happythoughts 0 #1 September 22, 2006 "...if you don't have something nice to say, don't say it." Another favorite was, "You don't have to tell every story you know." It seems like there are people of all ages who trash-talk others or repeatedly announcing some stupidity that you were involved in last year. A while ago, I came to the realization that there are other people who could look down on me and my life. I wouldn't want them bad-mouthing me. Why don't people realize that we are somewhere in the middle on stuff, not the top ? I've got a older buddy. He never has a hard word to say about anybody. Always finds the positive thing to say. He could find a quart of brown gravy in a cesspool. Sometimes, my lack of social graces gets me into trouble. That's another thing that I have tried to learn. Ignore it and walk away. You find role models in the darndest places. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RkyMtnHigh 0 #2 September 22, 2006 My mama said "Kill ém with kindness" _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kbordson 8 #3 September 22, 2006 My momma said that if I wasn't nice, she'd sell me to the gypsies.... and "If you don't have something nice to say... don't say nothing at all." and "all I know is I don't have it" (when we lost stuff) and "Now, Kono, Be nice." (heard that one A LOT!) Sorry that people aren't being as kind as they should be.... think of it this way - just proves your statement that we are somewhere in the middle on stuff. It's just that they're in a middle place somewhere different. One that might place them "higher" socially, but maybe lower "humanely" Like you said.... we are somewhere in the middle on stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #4 September 22, 2006 QuoteMy mama said "Kill ém with kindness" That was good advice. When I got in trouble, my parents used to wail on me. I learned two things. - Don't get caught or you get wailed on. - Whoever is the wailer is in charge. So, I was trying to kill them, but not with kindness. (I'm much better now though ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RkyMtnHigh 0 #5 September 22, 2006 QuoteQuoteMy mama said "Kill ém with kindness" That was good advice. When I got in trouble, my parents used to wail on me. I learned two things. - Don't get caught or you get wailed on. - Whoever is the wailer is in charge. So, I was trying to kill them, but not with kindness. (I'm much better now though ) Trust me...my mom's advice has backfired plenty of times. Seems as though the nicer I am the more angry it makes them It's okay, if they can't decide to be nice, they move on eventually.*shrug* _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #6 September 22, 2006 Quote My momma said that if I wasn't nice, she'd sell me to the gypsies.... Unfortunately for my mom, the gypsies kept wanting their money back. QuoteLike you said.... we are somewhere in the middle on stuff. Good stuff and bad stuff. One of the guys on my team is my "ferrett". Three times in a row, he has recommended further checking and found something. I can't argue with him now. He has proven himself over and over. I think that I am pretty good. Respect for another persons ability over your own is a tough thing to swallow for a proud person. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jmpnkramer 0 #7 September 22, 2006 Just rememer Bill; Those people who do shit like that get theirs in the end. Eventually no-one wants to be around them or anything. Just attention getters trying to get the focus on them anyway possible. Remember that individuals like that help you realize who your true friends are. Take Care Bud, K-MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites namgrunt 0 #8 September 22, 2006 mama said wear clean underware..cause if you get run over the undertaker will see hush up now slower than christmas wash your mouth out with soap ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RkyMtnHigh 0 #9 September 22, 2006 Quotemama said wear clean underware..cause if you get run over the undertaker will see hush up now slower than christmas wash your mouth out with soap .. Oh yuck I remember the whole 'wash your mouth out with soap thing'....Ivory Soap isn't my flavor of choice I didn't even curse back then..I just said "No! make me!" but that was enough for my mama _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #10 September 22, 2006 Quote Just rememer Bill; Those people who do shit like that get theirs in the end. Eventually no-one wants to be around them or anything. I think that people's friends should be just like them, but double. That is either the greatest blessing or curse. I think that you are exactly right though. Eventually, that does happen. People who crap on others will run out of good people. They will be surrounded by who is left, people like them. Sometimes, it takes a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RkyMtnHigh 0 #11 September 22, 2006 QuoteQuote Just rememer Bill; Those people who do shit like that get theirs in the end. Eventually no-one wants to be around them or anything. I think that people's friends should be just like them, but double. That is either the greatest blessing or curse. I think that you are exactly right though. Eventually, that does happen. People who crap on others will run out of good people. They will be surrounded by who is left, people like them. Sometimes, it takes a while. so you believe that what goes around comes back around I take it? _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #12 September 22, 2006 Quoteso you believe that what goes around comes back around I take it? Not in a "Karma" mystical way. In a common sense way. Part of being a mature person is developing good boundaries. Crossing boundaries requires entry criteria. Kind of like "jacks or better to open". There are strangers, acquaintances, familiar acquaintances, friends, good friends... You have to earn the right to go from one stage to the next. And, of course, you can get bounced back a stage for messed-up behavior. People that keep crapping on others will eventually find that good people want to exclude them from their lives. The "goes around..." part comes from the fact that they are surrounded by people just like them. The behavior of those people is what tosses a bunch of chaos and irritation into their life. No mysticism, just healthy people making good choices. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 35 #13 September 22, 2006 Momma said alligators are ornery! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #14 September 22, 2006 QuoteMomma said alligators are ornery! Ha. The gal in this pic ain't skeered. She's got that alligator under control. