# If life gives you lemons... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 24, 2004, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931 "2004-06-24T02:27:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/41 "2004-06-24T12:02:01Z")
> [@nocturnal\_tick](#): > > …the house, please hand over your money. > Life is like a box of… …needles. Open it up, and you’re gonna get stuck. Early to bed, early to rise… ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/42 "2004-06-24T12:07:49Z")
Damn! \*\*Maureen \*\* beat me to the “Early to bed…” line. I’ll try again. Music calms the … ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/43 "2004-06-24T12:10:09Z")
> [@Vunderbob](#): > > Early to bed, early to rise… …the everlasting punishment of the Amish. Don’t count your eggs until… ---
**Author:** ![Tiggrkitty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggrkitty/32/17966_2.png) [@Tiggrkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggrkitty)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/44 "2004-06-24T12:11:17Z")
> [@nocturnal\_tick](#): > > …the everlasting punishment of the Amish. > > Don’t count your eggs until… …you fry them. Dally not with other folk’s … ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/45 "2004-06-24T12:14:53Z")
Dang it **vunderbob**!!! > [@vunderbob](#): > > Music calms the … …homicidal tendencies. > [@Tiggrkitty](#): > > Dally not with other folk’s … open heart surgeries. Every cloud has… ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/46 "2004-06-24T12:17:58Z")
> [@nocturnal\_tick](#): > > Dang it **vunderbob**!!! > > …homicidal tendencies. > > open heart surgeries. > Every cloud has… …the ambition of becoming a thunderstorm. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/47 "2004-06-24T12:19:07Z")
It’s always darkest… ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/48 "2004-06-24T12:33:44Z")
> [@vunderbob](#): > > It’s always darkest… until you turn the damn lights on fool! An ounce of prevention… ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/49 "2004-06-24T12:36:39Z")
…is nowhere near as fun as a gram of cocaine. In for a penny… ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/50 "2004-06-24T12:38:57Z")
> [@Happy Scrappy Hero Pup](#): > > …is nowhere near as fun as a gram of cocaine. > > In for a penny… means you’re playing in a really low stakes poker game. Only the good… ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/51 "2004-06-24T12:39:36Z")
> [@Happy Scrappy Hero Pup](#): > > …is nowhere near as fun as a gram of cocaine. > > In for a penny… …and she’ll give you the pox. loose lips sink… ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/52 "2004-06-24T12:41:59Z")
> [@Happy Scrappy Hero Pup](#): > > …is nowhere near as fun as a gram of cocaine. > > In for a penny… …but sticking a quarter up your nose is a real pain. A journey of a thousand miles… ---
**Author:** ![YoudNeverGuess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a587f6/32.png) [@YoudNeverGuess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoudNeverGuess)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/53 "2004-06-24T12:53:44Z")
…travelling at 60 kilometers per hour will take how long? Empty vessels… ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/54 "2004-06-24T12:55:28Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > means you’re playing in a really low stakes poker game. > > Only the good… Y’all screwed up! Somebody do this one. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/55 "2004-06-24T13:03:39Z")
> [@YoudNeverGuess](#): > > Empty vessels… …means you don’t have any blood! > [@](#): > > Only the good… players will make it into the next round. A rose is a rose is a… ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/56 "2004-06-24T13:05:28Z")
a misquote of Gertrude Stein (She said “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.” “Throwing out the baby…” ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/57 "2004-06-24T13:13:06Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > a misquote of Gertrude Stein (She said “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.” > > “Throwing out the baby…” Will probably result in a visit from Family and Children’s Services. “Don’t put off until tomorrow…” ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/58 "2004-06-24T13:15:38Z")
… what you can do next week. Chance favors the… ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/59 "2004-06-24T13:32:37Z")
> [@](#): > > Chance favors the… …player using the battleship. Lie down with dogs… ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/60 "2004-06-24T14:06:17Z")
and you’ll be warm all night. Fighting ignorance since 1973… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931.md?page=4)