Thread closed      Thread closed My profile login | | Directory | Search | FAQs | Board home   Printer-friendly view   » Ship of Fools   »   » Oblivion   » But, but, but! (Page 1) Email this page to a friend or enemy.   Pages in this thread: 1  2  3    Source: (consider it) Thread: But, but, but! Chorister Completely Frocked # 473 Posted                       A new game, inspired by this quote on another thread: Of course: it is wrong to pour water over the head of a visiting Bishop generally but not when he has inadvertently set fire to his mitre! First poster posts a supposedly unequivocal statement, second poster finds a 'but...' to add to disprove the assertion. And then posts another bold statement for the next poster to counter. OK, so I'll begin: It is always wrong to tell lies. -------------------- Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change. Posts: 34626 | From: Cream Tealand | Registered: Jun 2001  |  IP: Logged Firenze Ordinary decent pagan # 619 Posted                    It is always wrong to tell lies - but allowable if these are in fact the droids they're looking for. Dinnae push your granny off a bus Posts: 17302 | From: Edinburgh | Registered: Jun 2001  |  IP: Logged Gwai Shipmate # 11076 Posted                     Dinnae push your granny off a bus, but if the bus is underwater and sinking fast, it might be a good idea. Never knock pictures off the wall if your daddy says no. *Me: [4 yo Daughter]: What's always bad? I can't think of anything. -------------------- A master of men was the Goodly Fere, A mate of the wind and sea. If they think they ha’ slain our Goodly Fere They are fools eternally. Posts: 11914 | From: Chicago | Registered: Feb 2006  |  IP: Logged WhateverTheySay Shipmate # 16598 Posted                    Never knock pictures off the wall if your daddy says no, but if your daddy is away you can do what you want. Don't shoplift -------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going Posts: 872 | From: Lost in Space, without a map | Registered: Aug 2011  |  IP: Logged no prophet's flag is set so... Proceed to see sea # 15560 Posted                        Don't shoplift unless it has fallen on your granny, in which case you really should lift it off of her. Don't pick your nose -------------------- Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety. \_(ツ)_/ Posts: 11498 | From: Treaty 6 territory in the nonexistant Province of Buffalo, Canada ↄ⃝' | Registered: Mar 2010  |  IP: Logged Kitten Shipmate # 1179 Posted                     Don't pick your nose unless you are looking in a plastic surgeon's catalogue Don't run with scissors -------------------- Maius intra qua extra Never accept a ride from a stranger, unless they are in a big blue box Posts: 2330 | From: Carmarthenshire | Registered: Aug 2001  |  IP: Logged Hedgehog Ship's Shortstop # 14125 Posted                     Don't pick your nose but, if you are consulting with a plastic surgeon, then go ahead and pick the one you like best. Never draw to an inside straight. [ETA: Aaaargh! Cross-post! Ignore mine.] [ 16. August 2012, 20:19: Message edited by: Hedgehog ] -------------------- "We must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world, and that being good and decent are worth it."--Pope Francis, Laudato Si' Posts: 2740 | From: Delaware, USA | Registered: Sep 2008  |  IP: Logged Mamacita Lakefront liberal # 3659 Posted                     Don't run with scissors, but walk purposefully with a machete. Never draw to an inside straight. -------------------- Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. Posts: 20761 | From: where the purple line ends | Registered: Dec 2002  |  IP: Logged Barnabas62 Shipmate # 9110 Posted                     Never draw to an inside straight but remember Terence Reese's rule that in poker you should never always do anything. Never give a sucker an even break -------------------- Who is it that you seek? How then shall we live? How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? Posts: 21397 | From: Norfolk UK | Registered: Feb 2005  |  IP: Logged Lyda*Rose Ship's broken porthole # 4544 Posted                     Never give a sucker an even break, but dissolve it in your mouth to the last, delicious sliver. Don't go swimming until an hour after you have eaten -------------------- "Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano Posts: 21377 | From: CA | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged no prophet's flag is set so... Proceed to see sea # 15560 Posted                        Don't go swimming until an hour after you have eaten, but take your drink with you to the pool. Spare the rod and spoil the child. -------------------- Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety. \_(ツ)_/ Posts: 11498 | From: Treaty 6 territory in the nonexistant Province of Buffalo, Canada ↄ⃝' | Registered: Mar 2010  |  IP: Logged Bean Sidhe Shipmate # 11823 Posted                     Spare the rod and spoil the child, but use it and the Children's Dept will cane you. Don't shoot squirrels with a bazooka. -------------------- How do you know when a politician is lying? His lips are moving. Danny DeVito Posts: 4363 | From: where the taxis won't go | Registered: Sep 2006  |  IP: Logged Ariston Insane Unicorn # 10894 Posted                        Don't shoot squirrels with a bazooka, but, if you must, make your shots count—try to score three or more at once. Never eat sour watermelons -------------------- “Therefore, let it be explained that nowhere are the proprieties quite so strictly enforced as in men’s colleges that invite young women guests, especially over-night visitors in the fraternity houses.” Emily Post, 1937. Posts: 6849 | From: The People's Republic of Balcones | Registered: Jan 2006  |  IP: Logged WhateverTheySay Shipmate # 16598 Posted                    Never eat sour watermelons, but sweet ones taste very nice. Don't watch more than 2 hours of TV each night -------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going Posts: 872 | From: Lost in Space, without a map | Registered: Aug 2011  |  IP: Logged rolyn Shipmate # 16840 Posted                 Don't watch more than 2 hours of TV each night, but if you're an insomniac listen to the radio instead. I really thought this game would be easy -------------------- Change is the only certainty of existence Posts: 3206 | From: U.K. | Registered: Dec 2011  |  IP: Logged Lyda*Rose Ship's broken porthole # 4544 Posted                     I really thought this game would be easy, but cliches are like ear worms- they are hard to gainsay. Love your enemy -------------------- "Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano Posts: 21377 | From: CA | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged no prophet's flag is set so... Proceed to see sea # 15560 Posted                        Love your enemy but don't give them a hug if they're carrying a knife. Don't play with your food Posts: 11498 | From: Treaty 6 territory in the nonexistant Province of Buffalo, Canada ↄ⃝' | Registered: Mar 2010  |  IP: Logged Bean Sidhe Shipmate # 11823 Posted                     Don't play with your food unless it's meatballs, when you can juggle. Don't bounce too high on the trampoline Posts: 4363 | From: where the taxis won't go | Registered: Sep 2006  |  IP: Logged WhateverTheySay Shipmate # 16598 Posted                    Don't bounce too high on the trampoline, but if you are doing the high jump then the whole point is to jump as high as possible. Don't drink and drive -------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going Posts: 872 | From: Lost in Space, without a map | Registered: Aug 2011  |  IP: Logged churchgeek Have candles, will pray # 5557 Posted                        Don't drink and drive, but if your beverage is non-alcoholic, it's OK. Don't cheat on your taxes. -------------------- I reserve the right to change my mind. My article on the Virgin of Vladimir Posts: 7773 | From: Detroit | Registered: Feb 2004  |  IP: Logged Sioni Sais Shipmate # 5713 Posted                     Don't cheat on your taxes, unless you can afford a top class accountant. Never play a ball game you haven't played for ten years. -------------------- "He isn't Doctor Who, he's The Doctor" (Paul Sinha, BBC) Posts: 24276 | From: Newport, Wales | Registered: Apr 2004  |  IP: Logged churchgeek Have candles, will pray # 5557 Posted                        Never play a ball game you haven't played for ten years, unless you have small children, and you're teaching it to them. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. -------------------- I reserve the right to change my mind. My article on the Virgin of Vladimir Posts: 7773 | From: Detroit | Registered: Feb 2004  |  IP: Logged Mamacita Lakefront liberal # 3659 Posted                     Don't count your chickens before they hatch; you'll have to count eggs instead. Don't put the cart before the horse. -------------------- Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. Posts: 20761 | From: where the purple line ends | Registered: Dec 2002  |  IP: Logged Lyda*Rose Ship's broken porthole # 4544 Posted                     Don't put the cart before the horse, unless you have filled the cart with oats for the horse's supper. Keep holy the Sabbath day -------------------- "Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano Posts: 21377 | From: CA | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged WhateverTheySay Shipmate # 16598 Posted                    