Often heard sayings that are completely false.

You hear people use these lines as though it were wisdom or an eternal truth or something but its completely false. So why do they say them?

It takes one to know one.
I guess, to know a girl you gotta be a girl, much like it is entirely impossible to know a CEO without being a CEO. It doesn't take one to know one but back in the early 90s youd hear this all the time.

What doesnt kill you makes you stronger.
Coronavaxx didnt kill them and guess what, they are much weaker than before. That landmine didnt kill that trooper, but hes stronger now, can run twice as fast, lift twice as much, get real. Chances are if something almost killed you the likeliness of being stronger after the damages are very low. What doesnt kill you, youve survived.

No pain, no gain.
I actually, upon hearing this one too many times, went on and counted that each time I was in pain did I gain something? Absolutely not, 90% of the time I was in pain because I lost something. This one is something backstabbers say to their victims to somehow make them believe theyre getting something out of losing something, so I guess maybe they wont fight back? Who knows why they said this but its completely false.

Got any more?

double post

a reply to: SeriouslyDeep

Here's a couple that come to mind:

"Cheaters never prosper."
HA! Just take a look at your average politician.

"The customer is always right."
What a load of crap that is!

originally posted by: SeriouslyDeep
You hear people use these lines as though it were wisdom or an eternal truth or something but its completely false. So why do they say them?

It takes one to know one.
I guess, to know a girl you gotta be a girl, much like it is entirely impossible to know a CEO without being a CEO. It doesn't take one to know one but back in the early 90s youd hear this all the time.

What doesnt kill you makes you stronger.
Coronavaxx didnt kill them and guess what, they are much weaker than before. That landmine didnt kill that trooper, but hes stronger now, can run twice as fast, lift twice as much, get real. Chances are if something almost killed you the likeliness of being stronger after the damages are very low. What doesnt kill you, youve survived.

No pain, no gain.
I actually, upon hearing this one too many times, went on and counted that each time I was in pain did I gain something? Absolutely not, 90% of the time I was in pain because I lost something. This one is something backstabbers say to their victims to somehow make them believe theyre getting something out of losing something, so I guess maybe they wont fight back? Who knows why they said this but its completely false.

Got any more?

You need college to make good money.

Money doesnt grow on trees.

A good days work for a good days pay.

Respect is earned.

they are figures of speech my dude
all are relevant
google figures of speech
...and maybe the turing test,
cause you're givin' me the beep boop vibe.

originally posted by: ColeYounger
a reply to: SeriouslyDeep

"The customer is always right."
What a load of crap that is!

It's correct, but simply misunderstood. It means "The customer knows what the customer wants to buy." He is "right" in that statement. So if he goes to the hardware store and wants to but a widget, but the store doesn't have a widget to sell, the customer will go elsewhere. It has nothing to do with the employee taking abuse. That is an unfortunate and simplistic interpretation that many people make that leads to all sorts of confusion. Managers and employers who insist on this interpretation are just plain stupid.

"according to sources familiar with the matter" 😀

It takes one to know one.

This one is kinda weird though.
It is usually just used to insult.

"The World is Flat"

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."

(somebody on Twitter thought somebody working for the gov said it) 🤣

originally posted by: schuyler

originally posted by: ColeYounger
a reply to: SeriouslyDeep

"The customer is always right."
What a load of crap that is!

It's correct, but simply misunderstood. It means "The customer knows what the customer wants to buy." He is "right" in that statement. So if he goes to the hardware store and wants to but a widget, but the store doesn't have a widget to sell, the customer will go elsewhere. It has nothing to do with the employee taking abuse. That is an unfortunate and simplistic interpretation that many people make that leads to all sorts of confusion. Managers and employers who insist on this interpretation are just plain stupid.

Regarding your comment, I see myself as the "customer", and expect to be treated as such.
So how do you like them apples?

a reply to: ColeYounger

"The customer is always right." What a load of crap that is!

i had a sign in my old shop that said,

the customer is always right to a certain point.
then we have to set them straight.

"He's making a list and checking it twice."

a reply to: SeriouslyDeep

Or contradictory..

He who hesitates is lost..
Look before you leap…

The early bird gets the worm…
The second mouse gets the cheese..

I use them. All of them

In a sarcastic or facetious fashion, always.

Is that bad?

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush!

Literally it's dumb but figuratively it's pretty dead on!


My dad always said "You make your bed...you lay in it"...this certainly wasn't true...I never made my bed!

a reply to: SeriouslyDeep

"Trust the science!"

An eternal truth: What doesn't kill you only postpones the inevitable.

The one I most hate is, "They were "sleeping" together.

Uh ... No, they were not! If they were sleeping, it wouldn't be such a big deal. They were not "sleeping." They were doing something every different from sleeping.

Why do people say this? It irritates the hell out of me.

Ok.

Here is one that is true and cannot be denied. Near and dear to me.

No matter where you go, there you are.


Close thread.

originally posted by: Phage

Here is one that is true and cannot be denied...

Close thread.

Sorry, no can do; but as a consolation prize...

"True and cannot be denied" sometimes is not the case.

(j/k no offense)

also, while not a saying...'restrooms' are often not used for rest.