# 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:** 5
**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, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/81 "2004-06-24T16:20:19Z")
> [@Happy Scrappy Hero Pup](#): > > Dammit! > > …compound fracture! > If you can’t say something nice… that just means you’re pretty much like most everybody else. “A word to the wise…” ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/82 "2004-06-24T16:30:02Z")
is unnecessary, it’s the stupid ones that need advice. Do unto others… ---
**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/83 "2004-06-24T16:36:56Z")
> [@](#): > > Do unto others… …then split the classic response When the going gets tough… ---
**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, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/84 "2004-06-24T16:47:06Z")
> [@verbenabeast](#): > > …then split the classic response > > When the going gets tough… …the tough go to lunch. There are no athiests in… ---
**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, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/85 "2004-06-24T16:47:06Z")
> [@verbenabeast](#): > > …then split the classic response > > When the going gets tough… chew some Ex-Lax [sup]TM[/sup] “Success is 99%…” ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/86 "2004-06-24T16:57:43Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > chew some Ex-Lax [sup]TM[/sup] > > “Success is 99%…” if you’re an underachiever. A rolling stone… ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/87 "2004-06-24T17:05:41Z")
. . . is really, really hard to balance on. He who hesitates . . . ---
**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, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/88 "2004-06-24T17:07:07Z")
> [@Aholibah](#): > > . . . is really, really hard to balance on. > > He who hesitates . . . forgets what he was doing. The apple doesn’t fall … ---
**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, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/89 "2004-06-24T17:16:26Z")
> [@Tiggrkitty](#): > > forgets what he was doing. > > The apple doesn’t fall … …without making a nasty mess. History shows again and again how Nature abbhors… ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/90 "2004-06-24T17:21:52Z")
. . . trailer parks. The road to hell . . . ---
**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, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/91 "2004-06-24T17:23:16Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > History shows again and again how Nature abbhors… … mimes pretending to vacuum. See a penny, pick it up… ---
**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, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/92 "2004-06-24T17:25:32Z")
> [@Aholibah](#): > > The road to hell . . . … is hot. VERY hot! See a penny, pick it up… ---
**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/93 "2004-06-24T17:34:03Z")
> [@](#): > > There are no athiests in… …heaven > [@](#): > > See a penny, pick it up… …and all the day you will wonder what the hell to do with a useless frickin’ penny… then wing it at a mime. A friend in need… ---
**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, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/94 "2004-06-24T17:35:28Z")
…is impossible to get off the phone. Early to bed and early to rise… ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/95 "2004-06-24T17:41:16Z")
And you miss out on all the cool parties. Men. Can’t live with 'em… ---
**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, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/96 "2004-06-24T17:45:25Z")
…at least, not in Virginia. I think, therefore… ---
**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, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/97 "2004-06-24T17:48:02Z")
> [@Ethilrist and me](#): > > “Success is 99%…” > > if you’re an underachiever. Now **THAT’S** funny! 😃😃 > [@Maureen](#): > > And you miss out on all the cool parties. > > Men. Can’t live with 'em… and shootin’ 'em is illegal. “In the event of a loss of cabin air pressure…” ---
**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, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/98 "2004-06-24T17:48:14Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > …at least, not in Virginia. > > I think, therefore… … I am not a blonde. He who flees at the right time … ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/99 "2004-06-24T17:50:21Z")
> [@Tiggrkitty](#): > > … I am not a blonde. > > He who flees at the right time … Does not freeze with a light rime. To every problem there is a solution… ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-gives-you-lemons/251931/100 "2004-06-24T17:52:13Z")
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