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Pessimistic Sayings

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Whats everyones favorite pessimistic saying? Post a few of your favorites!

Heres one that I like:
Eagles may soar, but weasels dont get sucked into jet engines.
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Winners never quit. Quitters never win. But those who never win and never quit are idiots.
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i've got a fresh one:
"there is no pessimism, only realism"
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Erk.
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Failure: when your best just isn't good enough.
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Post by Spaceboy »

grrr... i was gonna do that lol (ccb)


-shows a picture of the titanic sinking-

------The purpose of your life may be the serving of a warning to others----
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god i love it when the board slows down to a crawl...
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Post by Krom »

At least get it right Spaceboy. :P

Mistakes:
"It Could Be that the Purpose of Your Live Is Only to Serve as a Warning to Others."

I like: "Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.".
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Ferno wrote:Failure: when your best just isn't good enough.
★■◆●. Thanks for the reminder :evil:
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You win some, you lose lots!
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"Get off"
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"It's always darkest just before it goes completely black."

:wink:
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Duper wrote:"It's always darkest just before it goes completely black."

:wink:
Heh :lol:
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No good deed goes unpunished. :x
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"Pride cometh before a fall."
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"life is a swirling, sucking whirlpool of despair filled with moments of false hope."
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I have a new one as of this morning.

Computers always work perfectly.
Except for the hardware and software.
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".....i'm sorry, i've never had this problem before"
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No matter how cold the morning, it always gets warmer by noon.


Oh wait. Did I lose?
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Yes.
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Voting third party is a waste of a vote.
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"I don't know what feels better, gettin' laid or gettin' paid. I just know when I'm gettin' one, the other's gettin away." - Kanye West
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"If at first you don't succeed,
maybe failure is your style."
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Confucius says, "Man with hand in pocket is feeling cocky all day."

er, wait...
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"when you're at the bottom, someone usually throws you a shovel"
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Post by Darktalyn1 »

My family creed... No joke, this was on our Coat of Arms :

"Mediocrity is Safe."

That's just sad, heh...
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the light at the end of the tunnel, is likely an oncoming train.
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"You're so full of it your eyes are brown."
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The beatings will continue until morale improves! >:)
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If I were Spock I would be happy, but then I would not know happiness.
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Post by roid »

Darktalyn1 wrote:My family creed... No joke, this was on our Coat of Arms :

"Mediocrity is Safe."

That's just sad, heh...
when you realise it's tounge in cheek. it's actually quite inspiring really. it's basically saying "★■◆● safety"
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Post by Darktalyn1 »

Wow roid,

Your interpretation just reinstilled my confidence in my ancestors!

**** safety, I like that :)

[edit] This post was a little too upbeat. Back to pessimism :

Life is a fatal sexually transmitted disease.
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My husband's grandmother's family (The Ferguson's) motto:

Sweeter after difficulties*

Margo

*the crest is a bee on a thistle
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Love is like a snowmobile that turns over on you, and then the ice weasels come.
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The check is in the mail!
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