Often heard sayings that are completely false.

a reply to: Maxmars

Should I start a thread about sayings (often heard or not) which are true?


Nah. That's hard and I wouldn't know which forum to post it in. ChitChat?

“ Make Hay while the sun shines “ = make the most of good timing/opportunities

“ A watched pot never boils “ = impatience doesn’t make things move faster then the time it takes

“ Don’t cry over spilt milk “ = Nothing you can do about it now, get over it !

a reply to: MountainLaurel

“ Don’t cry over spilt milk “

A variation I came up with. At least, I've never heard it from anywhere else.

Don't cry over spilt milt.

(It has to do with biology and stuff.)

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: MountainLaurel

“ Don’t cry over spilt milk “

A variation I came up with. At least, I've never heard it from anywhere else.

Don't cry over spilt milt.

(It has to do with biology and stuff.)

Sounds a little fishy ! 🐟

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?

No pain no gain specifically is talking about working out, if your muscles are not sore after a work out, you cannot gain muscle mass, because you have to tear the muscle so it grows back denser when it heals. So if you're not sore after doing it, it was a waste of effort as you will not gain. "No pain, no gain."

In the proper context this is one hundred percent accurate.

a reply to: SRPrime

As applied specifically to increased muscle mass, yes.

But cannot maintenance of the status quo be considered a "gain" against entropy?

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: SRPrime

As applied specifically to increased muscle mass, yes.

But cannot maintenance of the status quo be considered a "gain" against entropy?

I mean, you can play with words all you want. A gain is the opposite of loss, but not losing is not a gain.

Every square is a rectangle, but not every rectangle is a square.

Been a while, Phage, who let you out to play?

a reply to: SRPrime

I mean, you can play with words all you want.

Thank you for that.

Been a while, Phage, who let you out to play?

Tucker. My golden.

I gave him a bath and he said I could go on ATS.

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: SRPrime

I mean, you can play with words all you want.

Thank you for that.

Been a while, Phage, who let you out to play?

Tucker. My golden.

I gave him a bath and he said I could go on ATS.

There was a lot of information packed into this post.

I love how golden retriever owners refer to them as "Goldens." I love animals named with person names. My favorite dog on earth is a Golden named Vesta and is owned by a person I have told I loved. Are you trying to appeal to me after all these years of having nothing in common? How could you know the key to my heart?

Are you an A.I.? ::eyeroll::

LOL

a reply to: SRPrime

I am a master of manipulation.

Twas my daughter who named the fuzzy one.

Fear and respect go hand in hand

Early bird gets the worm

alternatively but the second mouse gets the cheese

Birds of a feather flock together

There is an exception to every rule

The bigger they are the harder they fall

There never was a horse that couldn't be rode and there never was a man that couldn't be thrown

Heard all of these growing up, probably more, and yea Id often lay in bed and ponder they were BS or not

Regarding "The Customer is Always Right".

It's a fragment of the original phrase, "The Customer is Always Right...When It Comes To Matters of Taste."

It was meant that the salesperson should never question the customers style or choice of consumables, but to smile and happily ring them up and compliment their personal style and taste to ensure repeat business.

Of course, people looking for a loophole to be abusive and entitled shorted the term and gave it a new meaning that we are all too familiar with in the retail world, that being, "I can do whatever the hell I want and you have to obey my directives because I spend money here."

Good news is that mooe and more retail and food service establishments are refusing to cater to this blatant abuse and turn of the phrase and are banning abusive customers and standing up for their employees instead of catering to spoiled brats who think the world owes them the world on a silver platter and think of retail and food service employees as being "subhuman servants not worthy of consideration or respect".

I can't tell you how many people I know these days who have Masters Degrees but don't have a superiority complex and are content to work in the Service Industry because they simply enjoy helping people in that capacity and role.

I could go on, but let's let this get back on topic.

Thanks for reading.

originally posted by: putnam6

Birds of a feather flock together

There is an exception to every rule

I believe these 100%. I have yet to be proven wrong on any of them.
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For me:
There are no stupid questions
Always respect your elders
Moms know best
Time heals all wounds
There are plenty of fish in the sea
You can't judge a book by its cover

a reply to: shaemac

There are no stupid questions

Just stupid people?

Sorry, could not resist.

originally posted by: GENERAL EYES
Regarding "The Customer is Always Right".

It's a fragment of the original phrase, "The Customer is Always Right...When It Comes To Matters of Taste."

It was meant that the salesperson should never question the customers style or choice of consumables, but to smile and happily ring them up and compliment their personal style and taste to ensure repeat business.

Of course, people looking for a loophole to be abusive and entitled shorted the term and gave it a new meaning that we are all too familiar with in the retail world, that being, "I can do whatever the hell I want and you have to obey my directives because I spend money here."

Good news is that mooe and more retail and food service establishments are refusing to cater to this blatant abuse and turn of the phrase and are banning abusive customers and standing up for their employees instead of catering to spoiled brats who think the world owes them the world on a silver platter and think of retail and food service employees as being "subhuman servants not worthy of consideration or respect".

I can't tell you how many people I know these days who have Masters Degrees but don't have a superiority complex and are content to work in the Service Industry because they simply enjoy helping people in that capacity and role.

I could go on, but let's let this get back on topic.

Thanks for reading.

Exactly

I could definitely go off on a tangent about how these are used in different settings.

In a restaurant or retail setting, I understood it as it was always better to try and diffuse the situation and never argue in public, or that's how most managers back then discussed this. Some people just want to rant or complain though, often the first thing I'd say is what can we do to make them completely happy? If it was a fairly reasonable request I would usually do it. Especially in jobs where you have a small customer base and word gets around. But if they went off on a tirade Id shut up and let them rant.

That said there is a different breed out there now, perhaps it always existed but now the proliferation of cameras and videos makes it easier to pass along.

Alternatively, I never understood throwing a conniption fit, most people used to want to avoid a confrontation now it's almost the exact opposite.

There may be a time and a place to lose your chit, but because Billy Joe minimum wage didn't put in the ketchup packets isn't one of them.

The Straight Dope was always a great source for the meaning and origins of sayings.

cool article about "the whole nine yards" and where it originated.

www.straightdope.com...

originally posted by: shaemac

originally posted by: putnam6

Birds of a feather flock together

There is an exception to every rule

I believe these 100%. I have yet to be proven wrong on any of them.
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For me:
There are no stupid questions
Always respect your elders
Moms know best
Time heals all wounds
There are plenty of fish in the sea
You can't judge a book by its cover

Always respect your elders
Moms know best
Time heals all wounds
There are plenty of fish in the sea
You can't judge a book by its cover

Growing up in a family with 3 siblings heard these or variations all the time. Used to cringe a bit when Id use them with my kids

a reply to: SeriouslyDeep

"It's just common sense".

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: MountainLaurel

“ Don’t cry over spilt milk “

A variation I came up with. At least, I've never heard it from anywhere else.

Don't cry over spilt milt.

(It has to do with biology and stuff.)

Onanist.