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"For Pete's sake!" somebody shouts. - But who the hell is "Pete"?
"Just follow the instructions and Bob's your uncle" somebody advises. - But who is "Bob"?
"You've got more videogames than Soft Mick" somebody grumbles. - But just who is "Mick"?
Pete, Bob & Mick. Who are these imposters? Legends in their own tea-time yet they probably don't even know it. Somehow they've managed to find their merry way into the language of everyday catchphrase by stealth.
How did this happen? Did they ever do anything of note? Where they once famous?
Perhaps Pete was a well known bed-ridden child, and whenever someone in his village kicked up a fuss about something trivial, people who overheard would say: "For Pete's sake!" -
Bob was probably a jovial jack-of-all-trades who could fix anything. When somebody showed somebody else how to do something they'd remark: "Bob's your uncle", in reference to the all-knowing odd-job Bob who lived and worked in their town.
Soft Mick must have been a toffy-nosed aristocrat who just lazed around all day luxuriating in his obscene wealth. The less fortunate who knew of his idle rich existence would use his name out of spite and envy.
And then there's Tom, Dick & Harry - surely the holy trinity of all famous nobodies.
Frivolous musings I know, but once again I'm reminded of the secret histories being scribbled in the great invisible book which no one will ever read.
And all this analysis of everyday catchphrases leads me to the subject of "commonly used yet disputable proverbs". - Stuff such as:
"Love conquers all."
"Suicide is a cowardly act."
"He who mistrusts others is himself dishonest."
"Knowledge is power."
"All comes to he who waits."
"Plump girls cum quicker."
Most of these sayings are repeated parrot fashion without any thought being given to them whatsoever.
Does love really conquer all?
Is taking your own life really an act of cowardice?
Does knowledge really give us power?
Well, No. None of these proverbs are true. They are merely wise-sounding.
Take "knowledge is power": one man can have loads of knowledge without it giving him the least power, while another can possess supreme authority but next to no knowledge.
And so I am dragged to the question: What is wisdom?
*a chill wind howls through a ghost town*
I don't know.
-[A voice within whispers in my ear]- "Haven't you heard the saying: 'I DON'T KNOW is the beginning of wisdom'."
Hmm, perhaps proverbs do contain some truth after all........
"Just follow the instructions and Bob's your uncle" somebody advises. - But who is "Bob"?
"You've got more videogames than Soft Mick" somebody grumbles. - But just who is "Mick"?
Pete, Bob & Mick. Who are these imposters? Legends in their own tea-time yet they probably don't even know it. Somehow they've managed to find their merry way into the language of everyday catchphrase by stealth.
How did this happen? Did they ever do anything of note? Where they once famous?
Perhaps Pete was a well known bed-ridden child, and whenever someone in his village kicked up a fuss about something trivial, people who overheard would say: "For Pete's sake!" -
Bob was probably a jovial jack-of-all-trades who could fix anything. When somebody showed somebody else how to do something they'd remark: "Bob's your uncle", in reference to the all-knowing odd-job Bob who lived and worked in their town.
Soft Mick must have been a toffy-nosed aristocrat who just lazed around all day luxuriating in his obscene wealth. The less fortunate who knew of his idle rich existence would use his name out of spite and envy.
And then there's Tom, Dick & Harry - surely the holy trinity of all famous nobodies.
Frivolous musings I know, but once again I'm reminded of the secret histories being scribbled in the great invisible book which no one will ever read.
And all this analysis of everyday catchphrases leads me to the subject of "commonly used yet disputable proverbs". - Stuff such as:
"Love conquers all."
"Suicide is a cowardly act."
"He who mistrusts others is himself dishonest."
"Knowledge is power."
"All comes to he who waits."
"Plump girls cum quicker."
Most of these sayings are repeated parrot fashion without any thought being given to them whatsoever.
Does love really conquer all?
Is taking your own life really an act of cowardice?
Does knowledge really give us power?
Well, No. None of these proverbs are true. They are merely wise-sounding.
Take "knowledge is power": one man can have loads of knowledge without it giving him the least power, while another can possess supreme authority but next to no knowledge.
And so I am dragged to the question: What is wisdom?
*a chill wind howls through a ghost town*
I don't know.
-[A voice within whispers in my ear]- "Haven't you heard the saying: 'I DON'T KNOW is the beginning of wisdom'."
Hmm, perhaps proverbs do contain some truth after all........
Nomad $oul wrote:
> "Plump girls cum quicker."
For Pete's sake! :D
> "Plump girls cum quicker."
