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Concepts, sayings, and objects that make little or no sense.

brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain.Posts: 33,285
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There are common concepts, sayings and objects that we take for granted that actually make little or no sense. 

For example:

"A watched pot never boils." 
Of course they don't.  But the water does... eventually.

"Vacuum cleaners are a housekeepers best friend."
No they're not.  First of all, houses are not vacuums, and secondly, vacuums are not dirty.

Others?




“In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.”
-James Allen










Comments

  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 25,258
    "Shine like a diamond in a goats ass".

    An old southern guy used to love to use this analogy.  I've never understood it...
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain.Posts: 33,285
    tempo_n_groove said:
    "Shine like a diamond in a goats ass".

    An old southern guy used to love to use this analogy.  I've never understood it...

    It must be one of those kinky a... I'd better stop right there.  :lol: 
    “In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.”
    -James Allen










  • West Coast DreamgirlWest Coast Dreamgirl Posts: 585
    edited December 2020
    A bird in a hand is worth two in a Bush. Although I just had to check that is the right saying and when the meaning was described it actually made sense.  I guess I just never knew what it meant before.
  • stuckinlinestuckinline Posts: 3,080
    It is what it is
  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,396
    stuckinline said:
    It is what it is
    That one makes perfect sense, it's just annoying.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain.Posts: 33,285
    rgambs said:
    stuckinline said:
    It is what it is
    That one makes perfect sense, it's just annoying.

    I totally agree.  Unless I say it.  :lol:

    (Blame it on my wife.  She says that fairly often and after being around her for almost 20 years, I find myself doing the same... it's really not my favorite saying!)
    “In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.”
    -James Allen










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