What were the "words of wisdom" you've heard passed down?

[Pikser]

12 years old fishing at my grandfather’s pond. Had a few fish on a stringer and one had flopped out of the water.
My grandfather stopped to see how i was doing and spotted the dead fish. He told me to take a good whiff of it and as i was doing so said “ When you get older remember never to eat anything with that smell “ !

 

[vintage chromoly]

Not sure if it’s been mentioned, yet.

“don’t sweat the petty ****, and don’t pet the sweaty ****”

words to live by

 

[Ron H]

righty tighety lefty loosy and you can fix anything . not true with chrysler lesson learned.

That's why I put on RH studs..

 

[ricks_RR]

That's why I put on RH studs..

for sure

 

[Kern Dog]

I wanted kids but never was able to. I would have instilled some great wisdom that I try to follow. I don’t akways succeed at it but I do try.
* Don’t be a burden to others.
* Try to find a way to make a situation better than it was when you found it.
* Buy gas or use the restroom before you need them.
* If you borrowed it and damaged it, fix or replace it.
* Spend as much time with your adult parents as you can. When they are gone, that is it. No more recipes, recollections of the old days, embarrassing family stories or the two people that may just love you no matter how ugly you might be.
* Be kind to FBBO moderators.

 

[Ron H]

I had a boss becoming close buds as we went through some nasty corporate BS together and stayed close long after we departed the company we were with. He was five years my junior and had quite the wit. One time I went into his office with some hassles I was dealing with and he let me finish my bitching. After a short pause, he said “Sounds like you’re trying to make your problem my problem. You’re here to solve your problems so I can do the same with mine. If ya got any ideas on solving it run ‘em by me and be glad to help.”

I’ll add another one on a somber note as it would be. At a company holiday party he made a speech after having a few cocktails it included this “Look, I’ll bend over for anybody; BUT if I feel any penetration that’s it.” Some years later he died suddenly and I delivered a eulogy in front of some 300 people attending his service. I thought about reciting this for a while and thought, yeah I’ll add it among some of the other hilarious times we had giving each other ****. The group did bust out laughing as I wasn’t sure how it would go over; but they knew Ralph and his wit. The Pastor was standing behind me and said “That does sound like something Ralph would say."

 

[Cojohnso1]

My late father in law was a grumpy old guy pissed at everyone and everything. I once noted he started most conversations with me as "You know what your problem is?" But he mostly directed his anger to God. Blasting at every turn. Ending with there is no God. The priest at his ulogy said. "For someone who confessed to the nonexistent of God? He sure talked ALOT about him." I believe he has made his peace. And God didn't buy one once of his rhetoric.

 

[peabodyracin]

My Dad told me "Over time we tend to forget the bad stuff and remember the good. That can distort memory of things from the past."

God was he right.

 

[patrick66]

Never loan anything out to anybody! Tools, cars, trailers, money, nothing! --- Dad.

If you piss on a lit cigar to put it out, you just ruined a good cigar --- Grandpa

If a woman is coming at you with an ax or a gun, you probably lost the argument and it's too late to change her mind --- Grandpa

Your OTHER right, Dumbass! --- Drill instructor at basic training

 

[Preachr]

We shouldn't measure others by their mistakes, but by how they handle them.


Don't do anything in the daytime that you can't sleep at night with.!!

 

[Ron H]

My dear-departed dad was a calm sort, rarely saw him lose his temper, and when he did ya could barely tell; but he’d toss out a few expletives under his breathe. Our mother was the complete opposite and would give us a whack now and then. My dad told her “Hon, don’t hit the kids when your angry”. She replied “What am I supposed to do, hit ‘em when I’m happy?” She never smacked us hard; mostly a few *** whacks. Lord how she loved us and would do anything for us…but lol, today she’d probably be arrested for child abuse…

 

[68BabyBlue]

"Don't be ashamed to drive a cheap old car. You'll save a lot of money and you can use the savings to buy a weekend toy down the road." These words were spoken to me in 1970, while I was drooling over a '68 Hemi Road Runner that had just been traded in on a new 440 six bbl 'Cuda. Julie Clark, who owned the dealership, gave me better advice in this area than my parents. Fifty one years later, I got my Hemi. Thanks again, Julie, I never forgot.

 

[droptop]

My dad always told me when leaving the house. Always remember who you are and always be good. And if you can’t be good, name it after me.

 

[440Coronet500]

My dad would say, "Don't get good at a shitty job." 440'

 

[yella71]

Dont piss into the wind

 

[sam dupont]

"That's for nothing, now do something"
Mom, after a slap to the back of the head

 

[NoCar2023]

Two ears, two eyes, one mouth. Used this one on my 15 YO Nephew yesterday.

I am sure there are some members here that would tell me that again today.

 

[mtbase]

What I tell you!!!?

It didn't come out nice the first time...and he dam well wasn't going to repeat it.

Those 4 words meant "DUCK", to me

 

[cosgig]

“Good enough is not good enough”, from Mr. Finney, my metal shop teacher. I still live by that motto.

 

[74charger07ram]

You can get glad in the same pants you got mad in.