Facts of life you've found to be true

1867IE

swimming in a sea wrote: »

I wonder has anybody changed their lives after reading one of these threads, just stood up from their work desk and said Fu*k it and walked out the door to a more contented life or the dole.

Not exactly, but in a thread some years back, themed 'best advice you've been given' or something like that. I did break up with my then partner.

The post read: don't wait around for things to get better, they probably won't.

I'm now NOT married to someone I WOULDN'T have been happy with. I DON'T have kids with her and I DON'T feel trapped in strong current of despair.

I'm young, trouble-free, debt-free, but most of all....I'm happy.

So ya, stuff you post here does make a difference.

Renegade Mechanic

EdCastle wrote: »

Cash & killer looks are king.

True to a sense. Though If you dont have one, you can make do by being incredibly well endowed in the other.

Aidric

Shy girls are the dirtiest in bed.

MaroonAndGreen

You dont always get what you deserve

humbert

EdCastle wrote: »

Cash & killer looks are king.

In most situations these will be demolished by confidence and ability.

EdenHazard

I always think its funny on here how people make out confidence to be the more noble than looks. People always side with the confident people but let me tell you I know so many lads who are ugly but confident who get girls. These clowns are confident because they were on the seniors in blackrock/clongows and the status with that.

humbert

EdenHazard wrote: »

I always think its funny on here how people make out confidence to be the more noble than looks. People always side with the confident people but let me tell you I know so many lads who are ugly but confident who get girls. These clowns are confident because they were on the seniors in blackrock/clongows and the status with that.

The after hours poster-child for vanity tries to put forward a counterargument in which every single line is completely and risibly wrong.

shopaholic01

EdenHazard wrote: »

I always think its funny on here how people make out confidence to be the more noble than looks. People always side with the confident people but let me tell you I know so many lads who are ugly but confident who get girls. These clowns are confident because they were on the seniors in blackrock/clongows and the status with that.

So you think it's funny when people say confidence is more important than looks, yet you give an example that confirms it?

EdenHazard

No you misread it people seem to have a thing against looks, and instead see confidence as being the noble or good side of attraction, but in my experience those with confidence(who really shouldn't) are douchebags.

shopaholic01

EdenHazard wrote: »

No you misread it people seem to have a thing against looks, and instead see confidence as being the noble or good side of attraction, but in my experience those with confidence(who really shouldn't) are douchebags.

So you judge people on looks alone? People don't ''have a thing against looks''. Most of us don't judge on the aesthetics alone, we value personality traits and actions.

Wacker The Attacker

College education isn't the be all and end all. In fact a lot of the time some college degrees are not worth wiping your arse with.

The novelty of alcohol wears off very quickly. The potential for it to get you into trouble is limitless unless you learn how to handle it very quickly.

There's nothing like a sweaty shag.

Marriage is a glorified business arrangement.

If work is the centre of your life then you haven't lived.

funt cucker

Making a fart mask (same as Jackass) and putting it on your friends head will make him vomit. I thought it was a spoof for the show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVrAsiFUf9w

Femme_Fatale

"There's always someone worse off than you" is no use to someone who is depressed or going through a really bad time (e.g. my friend when going through a very tough break-up and having her work hours cut to three days a week at the same time) decided to do voluntary work for the homeless to take her mind off things, and it only made her more depressed.

However, if you're going through a short phase of being pissed-off/annoyed over relatively trivial stuff, if you hear of something that puts things into perspective, then it can make you quit whingeing and appreciate what you've got.

IvaBigWun

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

"There's always someone worse off than you" is no use to someone who is depressed or going through a really bad time (e.g. my friend when going through a very tough break-up and having her work hours cut to three days a week at the same time) decided to do voluntary work for the homeless to take her mind off things, and it only made her more depressed.

Not surprising really!

There's no cure for a tough breakup except time and perspective. If someone needs to "keep busy" during the healing time then they should start a course that totally engrosses them

IvaBigWun

That Sundays were made to feast on every food within grasp

(or alternatively, within ordering)

Billy de Bollix

Blood is thicker than water.....but family fudes can be more venomous than any friendship row!

Mark Twain: the more time I spend around people...the more I like my dog.

Smidge

Candie wrote: »

Not even if two people know it.

That's the old saying "A secret is only safe between three people if two of them are dead"

Just googled it......
It was Benjamin Franklin who said it

Weevil

Sh!t Happens. Who'd have thunk?

vixdname

NuckingFacker wrote: »

You can't put an old head on young shoulders and wisdom comes with age. My sixteen year old is raising my awareness of this fact almost daily. Headwrecker.

Not necessarily true, I've met some incredibly stupid older people in my time, not because they're old but just because they were stupid their whole life and didnt improve with age

allibastor

Jumping out in front of people and scaring them will only end in a punch to the face.

Kev.OC

allibastor wrote: »

Jumping out in front of people and scaring them will only end in a punch to the face.

Reminded me of this;

OldNotWIse

allibastor wrote: »

Jumping out in front of people and scaring them will only end in a punch to the face.

My OH did this at the weekend, jumped out at me during a scary movie and (because I've had a lot of personal sh1t going on lately) I was able to turn on the tears immediately and cry like a kid who'd fallen over. hahahaha fuuckin priceless to see her face!

IvaBigWun

allibastor wrote: »

Jumping out in front of people and scaring them will only end in a punch to the face.

Unless you're 8 and its Halloween

Corkgirl210

You cannot please everyone all of the time...

This too shall pass.. (and it always does)

Sometimes to be quiet is the best solution ...

What other people think of me is none of my business....