For Pete's sake! :D
A friend of mine who i went to school with, his middle name (shame it's not his first name)is Gordon and his last name is Bennett, he's a simple lad...which explains a lot about that saying!
"For Pete's sake!" somebody shouts. - But who the hell is "Pete"?
"Just follow the instructions and Bob's your uncle" somebody advises. - But who is "Bob"?
"You've got more videogames than Soft Mick" somebody grumbles. - But just who is "Mick"?
Pete, Bob & Mick. Who are these imposters? Legends in their own tea-time yet they probably don't even know it. Somehow they've managed to find their merry way into the language of everyday catchphrase by stealth.
How did this happen? Did they ever do anything of note? Where they once famous?
Perhaps Pete was a well known bed-ridden child, and whenever someone in his village kicked up a fuss about something trivial, people who overheard would say: "For Pete's sake!" -
Bob was probably a jovial jack-of-all-trades who could fix anything. When somebody showed somebody else how to do something they'd remark: "Bob's your uncle", in reference to the all-knowing odd-job Bob who lived and worked in their town.
Soft Mick must have been a toffy-nosed aristocrat who just lazed around all day luxuriating in his obscene wealth. The less fortunate who knew of his idle rich existence would use his name out of spite and envy.
And then there's Tom, Dick & Harry - surely the holy trinity of all famous nobodies.
Frivolous musings I know, but once again I'm reminded of the secret histories being scribbled in the great invisible book which no one will ever read.
And all this analysis of everyday catchphrases leads me to the subject of "commonly used yet disputable proverbs". - Stuff such as:
"Love conquers all."
"Suicide is a cowardly act."
"He who mistrusts others is himself dishonest."
"Knowledge is power."
"All comes to he who waits."
"Plump girls cum quicker."
Most of these sayings are repeated parrot fashion without any thought being given to them whatsoever.
Does love really conquer all?
Is taking your own life really an act of cowardice?
Does knowledge really give us power?
Well, No. None of these proverbs are true. They are merely wise-sounding.
Take "knowledge is power": one man can have loads of knowledge without it giving him the least power, while another can possess supreme authority but next to no knowledge.
And so I am dragged to the question: What is wisdom?
*a chill wind howls through a ghost town*
I don't know.
-[A voice within whispers in my ear]- "Haven't you heard the saying: 'I DON'T KNOW is the beginning of wisdom'."
Hmm, perhaps proverbs do contain some truth after all........
"Just follow the instructions and Bob's your uncle" somebody advises. - But who is "Bob"?
"You've got more videogames than Soft Mick" somebody grumbles. - But just who is "Mick"?
Pete, Bob & Mick. Who are these imposters? Legends in their own tea-time yet they probably don't even know it. Somehow they've managed to find their merry way into the language of everyday catchphrase by stealth.
How did this happen? Did they ever do anything of note? Where they once famous?
Perhaps Pete was a well known bed-ridden child, and whenever someone in his village kicked up a fuss about something trivial, people who overheard would say: "For Pete's sake!" -
Bob was probably a jovial jack-of-all-trades who could fix anything. When somebody showed somebody else how to do something they'd remark: "Bob's your uncle", in reference to the all-knowing odd-job Bob who lived and worked in their town.
Soft Mick must have been a toffy-nosed aristocrat who just lazed around all day luxuriating in his obscene wealth. The less fortunate who knew of his idle rich existence would use his name out of spite and envy.
And then there's Tom, Dick & Harry - surely the holy trinity of all famous nobodies.
Frivolous musings I know, but once again I'm reminded of the secret histories being scribbled in the great invisible book which no one will ever read.
And all this analysis of everyday catchphrases leads me to the subject of "commonly used yet disputable proverbs". - Stuff such as:
"Love conquers all."
"Suicide is a cowardly act."
"He who mistrusts others is himself dishonest."
"Knowledge is power."
"All comes to he who waits."
"Plump girls cum quicker."
Most of these sayings are repeated parrot fashion without any thought being given to them whatsoever.
Does love really conquer all?
Is taking your own life really an act of cowardice?
Does knowledge really give us power?
Well, No. None of these proverbs are true. They are merely wise-sounding.
Take "knowledge is power": one man can have loads of knowledge without it giving him the least power, while another can possess supreme authority but next to no knowledge.
And so I am dragged to the question: What is wisdom?
*a chill wind howls through a ghost town*
I don't know.
-[A voice within whispers in my ear]- "Haven't you heard the saying: 'I DON'T KNOW is the beginning of wisdom'."
Hmm, perhaps proverbs do contain some truth after all........