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#21
RE: Stupid Sayings
October 9, 2018 at 8:52 pm
This one time, at band camp..........
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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#22
RE: Stupid Sayings
October 9, 2018 at 8:54 pm
"If you work hard, you can accomplish anything"
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#23
RE: Stupid Sayings
October 9, 2018 at 8:56 pm
Wherever you go, there you are.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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#24
RE: Stupid Sayings
October 9, 2018 at 8:56 pm (This post was last modified: October 9, 2018 at 9:42 pm by julep.)
(October 9, 2018 at 8:17 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
(October 9, 2018 at 5:18 pm)julep Wrote: Everything happens for a reason.

Actually, everything DOES happen for a reason.  And the reason is normally human stupidity.

Of course.  

But I'm always entertained--or annoyed--or enraged and saddened--by how people will twist every random thing that happens to them into a message/warning from the universe.   The message I'd take away would be "the universe is indifferent to you," but my friends and family seem to think it's, "You need to start wearing purple on Thursdays, and then you'll get a boyfriend, win the Lottery, have your cancer go into remission,” etc. 

I also hate this because it's a go-to distancing response for some when confronted with bad news.  "I just got fired from my job."  "Well, everything happens for a reason."  Fuck you, just say it sucks, don't try to position it as a didactic exercise.
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#25
RE: Stupid Sayings
October 9, 2018 at 9:09 pm
^ Don't stress. When one door closes, another door opens! lol
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Know God, Know fear.
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#26
RE: Stupid Sayings
October 9, 2018 at 9:22 pm
(October 9, 2018 at 2:58 pm)wyzas Wrote: "It is what it is."  Well duh, makes me want to vomit. 

I saw your thread title and that was the first stupid saying that came to mind lol. It's like nails on a chalkboard when I hear that one.

I'm a cliché queen at work, though. I trot out sayings as much as possible.
Some recent favorites:
"The squeaky wheel gets the grease".
"Be careful what you pray for."
"Don't poke the bear."

-Teresa
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RE: Stupid Sayings
October 9, 2018 at 10:04 pm
(October 9, 2018 at 8:36 pm)unfogged Wrote:
(October 9, 2018 at 8:16 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: As a New Englander: Wicked awesome.

You mean wicked pisser! (wick'd pissah)

That's Mass only... never been a NH thing
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#28
RE: Stupid Sayings
October 9, 2018 at 10:16 pm (This post was last modified: October 9, 2018 at 10:17 pm by ignoramus.)
(October 9, 2018 at 9:22 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: "The squeaky wheel gets the grease".

That's a universal truth. It's in all animals dna.
How do I stop my cat from making horrible noises? I put food in it's mouth instead.


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RE: Stupid Sayings
October 9, 2018 at 10:21 pm (This post was last modified: October 9, 2018 at 10:21 pm by Alan V.)
"You should use your God-given talents" has annoyed me for years.

It assumes that if you are not exploiting whatever talent you have, you are somehow disobeying God's intention for the purpose of your life.

I had artistic talents I ignored in favor of other interests, and that estranged me from my parents.
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#30
RE: Stupid Sayings
October 9, 2018 at 10:41 pm
"I don't have a religion, I have a personal relationship with Jesus."
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