Keep holy the sabbath day, unless you have lots of DIY to do and only one day off that week. Brush your teeth twice a day -------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going Posts: 872 | From: Lost in Space, without a map | Registered: Aug 2011  |  IP: Logged Nanny Ogg Ship's cushion # 1176 Posted                     Brush your teeth twice a daybut don't use a fox's tail. Smoking is bad for your health -------------------- Buy me a beer and I'm you friend forever Posts: 4137 | From: Away with the fairies | Registered: Aug 2001  |  IP: Logged Lyda*Rose Ship's broken porthole # 4544 Posted                     Smoking is bad for your health, unless it involves a tasty hunk of salmon. Never go to bed angry -------------------- "Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano Posts: 21377 | From: CA | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged Uncle Pete Loyaute me lie # 10422 Posted                    [and here was me thinking A circus thread around Prince Harry?] [ 25. August 2012, 14:41: Message edited by: PeteC ] -------------------- Even more so than I was before Posts: 20466 | From: No longer where I was | Registered: Sep 2005  |  IP: Logged WhateverTheySay Shipmate # 16598 Posted                    Never go to bed angry, but it is ok to wake up angry. Don't put all your eggs in one basket -------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going Posts: 872 | From: Lost in Space, without a map | Registered: Aug 2011  |  IP: Logged churchgeek Have candles, will pray # 5557 Posted                        Don't put all your eggs in one basket, unless you need to transport all your eggs, and you only have one basket. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. -------------------- I reserve the right to change my mind. My article on the Virgin of Vladimir Posts: 7773 | From: Detroit | Registered: Feb 2004  |  IP: Logged Bean Sidhe Shipmate # 11823 Posted                     Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, unless you're into BDSM and they're not. Fine words butter no parsnips -------------------- How do you know when a politician is lying? His lips are moving. Danny DeVito Posts: 4363 | From: where the taxis won't go | Registered: Sep 2006  |  IP: Logged Kitten Shipmate # 1179 Posted                     Fine words butter no parsnips but parsnips are nicer with a honey glaze anyway Cast not a clout until May is out -------------------- Maius intra qua extra Never accept a ride from a stranger, unless they are in a big blue box Posts: 2330 | From: Carmarthenshire | Registered: Aug 2001  |  IP: Logged Morlader Shipmate # 16040 Posted                 Cast not a clout until May is out, but clout not May even though she is out. A stitch in time saves nine. -------------------- .. to utmost west. Posts: 858 | From: Not England | Registered: Nov 2010  |  IP: Logged Niminypiminy Shipmate # 15489 Posted                     A stitch in time saves nine, but wundaweb is better. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones -------------------- Lives of the Saints: songs by The Unequal Struggle http://www.theunequalstruggle.com/ Posts: 776 | From: Edge of the Fens | Registered: Feb 2010  |  IP: Logged WhateverTheySay Shipmate # 16598 Posted                    People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, unless the glass house is on fire and there is no other way out than to break the glass. Drink 8 glasses of water every day -------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going Posts: 872 | From: Lost in Space, without a map | Registered: Aug 2011  |  IP: Logged churchgeek Have candles, will pray # 5557 Posted                        Drink 8 glasses of water every day if you have never eaten a single thing with even the slightest bit of moisture in it. Don't bite the hand that feeds you. [ 27. August 2012, 05:25: Message edited by: churchgeek ] -------------------- I reserve the right to change my mind. My article on the Virgin of Vladimir Posts: 7773 | From: Detroit | Registered: Feb 2004  |  IP: Logged Lyda*Rose Ship's broken porthole # 4544 Posted                     Don't bite the hand that feeds you, unless you've agreed on a "safe word". When changing lanes, always check your blind spot. -------------------- "Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano Posts: 21377 | From: CA | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged Zappa Ship's Wake # 8433 Posted                     When changing lanes, always check your blind spot, unless you're driving a Mack. Don't piss in a swimming pool . -------------------- shameless self promotion - because I think it's worth it and mayhap this too: http://broken-moments.blogspot.co.nz/ Posts: 18917 | From: "Central" is all they call it | Registered: Sep 2004  |  IP: Logged churchgeek Have candles, will pray # 5557 Posted                        Don't piss in a swimming pool unless you're the last one in, it's about to be drained, and you've reeeeaaallllly gotta go. Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. -------------------- I reserve the right to change my mind. My article on the Virgin of Vladimir Posts: 7773 | From: Detroit | Registered: Feb 2004  |  IP: Logged Niminypiminy Shipmate # 15489 Posted                     Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country - unless it's run for parliament. Engage brain before opening mouth -------------------- Lives of the Saints: songs by The Unequal Struggle http://www.theunequalstruggle.com/ Posts: 776 | From: Edge of the Fens | Registered: Feb 2010  |  IP: Logged WhateverTheySay Shipmate # 16598 Posted                    Engage brain before opening mouth, unless you don't have a brain to engage. Keep the gate shut at all times -------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going Posts: 872 | From: Lost in Space, without a map | Registered: Aug 2011  |  IP: Logged Bean Sidhe Shipmate # 11823 Posted                     Keep the gate shut at all times, but learn how to pole-vault. Smile and the world smiles with you Posts: 4363 | From: where the taxis won't go | Registered: Sep 2006  |  IP: Logged Kitten Shipmate # 1179 Posted                     Smile and the world smiles with you, snore and you'll sleep alone Don't pick it, you'll only make it worse -------------------- Maius intra qua extra Never accept a ride from a stranger, unless they are in a big blue box Posts: 2330 | From: Carmarthenshire | Registered: Aug 2001  |  IP: Logged WhateverTheySay Shipmate # 16598 Posted                    Don't pick it, you'll only make it worse. Unless you are talking about your nose, which is so ugly that not even picking it could make it worse. Stop, look, and listen -------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going Posts: 872 | From: Lost in Space, without a map | Registered: Aug 2011  |  IP: Logged churchgeek Have candles, will pray # 5557 Posted                        Stop, look, and listen, unless you're in the middle of traffic. In a similar vein, Stop, drop, and roll -------------------- I reserve the right to change my mind. My article on the Virgin of Vladimir Posts: 7773 | From: Detroit | Registered: Feb 2004  |  IP: Logged Chorister Completely Frocked # 473 Posted                       Stop drop and roll, unless you are on the edge of a 100ft. cliff. Eat your greens -------------------- Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change. Posts: 34626 | From: Cream Tealand | Registered: Jun 2001  |  IP: Logged Lyda*Rose Ship's broken porthole # 4544 Posted                     Eat your greens, unless its the blue-green fuzzy stuff on mystery meat in the back of the fridge. Always remember your significant other's birthday. -------------------- "Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano Posts: 21377 | From: CA | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged Bean Sidhe Shipmate # 11823 Posted                     Always remember your significant other's birthday, unless you're the Queen, in which case remember your significant other birthday. Never let your father dance Posts: 4363 | From: where the taxis won't go | Registered: Sep 2006  |  IP: Logged beachcomber Shipmate # 17294 Posted                     Never let your father dance mac-abre Never come too soon -------------------- Helen-Eva:'This is all really interesting and intensely confusing stuff and I am now bewildered in a much more informed way than I was before.' Posts: 144 | From: bagdad cafe | Registered: Aug 2012  |  IP: Logged WhateverTheySay Shipmate # 16598 Posted                    Never come too soon, unless you have really bad punctuality anxiety that even arriving on time gives you a panic attack. Always wear a watch -------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going Posts: 872 | From: Lost in Space, without a map | Registered: Aug 2011  |  IP: Logged Pages in this thread: 1  2  3         Thread closed         Printer-friendly view Go to: Select a board: Category: Ship's business -------------------- The Styx Category: Community discussion -------------------- Heaven Purgatory Hell All Saints Category: Special interest discussion -------------------- Ecclesiantics Kerygmania The Circus Dead Horses The Eighth Day Category: Ship's Locker -------------------- Glory Limbo Category: Things we did -------------------- Nativity Play Auctions The Laugh Judgment The Da Vinci Code Chapter & Worse Contact us | Ship of Fools | Privacy statement © Ship of Fools 2016 UBB.classicTM 6.5.0