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #15 September 22, 2006 Yep..........it's the same thing as "You make your own luck." If you are vigilant with things..........constantly saving a little and trying new things.........eventaully one of those opportnities will work out. To put it in skydiving terms..........if you are meticulous with maintaining your gear, packing properly, and using your gear properly it'll save your ass. If you are the type that packs sloppy, only does gear maintenance when you absolutely have to, and like to suck it low.........eventually it'll bite you in the ass. Same thing happens with people. If you are always a negative influence on the people around you........eventually everyone that is worth a shit turns their back on you. I've certainly seen that happen plenty. Happened with a recent ex-girlfriend. I figured out that there were a whole LOT of people that were only nice to her because she was dating me. As soon as that stopped they wanted NOTHING to do with her. Sad really. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Randy_H 0 #16 September 22, 2006 My momma says that happiness comes from magic rays of sunshine that come down when we're feeling blue.010010010110010101100001011101000111000001110101011100110111001101111001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites popsjumper 2 #17 September 22, 2006 Geez, Bill...I only razz you 'cause I love you. Ok..I'll stop. Momma said: "The school called and said, (fill-in-the-blank)." "Just wait'll your father gets home." "Why can't you be like Bobby across the street?" (I was...it's just that Bobby never got caught. ) "You're gonna eat that if you have to sit there all night." Hmmmmm...I'm starting to see a pattern here...My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lisamariewillbe 1 #18 September 22, 2006 Quote "You're gonna eat that if you have to sit there all night." I used to hide hotdogs behind the microwave because my Mom would say that shit. Funny they are one of my favorites nowSudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #19 September 22, 2006 Momma Said..... POPPA WAS A ROLLING STONE....WHERE EVER HE LAID HIS HAT WAS HIS HOME AND WHN HE DIED ALLL HE LEFT US WAS ALOOONE I Love old RnBYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Lindsey 0 #20 September 22, 2006 My mom would say things like, "Would you look at the size of that kid's head!" And we'd laugh. Every now and then my little brother'd realize we were talking about him, and he'd cry. But we're all better people for it....lol. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Randy_H 0 #21 September 22, 2006 Or how about her banging on the bathroom door and asking "what are you doing in there?" 010010010110010101100001011101000111000001110101011100110111001101111001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Lindsey 0 #22 September 22, 2006 "You're gonna eat that if you have to sit there all night." That one led to my little brother puking his dinner all over the table one night....lol. He HATED buttered cabbage. Really. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bbarnhouse 0 #23 September 22, 2006 Momma said... "It's better to fight with words" I took a lot of beatings from my older siblings...so I learned to run and man do I have a wicked tongue Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lisamariewillbe 1 #24 September 22, 2006 Quote Or how about her banging on the bathroom door and asking "what are you doing in there? And then coming up with some witty reply like "Nothing..."Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #25 September 22, 2006 Quote man do I have a wicked tongue I soo want to meet youYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? 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RkyMtnHigh 0 #2 September 22, 2006 My mama said "Kill ém with kindness" _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #3 September 22, 2006 My momma said that if I wasn't nice, she'd sell me to the gypsies.... and "If you don't have something nice to say... don't say nothing at all." and "all I know is I don't have it" (when we lost stuff) and "Now, Kono, Be nice." (heard that one A LOT!) Sorry that people aren't being as kind as they should be.... think of it this way - just proves your statement that we are somewhere in the middle on stuff. It's just that they're in a middle place somewhere different. One that might place them "higher" socially, but maybe lower "humanely" Like you said.... we are somewhere in the middle on stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #4 September 22, 2006 QuoteMy mama said "Kill ém with kindness" That was good advice. When I got in trouble, my parents used to wail on me. I learned two things. - Don't get caught or you get wailed on. - Whoever is the wailer is in charge. So, I was trying to kill them, but not with kindness. (I'm much better now though ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #5 September 22, 2006 QuoteQuoteMy mama said "Kill ém with kindness" That was good advice. When I got in trouble, my parents used to wail on me. I learned two things. - Don't get caught or you get wailed on. - Whoever is the wailer is in charge. So, I was trying to kill them, but not with kindness. (I'm much better now though ) Trust me...my mom's advice has backfired plenty of times. Seems as though the nicer I am the more angry it makes them It's okay, if they can't decide to be nice, they move on eventually.*shrug* _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #6 September 22, 2006 Quote My momma said that if I wasn't nice, she'd sell me to the gypsies.... Unfortunately for my mom, the gypsies kept wanting their money back. QuoteLike you said.... we are somewhere in the middle on stuff. Good stuff and bad stuff. One of the guys on my team is my "ferrett". Three times in a row, he has recommended further checking and found something. I can't argue with him now. He has proven himself over and over. I think that I am pretty good. Respect for another persons ability over your own is a tough thing to swallow for a proud person. