Observations On Life

troopie · 12-09-12, 02:29 AM

I find life's a bit like riding a bike; if you focus too much on that pothole/tree/patch of sand you're trying to avoid, you can guarantee you'll hit it!

Cybermat47 · 12-09-12, 02:38 AM

Life is like the TARDIS; Ya never know where your gonna end up...

STEED · 12-09-12, 05:42 AM

Born free TAX for life.

BossMark · 12-09-12, 06:04 AM

Every bloke has at some stage while taking a pee flushed half way through and then raced against the flush.

HundertzehnGustav · 12-09-12, 07:25 AM

that, sir, is what i shall attempt today.

Jimbuna · 12-09-12, 09:13 AM

None of us is as clever as all of us.

BossMark · 12-09-12, 09:23 AM

I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.

troopie · 12-10-12, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Thanks for all the replies, and pretty much all of them were witty, and contained some truth, but all are stock replies you can find anywhere online. I was looking more for actual observations on life's oddities and absurdities.

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Originally Posted by troopie

I find life's a bit like riding a bike; if you focus too much on that pothole/tree/patch of sand you're trying to avoid, you can guarantee you'll hit it!

Funnily enough, I didn't post this as a throw-away line (not that you could've known) and I certainly didn't google it. In fact, although it's no doubt been thought before, I've never heard anyone else make the comparison. I posted it because It's something I've been dweling on a lot lately.

When I was a kid someone was showing me how to ride a motorbike and he warned me not to stare at an object you are trying to avoid, as you will automatically steer towards it, better to to focus on the path around it.

Well, ~ ten or so years ago I found myself discontent with where my life was heading, I kept meeting older people in the same situation as I was in then, and they seemed destined to die with sad lonely lives. So I found some resolve and decided to knuckle down and 'get somewhere in life', I guess, by keeping mindful of where I didn't want to end up.

Well ten years later I'm crashing and burning in a big way and I can't help but think back to that fellers advice and think, maybe I shoulda taken that on board a little more! I mean hindsight's great 'n' all, but maybe if I focused more on what I had around me, I would've ended up at the right place anyway?

Sorry if this is a bit lame or too serious but I just wanted to explain my quote! And who knows, maybe someone might get something out of it.

Jimbuna · 12-10-12, 06:13 AM

Over the years I've often found that junk is something you throw away a few weeks before you need it.

TarJak · 12-10-12, 07:55 AM

I've found life is much better when you live it rather than not.

AVGWarhawk · 12-10-12, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Over the years I've often found that junk is something you throw away a few weeks before you need it.

For me it's about 2 days for before I need it. Meanwhile I see the rubbish truck heading down the road after dumping my cans in the back!

Herr-Berbunch · 12-10-12, 09:49 AM

Probably not what you're after, Steve, but one of my favourites - Etiquette is used to exclude people, manners are used to include people.

And maybe something more like what you're looking for. After her bath the other night, my daughter (aged 4) mentioned being (or becoming) dead, I obviously told her that I hoped she wouldn't die - she took a moment and said, 'but Daddy, I will die eventually'. I asked her why, and she replied, 'because we need to make room for other people to live in our house'. And she's four!

Jimbuna · 12-10-12, 10:04 AM

Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused.

Betonov · 12-10-12, 11:31 AM

Incest, fun for the entire family

Sailor Steve · 12-10-12, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Probably not what you're after, Steve, but one of my favourites - Etiquette is used to exclude people, manners are used to include people.

A good point, and one I should pay more attention to. I find myself leaning more towards the letter than the spirit.

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And maybe something more like what you're looking for. After her bath the other night, my daughter (aged 4) mentioned being (or becoming) dead, I obviously told her that I hoped she wouldn't die - she took a moment and said, 'but Daddy, I will die eventually'. I asked her why, and she replied, 'because we need to make room for other people to live in our house'. And she's four!

Yes, absolutely. It's amazing what kids can think sometimes.

12-09-12, 02:29 AM	#1
troopie Captain Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oz Posts: 507 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I find life's a bit like riding a bike; if you focus too much on that pothole/tree/patch of sand you're trying to avoid, you can guarantee you'll hit it! __________________ Serial pest

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Born free TAX for life. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	I used to have a handle on life, but it broke. __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

12-10-12, 06:13 AM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,922 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Over the years I've often found that junk is something you throw away a few weeks before you need it. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I've found life is much better when you live it rather than not.

12-10-12, 09:49 AM	#12
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Probably not what you're after, Steve, but one of my favourites - Etiquette is used to exclude people, manners are used to include people. And maybe something more like what you're looking for. After her bath the other night, my daughter (aged 4) mentioned being (or becoming) dead, I obviously told her that I hoped she wouldn't die - she took a moment and said, 'but Daddy, I will die eventually'. I asked her why, and she replied, 'because we need to make room for other people to live in our house'. And she's four! __________________

12-10-12, 10:04 AM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,922 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Incest, fun for the entire family