How you react to other people, is all about you and not them... something you need to look at ... i.e. when you point the finger there are always 3 pointing back..

Build a bridge and get over it.. or drown under it!

You do not know what other people have been through so never judge

We are all unique, give everyone their own entitlement..

life is for living!

Honesty is always the best policy

Where there is a will there is a way

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at, change!

Resentment is like holding a hot piece of coal in your Hand and expecting the other person to burn..

People will have an opinion regardless.. allow them to.. its their free will and right!

:):):):):)

OldNotWIse

Rayanne2010 wrote: »

You cannot please everyone all of the time...

This too shall pass.. (and it always does)

Sometimes to be quiet is the best solution ...

What other people think of me is none of my business....

How you react to other people, is all about you and not them... something you need to look at ... i.e. when you point the finger there are always 3 pointing back..

Build a bridge and get over it.. or drown under it!

You do not know what other people have been through so never judge

We are all unique, give everyone their own entitlement..

life is for living!

Honesty is always the best policy

Where there is a will there is a way

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at, change!

Resentment is like holding a hot piece of coal in your Hand and expecting the other person to burn..

People will have an opinion regardless.. allow them to.. its their free will and right!

:):):):):)

Someone got lucky last night

Corkgirl210

maybe i am just not old.. but wise! ;o)

OldNotWIse

Rayanne2010 wrote: »

maybe i am just not old.. but wise! ;o)

Lucky you, I'm old and er..not wise. Though I did get asked for ID last week, which came as a great gift four days after my 30th :P

Corkgirl210

Ah happy Birthday Mr Wise but not so wise but who looks young!

Another fact of life.. after 30 you forget how old you are ie each year thereafter.. AND you dont celebrate your birthdays like you used to!! ;o)

OldNotWIse

Rayanne2010 wrote: »

Ah happy Birthday Mr Wise but not so wise but who looks young!

Another fact of life.. after 30 you forget how old you are ie each year thereafter.. AND you dont celebrate your birthdays like you used to!! ;o)

Its Ms Wise actually

Teyla Emmagan

That is is actually wise to keep the raw meat on the bottom shelf in the fridge.

OmegaRed

Probably said already but youth is wasted on the young!

NuckingFacker

vixdname wrote: »

Not necessarily true, I've met some incredibly stupid older people in my time, not because they're old but just because they were stupid their whole life and didnt improve with age

And in other news, not every cloud has a silver lining.

OmegaRed

QFT

NuckingFacker wrote: »

And in other news, not every cloud has a silver lining.

andrew

NuckingFacker wrote: »

And in other news, not every cloud has a silver lining.

Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen a cloud with a lining. They're usually pretty wispy around the edges.

OmegaRed

aaaaand unsubscribes from thread.....

Lucena

andrew wrote: »

Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen a cloud with a lining. They're usually pretty wispy around the edges.

Not always. Sometimes they'd be similar to a Type 2 or Type 3 on the Bristol Scale.

When you get a Type 7 that's what's known as rain.

osarusan

Compu Global Hyper Meganet wrote: »

The rich keep on getting richer

Look up Eike Batista.

Net worth about 200 million dollars (still obscenely wealthy, obviously) but he was worth 32 billion about 18 months ago.

BeerWolf

osarusan wrote: »

Look up Eike Batista.

Net worth about 200 million dollars (still obscenely wealthy, obviously) but he was worth 32 billion about 18 months ago.

Dear God - even though that's still rich, losing THAT much money in less than 2 years would be enough to send you off the deep end? :eek:

NuckingFacker

BeerWolf wrote: »

Dear God - even though that's still rich, losing THAT much money in less than 2 years would be enough to send you off the deep end? :eek:

He got jarred and fell asleep on the couch - it rolled down the back of the cushions. The eejit just hasn't copped it yet.

UpTheLilies

A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death.

Lucena

UpTheLilies wrote: »

A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death.

I'm the same, I don't think I could live without head for nine days!

King Hearts

People listen and follow the person who sounds the most sure of himself.

OldNotWIse

People are not looking at you as much as you think they are.

BeerWolf

Lucena wrote: »

UpTheLilies wrote: »

A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death.

I'm the same, I don't think I could live without head for nine days!

Politicians can live for a long time without their heads, with all the bad decisions they make throughout their job.

ancapailldorcha

Lucena wrote: »

I'm the same, I don't think I could live without head for nine days!

I went to see the last post of this thread and thought you meant something completely different.

King Hearts

Never outshine your master.

Lucena

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

I went to see the last post of this thread and thought you meant something completely different.

I did!

riclad

10 per cent of people are dishonest .
IF you use drugs ,eg hash it effects your health ,and relationships.
TRY and avoid useless expensive habits,
eg smoking ,using drugs,, its not cool ,its just pointless ,stupid.Bad for your health.
IF your friends are drinking too much,or using drugs ,maybe its time to find new friends.
its up to you to decide what you want,
You cant have everything,
save for a house, apartment,deposit ,if you want one.
there,s no point in putting money into pension,when you are 20 years old living in a rental flat.
Dont, put all your money into 1 thing,one company
eg bank shares , shares in ibm,etc
SAVE AT least 20 per cent of your wage ,if you do not have a mortgage.

Femme_Fatale

Statistics that people just throw out there are inaccurate.

Drink/drugs in moderation are not necessarily bad for a person's health/relationships/personality, apart from smoke, which could cause lung cancer.

Legs.Eleven

OldNotWIse wrote: »

People are not looking at you as much as you think they are.

Jaysus I didn't think they were looking at me...'till now.