(December 24, 2022 at 9:27 pm)LinuxGal Wrote:(August 23, 2022 at 7:07 am)Gwaithmir Wrote: "Three rings for the Elven-kings under the sky. Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone. Nine for mortal men about to die. One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne, in Mordor where the shadows lie. One Ring to find them. One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. One Ring to rule them all!" (J.R.R. Tolkien)
When I was in the Navy, we had a saying for that- "One to drink, one to spill, and one for the Shore Patrol". Translation- the guy hasn't had a drink before, so he gets tipsy. He spills the next one, and when the Petty Officers on Shore Patrol duty out scooping up drunken sailors show up, they're his best buds, and he offers them a drink.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.