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"He was three sheets to the wind".

I used to help out in the workshops at a center for the mentally disabled.
We came up with the following saying when a member would step forward to undo or tighten a bolt. It was always chanted by the team with much glee & clapping,
AND
It stands good today for non mechanical people like wives!!

"Lefty loosy, Righty tighty"

Kipper

As a retired military guy, one of my favorites has always been, "Hark, there they go and I must hasten after them as I am their leader!"
Stuart

Do the Military ever retire ?

Kipper

"Don't throw the baby out with the BATH water". Same as jerrygolf's but different. :eek: :confused:

JYD,
Centuries ago in France, to conserve water and heating, they would fill the bath tub and heat the water. The Father would take a bath first, then the Mom, then the oldest kid down until it came to the baby. By then, the water was so dirty they could hardly see the baby in it so the saying was, "Don't throw the baby out with the dirty water" or "bath water." This is in reference to like if you have a box of junk in your garage, check it over before you throw it out because there may be something of value in it.
Oh Boy, now neither my "Preview Post" or "Instant Graemlins" work. My "Spell Check" does.

"He went belly-wump over the fence"

Jerry:

I guess I've always heard the 'bath water' one-liner as "Don't throw out the baby with the bath water."

After reading your post about the "dirty water" version, I'm pretty sure I like the version I'm familiar with.

Your "French" version sounds pretty awful. YUUUCK !!!!!

:( :( :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :( :(

Bill.

i wasn't aware the french bathed. mike

PC ! PC ! Please!
(Do they?) :rolleyes:

kipper

A recent study of soap purchases per person in Europe showed that people in Italy purchased the most soap per person and France the lowest....draw your own conclusions.

Of military lines I like the one that refers to leadership on the battle field:

"it is hard to push a string"

Or on board my ship we wanted:

"Don't ask someone to do something you wouldn't do"

but didn't get it....

The worst timing of a one-line was by Gen. Sedgwick Union corps. "On May 9, 1864, while placing his artillery at Spotsylvania, he was hit by a sharpshooter's bullet just under the left eye and killed instantly, just after telling his gunners...":

"They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."

"I Did It My Way!"

This string will be over when the fat lady sings!

It's like deja vu all over again...

...Yogi Berra

"It Will Only Go One Way!" :eek: :eek: :eek:

"He's still wet behind the ears."

My own quote:
"I think I'm a fairly wise person because I'm smart enough to realise I'm not too bright."

"He is half a bubble off!"

When the boss said,


"I don't want to sound redundant here; but I'm going to repeat this again."

or.....

"I don't want to get bogged down in the minutia; but I'm going to go over the details with you."

:eek: :eek: :( :( :eek: :eek:

Bill.

It's not good enough to keep, but it's too good to throw away!
Dan.

Here are a couple from the walls of a couple of my old college professors from way back when. "No ones work is completely useless; it can always serve as a horrible example!" "If you think you are indispensable, stick your finger in a bowl of water and notice the hole it leaves when you remove it!" And another one from my military days, "Rule 1. The Commander is always right. Rule 2. In the event the Commander is wrong, Rule 1 applies." Stuart

If you aren't sleeping on the edge, your taking up to much room!

"Oh Well!" :eek:

"Not tonight-I have a head ache" :eek: :eek: :eek: