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Char Aina
22:44 / 31.03.03
This could become a way to recognise fellow Barbe people, great big lumps of rock round their necks and bent rugby-player noses.



are there many bent rugby players on barbelith?
 
 
The Return Of Rothkoid
01:14 / 01.04.03
Have you seen me tackle, sunshine?

My suggestion? As echoed by Loomis, many a time, Ween's heartfelt "don't shit where you eat, my friend." Which is somewhat similar to Zappa's "Don't you go where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow."

And, just for glee's sake, I append some Jimmy Rodgers: "If you don't want to smell my smoke, don't monkey with my gun." Can be applied to a LOT of stuff, and sounds cooler than that old heat/kitchen saw.
 
 
Solitaire Rose as Tom Servo
03:27 / 01.04.03
I'll stick with the Fab Furry Freak Brothers advice:

Drugs will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no drugs.
 
 
Saint Keggers
03:41 / 01.04.03
Never lend money to friends. Give it to them. If you get it back so much the better.

When a female friend says her female friend is interested listen to her and not your gut.

When the waitress asks if you want to run a tab know whether she means till the end of her shift or one you can pay back whenever.

If an old person talks to you, listen. There may come a day when you wish they still could.

Get a pet.

Remember everything is scariest before you seen it.

Huggle. A lot.
 
 
Lilly Nowhere Late
05:02 / 01.04.03
My Grandad says "When you don't know what to do about something, don't
do anything. Until you do know what to do."

And he knows everything.
 
 
pomegranate
20:17 / 01.04.03
Don't wear more than two colors at a time (black and white count, nitpicks) unless you are a super stylish person. (Obviously, something like plaid doesn't count.) (If yr wondering, 'am I a super stylish person?' then yr not.)

Don't drink alone, go to the bar and make new friends.

Listen to yr friends when they say that he/she is scary/crazy/a jerk/etc.
 
 
The Puck
20:39 / 02.04.03
i want to type, it is better regret something you did do than something you didnt do, as some of the best times of my life is due to that seemingly innocent mantra but upon reflection some of the worst most sketchy times are a result also.

well its certianly resoponable for the most intresting times of my life.

never mix your spirits unless your a proffesional
take time to smell the flowers
laughing at a bad situation may not solve it but it wont do any harm
learn to mix cocktails (and then how to spell it) everyone loves a barman
when in a city look up occasionly
act like a king and you will be treated as roaylty

and always be wary of people giving advice
 
 
Foust is SO authentic
21:03 / 02.04.03
Change is inevitable. Your situation will, no matter how bad, will change. Maybe it will get better. If it gets worse, at least it won't be the same kind of pain.

Don't ever forget how beautiful the night sky is.

Hug your friends.

Learn when to stop beating your head against a wall. Listen to that still small voice. If something's not working, it's time to leave it behind - even if you believe this something is the "right thing."
 
 
Potguns
22:34 / 02.04.03
Dont whizz on the electric fence
 
 
grant
02:45 / 03.04.03
Bring earplugs.

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

If in doubt, smile and nod.
 
 
Our Lady of The Two Towers
08:09 / 03.04.03
Puck take time to smell the flowers

Unless they're those really unpleasant Amazonian ones that smell of rotting meat.
Otherwise smell me I'm yours!
 
 
mkt
08:58 / 03.04.03
When I left home my father gave me two pieces of advice:

- Two thin coats is better than a thick one

- Don't buy anything from a shop with carpets, 'cos you're paying for them

The former works with paint, clothing, nail varnish - pretty much everything.
The latter has caused much amusement over the years, but I guess you can take the girl out of the north, etc - I'm still wary of expensively-decorated shops.
 
 
Quantum
09:10 / 03.04.03
When you have too many things to do, pick three things and do them. Then pick three more things and do them. Repeat until the things are all done.

My Mum gave me this advice when going to Uni- "Don't blow your grant cheque on drugs planning to sell them and make the money back". She seemed quite emphatic about it...
 
 
Foust is SO authentic
12:08 / 03.04.03
Don't forget your towel.
 
 
Jub
13:28 / 03.04.03
Don't get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you spot the heat around the corner.
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
13:30 / 03.04.03
The answer to the question "Do you have anything to declare?" is not, "Yeah, I'm dying for a smoke". Or indeed anything else equally or more flippant.
 
 
Laughing
16:00 / 04.04.03
Tell people "You look nice today", especially when they don't.

It's natural to be angry, but it's rarely helpful.

Don't skip breakfast.

Look people in the eye when you talk to them.

When you don't know what else to do, chew gum.

The three best compliments are: 1. "You have a lovely speaking voice." 2. "You've got a great sense of humor." 3. "I never would have thought of that!"
 
 
poly
20:47 / 04.04.03
Dont think you are cleverer/better than anyone else.
Never give advice.
 
 
Olulabelle
20:53 / 04.04.03
Tell people "You look nice today", especially when they don't.

The trouble with this is that all of us who get told we 'look nice' when we clearly, obviously don't, is that we know.

We *know* you're just trying to be kind
 
 
my cockroach Gonzalez
21:20 / 04.04.03
don't fuck with ccckroaches, they can survive a nuclear holocaust, you however cannot

  
 
The Return Of Rothkoid
23:27 / 04.04.03
...but always remember that their smugness can be overcome with shoes.
 
 
my cockroach Gonzalez
23:49 / 04.04.03
yeah. damn u humans. only two pairs of shoes to buy at a time.
 
 
my cockroach Gonzalez
23:50 / 04.04.03
er, obviously a pair for ya feet an' a pair for ya hands.

*mutter* damn this feckin' wine

and and and why havn't i noticed i can edit my posts earlier? i blame it on GOD
 
 
Potguns
10:09 / 07.04.03
Dont eat the yellow snow
 
 
Olulabelle
20:31 / 07.04.03
When you are travelling, choose your campsites wisely. Because when you're too old to travel anymore it will be the campsites that are the way-markers for your memories.

Ray Mears
 
 
Tryphena Absent
20:45 / 07.04.03
If you look good, and dress well, you don't need a purpose in life.
 
 
Quantum
13:57 / 08.04.03
Learn to heed your own advice
 
 
The Return Of Rothkoid
14:23 / 08.04.03
The difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut is about a week.
 
 
that
14:28 / 08.04.03
If you can't dress well, wear someone who can...
 
 
The Jungle Keeper's Old Smoky Pipe, Haunted by The Black Dog Spirit
15:03 / 08.04.03
If it's dark, all you have is a candle and you're not sure if those green lights are fireflies or your aunties mad calf eyes, run!
 
 
Sibelian 2.0
19:30 / 30.05.07
Keep away from small children.

Advice so useful they feel it necessary to print it on the backs of matchboxes.
 
 
This Sunday
19:46 / 30.05.07
'In five years I'll wish I'd done it' and 'I'll regret it in five years' are both perfectly good reasons for doing it now.

Also, beware anyone who can happily sing 'I love ya tomorrow' and don't mean they love tomorrow, but will get around to loving ya sometime tomorrow.
 
 
Feverfew
20:01 / 30.05.07
The wise man mocks the man; the mocked man mocks the mocker. Or so they say.
 
 
Sibelian 2.0
20:17 / 30.05.07
Never put off til tomorrow what you put off yesterday to do today. Generally.
 
 
petunia
20:19 / 30.05.07
Never trust a DJ who considers a decade to be a genre.
 
  

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