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"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, and I'll eat your eyes."
hahaha i can't tell you how many times i've said something of that sort to unsuspecting people. along with this little phrase if someone asks you to come have dinner: "i'm sorry, but i have a rare food allergy which manifests itself in the form of lycanthropy. another time, perhaps?" but as for distilled wisdom, here's a rather good one from our old friend Bob Marley: "The world will know peace when the power of love becomes greater than the love of power." |
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"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, and I'll eat your eyes."
Unfortunately - one of the phrases (in romany) meaning "I love you" literally translates as "I want to eat your eyes" - so be careful the audience on this one. An old sig phrase I had floating around for a while: "If I like you, I'll bleed for you. If I don't...well...best you don't think about that." |
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Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
(Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes. But deserve a nice glass of absinthe. I have some Montemarte in the cabinet, if you wish.)
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« Reply #252 on: November 03, 2008, 06:41:20 pm » |
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"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, and I'll eat your eyes."
Unfortunately - one of the phrases (in romany) meaning "I love you" literally translates as "I want to eat your eyes" - so be careful the audience on this one. An old sig phrase I had floating around for a while: "If I like you, I'll bleed for you. If I don't...well...best you don't think about that." i hope i never fall in love with someone who speaks romany, then. |
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« Reply #253 on: November 03, 2008, 07:32:39 pm » |
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i hope i never fall in love with someone who speaks romany, then.
It sounds much prettier in the real thing. And of course, as with any idiom - the literal translation is rarely an indicator of the cultural meaning. If you think of the eyes as the window to the soul - its more a matter of wanting to share souls/understand deeply the person. |
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« Reply #254 on: November 03, 2008, 08:10:38 pm » |
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"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, and I'll eat your eyes."
Unfortunately - one of the phrases (in romany) meaning "I love you" literally translates as "I want to eat your eyes" - so be careful the audience on this one. An old sig phrase I had floating around for a while: "If I like you, I'll bleed for you. If I don't...well...best you don't think about that." Ok, then how about "You had better be able to run faster scared than I can pissed off." |
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« Reply #255 on: November 03, 2008, 08:17:06 pm » |
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My grandpa once gave me a penny, saying, "Put that in your pocket. If you never spend it, you'll never go broke." I've long since lost the penny, but I'm carrying a dollar coin now with the same sentiment.
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« Reply #256 on: November 04, 2008, 12:30:14 am » |
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I'm the pyro operator on this gig, if you see me running, try to keep up.
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Such are the feeble bases on which many a public character rests.
Construction of illegal outdoor Privvys on common land a speciality. Our customers always come back.
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« Reply #257 on: November 04, 2008, 05:55:21 pm » |
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i hope i never fall in love with someone who speaks romany, then.
It sounds much prettier in the real thing. And of course, as with any idiom - the literal translation is rarely an indicator of the cultural meaning. If you think of the eyes as the window to the soul - its more a matter of wanting to share souls/understand deeply the person. so what they're really saying is that they want to eat your soul instead? ^_~ |
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« Reply #258 on: November 04, 2008, 05:59:41 pm » |
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I'm the pyro operator on this gig, if you see me running, try to keep up.
I've got a T-shirt that says something similar. Ironically, it's covered in holes from hot sparks. |
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HE WRESTLES BEARS, HE DRINKS HIS ALE, HE LOVES HIS AUTUNITE! ON WEDNESDAYS HE GOES SHOPPING, THIS SONG IS UTTER SHI-
PM me about adding a thread to the OT archive! _|¯¯|_ r[]_[] |
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« Reply #259 on: November 04, 2008, 06:20:22 pm » |
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One of the tenets I live by is: "If the cops didn't see it, I didn't do it."
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« Reply #260 on: November 05, 2008, 06:51:33 am » |
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"When life throws you lemons, pick up a rock and return the favor."
~Me
"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me — I can't get fooled again."
~Dubya
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« Reply #261 on: November 05, 2008, 04:37:23 pm » |
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My favorite:
"You can't fix stupid"
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"You'd think he'd learn."
"Heh! De best minions neffer do!"
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« Reply #262 on: November 05, 2008, 04:40:37 pm » |
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"You can't fix stupid"
Quite possibly one of the funniest lines ever uttered by any Comedian. ^.^ |
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« Reply #263 on: November 06, 2008, 11:37:28 pm » |
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I'm the pyro operator on this gig, if you see me running, try to keep up.
I saw a member of a Royal Engineers EOD team member wearing a "T" shirt with a similar phrase I wasn't sure whether or not to laugh |
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One for whom the terms GEEK and NERD are considered great compliments
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« Reply #264 on: November 18, 2008, 05:04:03 pm » |
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Never investigate anything dangerous with people who can run faster then you
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I don’t suffer from insanity, I revel in it. To die would be an awfully big adventure
"Viagra Chapstick" - For that stiff upper lip I dont have an anger management problem I just like to solve my problems with violence
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« Reply #265 on: November 18, 2008, 05:34:13 pm » |
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"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it."
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« Reply #266 on: November 18, 2008, 05:36:59 pm » |
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as "kinky" can be defined as "using a feather", so can "perverse" can be defined as "using the chicken"
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« Reply #267 on: November 18, 2008, 10:44:35 pm » |
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the term "too much" does not apply to the application of butter on top of potatoes.
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« Reply #268 on: November 18, 2008, 10:46:22 pm » |
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Never investigate anything dangerous with people who can run faster then you
an unknown mythos investigator
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« Reply #269 on: November 18, 2008, 11:11:53 pm » |
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There is always one more sheep determined to cross the road in front of you.
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« Reply #270 on: November 19, 2008, 05:25:18 pm » |
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There is always one more sheep determined to cross the road in front of you.
Damm those pedestrians |
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« Reply #271 on: November 19, 2008, 08:01:09 pm » |
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I appologise if this is a repost:
P.T. Barnum "Everyday another sucker is born."
And in the vein of recent posts:
'Only the cat' never is.
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« Reply #272 on: November 20, 2008, 05:02:22 am » |
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Being dyslexic means never having to say you're syror.
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If I have to choose between loving you or breathing, I will use my last breath to say "I love you." -- Estevan Shu
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« Reply #273 on: November 20, 2008, 05:03:45 pm » |
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Sorry if this has already been posted but this is one of my favourites: If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.....then find someone that life gave vodka and have a party.  Sir. Silence |
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In Darkness There Is Pain, In Pain There Is Life.
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« Reply #274 on: November 20, 2008, 06:19:54 pm » |
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'Only the cat' never is.
The greatness is revealed. Also, You may poke a man's fire after you've known him for seven years.- From an English Proverbs bookAll I want to be is someone that makes new things.- From Greyscalegorilla Photo BlogThe place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.- Havelock Ellis |
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The cake is a lie. Especially the cheesecake.
Oh, and there is a spoon, but it is too big.
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