June 17, 2006
Old Sayings
There are a lot of old sayings that I like, there are a lot that I don't. There is one that I actually hate.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.It's more than just the smarmy sweetness trying to be optimism that bothers me. It's the surrender.
It's the defeated attitude of just taking what life hands you and making the best of it.
I'm sorry. That's just not good enough.
Life should be more than dealing with what happens to you.
I want to rewrite that old saying, which I guess would make it a new saying. As long as it replaces the old one, I don't much care what it's called. And let me be perfectly clear that I have nothing whatsoever against lemonade. It is actually one of my favorite drinks, and lemon is one of my favorite flavors. But the old saying has to go and in its place:
When life gives you lemons, cut one in half and squirt life in the eye.
Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 05:54 AM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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Did you ever read The Lemon? Shamus had a different variation on that saying with ever issue. One of my favorites: "When life hands you lemons, cry me a freakin' river." And thanks for reminding me of that. The Lemon archives were unavailable for quite a while, but I googled and found they're back online. Kewl.
Posted by: Tuning Spork at June 17, 2006 04:24 PM (ZQ9An)
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When " life gives you lemons" ? When life gives you lemons You need to ask " Where the hells the Halibut steak ? The tarter sauce ?
The salad , Bread and the f&*$k(g Corona ?
..... And the damn Lime .... For crying out
loud !!! OH and keep the check " Im not here for the drawing!!!.
The salad , Bread and the f&*$k(g Corona ?
..... And the damn Lime .... For crying out
loud !!! OH and keep the check " Im not here for the drawing!!!.
Posted by: skinner at June 18, 2006 09:18 PM (pSJpd)
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