Quote of the day

[user 7268]

Never mistake kindness for weakness

In memory of Cliffy

 

[aussiefarmer]

You only have one or two real true mates , the rest are just aquantences.

 

[Mike Harding]

"If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."

Anatole France [Jacques Anatole Thibault] (1844-1924)

 

[Wishfull]

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Albert Camus

 

[user 7268]

Wishfull the women love that one when said to them in a tender moment :brokenh: :brokenh:

 

[kemjak57]

I heard Elvis say once you can be in the presence of thousands of people who love you and still be the loneliest man in the room. I will never forget it, my heart sank when he said it

 

[stoyve]

A good mate of mine for the last 37 years or so often
says,
"The older we get, the better we were."
Its soooo true.
Cheers Steve

 

[joao garimpeiro]

A good detector, a handful of gold and a good place to camp

Joo garimpeiro

 

[Jaros]

Great to hear from you again Joao-how is it all going over there?

 

[BigWave]

Some of my favourites:

"A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done."
- Fred Allen

"When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasnt the slightest intention of putting it into practice."
- Otto von Bismarck

"The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance."
- Laurence J. Peter

"When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity."
- Albert Einstein

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
- Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961)

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a serious lack of imagination."
- Oscar Wilde

"I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake -- which I also keep handy."
- W.C.Fields (1880 1946)

"The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable."
- John Kenneth Galbraith

"Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that's not true. Some smaller countries are neutral."
- Robert Orben

 

[Gilly47]

My old man taught me "The drunker I stand The longer I get"

 

[Outback]

Hey BigWave '
Been looking into your posts for some time , your no goose mate !

Keep up the top posts please

Jack.

 

[Whisp]

"A stranger is a friend you haven't yet met." - Ralph Waldo Emmerson

 

[joao garimpeiro]

Great to hear from you again Joao-how is it all going over there?

Everything is fine, Mate. THANK YOU MATE

 

[user 5263]

It's a pity that 90% of politicians give the rest of them a bad name.

It's true that a word often said in jest turns out to be true.

 

[BigWave]

Albert Einstein reckoned the only reason we have time is so that everything doesn't happen all at once.

 

[Jaros]

Ah, maybe thinking of the "Big BANG Theory"??? Wha!!!!!................................................... :bomb: oop:

 

[BigWave]

Then the end of the universe at the same time?
Would have had a hard time rutting and detecting at the same time