# Explain to me these "Confucius say.." **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 9, 2006, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961 "2006-08-09T03:55:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961/41 "2006-08-10T01:09:07Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] Confucius say, “The way of the superior man is threefold, but I am not equal to it. Virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from perplexities; bold, he is free from fear.” OK, it’s not funny. But Confucius [did](http://www.humanistictexts.org/confucius.htm#_Toc483366191) say it! [/QUOTE] The silly thing is, when I was a tot, I wanted to learn about the real Confucius, so I bought one of those “Confucius Says” joke books in the mistaken belief that it was a book of genuine quotes… ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961/42 "2006-08-10T01:36:46Z")
Confucius say, _When man make love to woman, energy go to waist._ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961/43 "2006-08-10T02:37:28Z")
[QUOTE=Nic2004] Confucius say, _When man make love to woman, energy go to waist._ [/QUOTE] Or as my dad used to say: If you ain’t usin’ it, build a shed over it. ---
**Author:** ![Bren\_Cameron\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Bren\_Cameron\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bren_Cameron_1)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961/44 "2006-08-10T03:39:04Z")
Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement. ---
**Author:** ![Draax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Draax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draax)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961/45 "2006-08-10T15:39:17Z")
It is good for girl to meet boy in park, but better for boy to park meat in girl. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961/46 "2006-08-10T16:15:41Z")
It takes many nails to build crib…but only one screw to fill it. Man who drive like hell, bound to get there. Man who sit on tack get point. Man who leaps from tall building, jumps to conclusion. Foolish man give wife grand piano. Wise man give wife upright organ. * * * They just get worse and worse, don’t they? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961/47 "2006-08-10T18:07:11Z")
> [@](#): > > Irish term for a stick. One commonly used for…well…smacking people. Specifically, it’s a blackthorn walking stick, made according to the traditional methods used for ceremonial warhammers. But it’s emphatically not a weapon… You wouldn’t confiscate an old man’s walking stick, would you? The fact that the big knobby handle is perfect for knocking English bastards upside the head is, of course, pure coincidence. ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961/48 "2006-08-10T18:16:01Z")
[QUOTE=Bren\_Cameron] Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement. [/QUOTE] _Man who lives in glass house should take hot showers_ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961/49 "2006-08-10T18:34:02Z")
[QUOTE=Phase42] Re: the “man who keep feet on the ground” - It’s usually “keep **both** feet on the ground”. Another variation of the joke: “Show me a man with both feet on the ground and I’ll show you a man who can’t put on his pants.” [/QUOTE] “A Conservative is a man with both feet planted firmly on the ground, rendering him incapable of any forward movement.” Cal Meacham say: “Author who is always picking nose becomes big success in Sinus Friction.” ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961/50 "2006-08-11T05:01:01Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] Sorry to be the bearer of cold water, but it’s my $0.02. [/QUOTE] :: puts hands over nipples :: Confucius say penis has hole in end so man can be open minded. ---
**Author:** ![Otanx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Otanx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otanx)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961/51 "2009-08-01T08:48:30Z")
Man who lives in glass house should not play naked twister with farm animals. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-these-confucius-say/367961/52 "2009-08-01T12:13:35Z")
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