Aphorisms

Author	Message
Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 921974 - Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 21:58:45 UTC Madder than A wet Hen! LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 921974 ·

Mumps [MM] Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Feb 08 Posts: 4454 Credit: 100,893,853 RAC: 30	Message 921990 - Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 22:50:46 UTC A few fries short of a Happy Meal. ID: 921990 ·

James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54	Message 922000 - Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 23:21:41 UTC you hit he nail right on the head. [/quote] Old James ID: 922000 ·

barbereau Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 24 May 99 Posts: 52 Credit: 95,780 RAC: 0	Message 922007 - Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 23:48:05 UTC - fou comme un lapin - avoir une fievre de cheval - hurler avec les loups - voir la paille dans l'oeil de son voisin et ne pas voir la poutre dans le sien - l'arbre cache la forÃªt - mad like a rabbit - to have a fever of horse - to scream with the wolves - to see straw in his neighbor's eye and not to see the beam in his - the tree hides the forest ID: 922007 ·

Mumps [MM] Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Feb 08 Posts: 4454 Credit: 100,893,853 RAC: 30	Message 922011 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 0:00:24 UTC - in response to Message 922007. - the tree hides the forest Hmmm. Sounds a lot like the following one in English: Can't see the forest for the trees. ID: 922011 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 922021 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 0:44:41 UTC Late to bed, and early to rise makes one so sleepy he can't open his eyes. BOINC WIKI ID: 922021 ·

James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54	Message 922023 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 0:55:11 UTC What goes up must come down. [/quote] Old James ID: 922023 ·

Mumps [MM] Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Feb 08 Posts: 4454 Credit: 100,893,853 RAC: 30	Message 922050 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 3:23:07 UTC A stitch in time saves nine. ID: 922050 ·

Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0	Message 922117 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 12:53:35 UTC Here's one for those who work in tech support: *Never underestimate the stupidity of your customers.* ID: 922117 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 31961 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 922145 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 15:12:22 UTC Plan your work, work your plan. Any job worth doing twice is worth doing right the first time. Life is but a dream (think that one had something to do with a boat) ID: 922145 ·

skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60	Message 922146 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 15:20:19 UTC measure twice cut once In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope ID: 922146 ·

Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0	Message 922148 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 15:25:55 UTC Stress engineer's aphorism: When in doubt, make it stout. Pilot's aphorism: Take offs are optional, but landings are mandatory. ID: 922148 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 922218 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 21:15:51 UTC - in response to Message 922148. Stress engineer's aphorism: When in doubt, make it stout. Pilot's aphorism: Take offs are optional, but landings are mandatory. A good landing is one you walk away from. A great landing is one where you get to re-use the plane. BOINC WIKI ID: 922218 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 31961 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 922227 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 21:38:13 UTC - in response to Message 922218. Stress engineer's aphorism: When in doubt, make it stout. Pilot's aphorism: Take offs are optional, but landings are mandatory. A good landing is one you walk away from. A great landing is one where you get to re-use the plane. It's a good day to die. ID: 922227 ·

skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60	Message 922228 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 21:50:59 UTC - in response to Message 922227. Stress engineer's aphorism: When in doubt, make it stout. Pilot's aphorism: Take offs are optional, but landings are mandatory. A good landing is one you walk away from. A great landing is one where you get to re-use the plane. It's a good day to die. The object is to make the other guy die for his country In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope ID: 922228 ·

James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54	Message 922241 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 22:31:54 UTC Its all over but the crying. [/quote] Old James ID: 922241 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 922247 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 22:33:35 UTC - in response to Message 922241. Its all over but the crying. No sense crying over spilled milk. BOINC WIKI ID: 922247 ·

Mumps [MM] Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Feb 08 Posts: 4454 Credit: 100,893,853 RAC: 30	Message 922250 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 22:41:29 UTC A penny saved is a penny earned. ID: 922250 ·

Kai Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Jun 09 Posts: 619 Credit: 15,732 RAC: 0	Message 922264 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 23:09:41 UTC Money won is twice as sweet. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein Vextor Homepage \| Vextor Blog ID: 922264 ·

James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54	Message 922269 - Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 23:21:05 UTC UP the Creek with out a Paddle! [/quote] Old James ID: 922269 ·

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