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmpnkramer 0 #7 September 22, 2006 Just rememer Bill; Those people who do shit like that get theirs in the end. Eventually no-one wants to be around them or anything. Just attention getters trying to get the focus on them anyway possible. Remember that individuals like that help you realize who your true friends are. Take Care Bud, K-MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #8 September 22, 2006 mama said wear clean underware..cause if you get run over the undertaker will see hush up now slower than christmas wash your mouth out with soap ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #9 September 22, 2006 Quotemama said wear clean underware..cause if you get run over the undertaker will see hush up now slower than christmas wash your mouth out with soap .. Oh yuck I remember the whole 'wash your mouth out with soap thing'....Ivory Soap isn't my flavor of choice I didn't even curse back then..I just said "No! make me!" but that was enough for my mama _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #10 September 22, 2006 Quote Just rememer Bill; Those people who do shit like that get theirs in the end. Eventually no-one wants to be around them or anything. I think that people's friends should be just like them, but double. That is either the greatest blessing or curse. I think that you are exactly right though. Eventually, that does happen. People who crap on others will run out of good people. They will be surrounded by who is left, people like them. Sometimes, it takes a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #11 September 22, 2006 QuoteQuote Just rememer Bill; Those people who do shit like that get theirs in the end. Eventually no-one wants to be around them or anything. I think that people's friends should be just like them, but double. That is either the greatest blessing or curse. I think that you are exactly right though. Eventually, that does happen. People who crap on others will run out of good people. They will be surrounded by who is left, people like them. Sometimes, it takes a while. so you believe that what goes around comes back around I take it? _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #12 September 22, 2006 Quoteso you believe that what goes around comes back around I take it? Not in a "Karma" mystical way. In a common sense way. Part of being a mature person is developing good boundaries. Crossing boundaries requires entry criteria. Kind of like "jacks or better to open". There are strangers, acquaintances, familiar acquaintances, friends, good friends... You have to earn the right to go from one stage to the next. And, of course, you can get bounced back a stage for messed-up behavior. People that keep crapping on others will eventually find that good people want to exclude them from their lives. The "goes around..." part comes from the fact that they are surrounded by people just like them. The behavior of those people is what tosses a bunch of chaos and irritation into their life. No mysticism, just healthy people making good choices. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #13 September 22, 2006 Momma said alligators are ornery! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #14 September 22, 2006 QuoteMomma said alligators are ornery! Ha. The gal in this pic ain't skeered. She's got that alligator under control. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #15 September 22, 2006 Yep..........it's the same thing as "You make your own luck." If you are vigilant with things..........constantly saving a little and trying new things.........eventaully one of those opportnities will work out. To put it in skydiving terms..........if you are meticulous with maintaining your gear, packing properly, and using your gear properly it'll save your ass. If you are the type that packs sloppy, only does gear maintenance when you absolutely have to, and like to suck it low.........eventually it'll bite you in the ass. Same thing happens with people. If you are always a negative influence on the people around you........eventually everyone that is worth a shit turns their back on you. I've certainly seen that happen plenty. Happened with a recent ex-girlfriend. I figured out that there were a whole LOT of people that were only nice to her because she was dating me. As soon as that stopped they wanted NOTHING to do with her. Sad really. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Randy_H 0 #16 September 22, 2006 My momma says that happiness comes from magic rays of sunshine that come down when we're feeling blue.010010010110010101100001011101000111000001110101011100110111001101111001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #17 September 22, 2006 Geez, Bill...I only razz you 'cause I love you. Ok..I'll stop. Momma said: "The school called and said, (fill-in-the-blank)." "Just wait'll your father gets home." "Why can't you be like Bobby across the street?" (I was...it's just that Bobby never got caught. ) "You're gonna eat that if you have to sit there all night." Hmmmmm...I'm starting to see a pattern here...My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #18 September 22, 2006 Quote "You're gonna eat that if you have to sit there all night." I used to hide hotdogs behind the microwave because my Mom would say that shit. Funny they are one of my favorites nowSudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #19 September 22, 2006 Momma Said..... POPPA WAS A ROLLING STONE....WHERE EVER HE LAID HIS HAT WAS HIS HOME AND WHN HE DIED ALLL HE LEFT US WAS ALOOONE I Love old RnBYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #20 September 22, 2006 My mom would say things like, "Would you look at the size of that kid's head!" And we'd laugh. Every now and then my little brother'd realize we were talking about him, and he'd cry. But we're all better people for it....lol. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Randy_H 0 #21 September 22, 2006 Or how about her banging on the bathroom door and asking "what are you doing in there?" 010010010110010101100001011101000111000001110101011100110111001101111001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #22 September 22, 2006 "You're gonna eat that if you have to sit there all night." That one led to my little brother puking his dinner all over the table one night....lol. He HATED buttered cabbage. Really. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #23 September 22, 2006 Momma said... "It's better to fight with words" I took a lot of beatings from my older siblings...so I learned to run and man do I have a wicked tongue Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #24 September 22, 2006 Quote Or how about her banging on the bathroom door and asking "what are you doing in there? And then coming up with some witty reply like "Nothing..."Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #25 September 22, 2006 Quote man do I have a wicked tongue I soo want to meet youYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
