[Occupymendocino] Fwd: Some wise words on aging…etc.

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>>>     Never squat with your spurs on...
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>>>     cid:1.1600356786 at web112505.mail.gq1.yahoo.com
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>>>     Will Rogers, who died in a 1935 plane crash, was one of the
>>>     greatest political sages this country has ever known.
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>>>     Some of his sayings:
>>>     1. Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.
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>>>     2. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.
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>>>     3. There are two theories to arguing with a woman. Neither works.
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>>>     4. Never miss a good chance to shut up.
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>>>     5. Always drink upstream from the herd.
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>>>     6. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
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>>>     7. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it
back into your pocket.
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>>>     8. There are three kinds of men:    The ones that learn by
reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have
to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.
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>>>     9. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes
from bad judgment.
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>>>     10. If you're riding' ahead of the herd, take a look back every
now and then to make sure it's still there.
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>>>     11. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier'n puttin'
it back.
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>>>     12. After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he
started roaring.   He kept it up until a hunter came along and
shot him.
>>>     The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.
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>>>     ABOUT GROWING OLDER...
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>>>     First ~Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about
your age and start bragging about it.
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>>>     Second ~ The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in
line for.
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>>>     Third ~ Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me; I
want people to know 'why' I look this way.
>>>     I've traveled a long way, and some of the roads weren't paved.
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>>>     Fourth ~ When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to
youth, think of Algebra.
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>>>     Fifth ~ You know you are getting old when everything either dries
up or leaks.
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>>>     Sixth ~ I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to
the top.
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>>>     Seventh ~ One of the many things no one tells you about aging is
that it's such a nice change from being young.
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>>>     Eighth ~ One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day
has been.
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>>>     Ninth ~ Being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.
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>>>     Tenth ~ Long ago, when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks,
it was called witchcraft.
>>>     Today it's called golf.
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>>>     And, finally ~ If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't
have anything to laugh at when you're old.
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>     Jeff Potter
>     www.thepeaceguy.com
>     www.alykat.com

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