

Gabba Gabba, Hey&#33;

-The Ramones
WeeMouse
11-18-2003, 08:53 PM
Well.............me dad always says to me "if someone annoys you punch them where it hurts".

Just as well i don&#39;t listen to my dad then&#33; :rolleyes:


My oldest sister however, says to me "Do your best, cos that&#39;s all that you can do. If you fail at something don&#39;t worry about it cos I&#39;ll be here for you if you do".

I listen to her. She&#39;s much nicer :)


My guidance teacher used to say "If you want something, you better go looking for it cos it damn well isn&#39;t gonna come knocking at your door looking for you&#33;"

True............... B)
imnotanaddict
11-18-2003, 09:03 PM
A friend of mine&#39;s mom made a statement, thats always stuck in my mind. She said:"Your just as good as anybody, but no better than anyone". I&#39;ve not run into too many people that agree with that statement. Am I better than a mass murderer, a rapist? Well I think most people would answer yes to both without to much thought about it. But at the time it was one of those things that you understood, by reading between the lines. Her meaning or what I think she meant had to do with prejudices, superiority and ignorance. Does it make me better than someone if I have more money than they do? If I&#39;m smarter? If my skin is a different colour?If I&#39;m from a different Country? If they&#39;ve been in trouble with the law and I have&#39;nt? What about religous beliefs, or lack of? Where does it start and where does it end? Remembering that statements put me in my place more than once over the years. ;)


On a lighter side,

My dad and I were riding down the road, he was driving, when suddenly a bug hit the windshield and splattered everywhere. He turned and looked at me and said, "I bet he don&#39;t have the guts to do that again". I laughed, but it was true. Mabe thats where I get part of my warped sense of humor. :D
bigboab
11-18-2003, 09:53 PM
Originally posted by imnotanaddict@18 November 2003 - 21:03
I&#39;m not a complete idiot, some parts are missing.
&nbsp;

If you find the spare parts, let me know. I am needing replacements. :lol:
J'Pol
11-18-2003, 11:52 PM
Originally posted by bigboab+18 November 2003 - 22:53--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (bigboab @ 18 November 2003 - 22:53)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-imnotanaddict@18 November 2003 - 21:03
I&#39;m not a complete idiot, some parts are missing.
&nbsp;

If you find the spare parts, let me know. I am needing replacements. :lol: [/b][/quote]
boab

If you are making your own idiot, I have a guide.
bigboab
11-19-2003, 12:08 AM
No thanks. I am more into rubbing boy scouts together. :lol: :lol: :lol:
J'Pol
11-19-2003, 12:40 AM
Originally posted by bigboab@19 November 2003 - 01:08
No thanks. I am more into rubbing boy scouts
That&#39;s a matter for you, but the authorities may object.
bigboab
11-19-2003, 12:48 AM
Originally posted by J&#39;Pol+19 November 2003 - 00:40--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (J&#39;Pol @ 19 November 2003 - 00:40)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigboab@19 November 2003 - 01:08
No thanks. I am more into rubbing boy scouts
That&#39;s a matter for you, but the authorities may object. [/b][/quote]
I thought it might start a bit of flame. :lol: