# Post some random advice **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 23, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996 "2023-08-23T19:28:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/21 "2023-08-24T13:27:16Z")
If you see a lot of rats running in one direction and don’t know why, run _with_ them. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/22 "2023-08-24T14:02:58Z")
Measure twice, cut once, shim as needed. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/23 "2023-08-24T14:04:53Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Rotate your tires. “Deteriorata”? That brings back memories. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/24 "2023-08-24T14:23:37Z")
From Nelson Algren: “Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom’s. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.” ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/25 "2023-08-24T14:47:04Z")
Trust is the first step on the road to betrayal. Unless you absolutely know the correct action to take: Don’t just do something, stand there. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/26 "2023-08-24T14:52:26Z")
Optimism is the first step to disappointment. . ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/27 "2023-08-24T14:55:41Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CNOutomr5XI/maxresdefault.jpg "Trying Is The First Step Toward Failure") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNOutomr5XI) So is trying to insert a YouTube link in a post. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/28 "2023-08-24T14:59:07Z")
Alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/29 "2023-08-24T15:26:58Z")
I salute you, sir. 🖖 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Famous\_Burrito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_famous_burrito/32/3954_2.png) [@El\_Famous\_Burrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Famous_Burrito)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/30 "2023-08-24T15:34:50Z")
If you’re in the way, kindly get out of the way. If you don’t _know_ whether you’re in the way, kindly consider that, in fact, you very likely _are_ in the way. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Famous\_Burrito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_famous_burrito/32/3954_2.png) [@El\_Famous\_Burrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Famous_Burrito)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/31 "2023-08-24T15:37:04Z")
Bring the umbrella. Not to keep the rain off, but to prevent it from raining in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/32 "2023-08-24T15:45:08Z")
Never hit your grandma with a shovel; it makes a bad impression on her mind. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/33 "2023-08-24T16:13:17Z")
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. Never look straight up at a bird. Don’t swim where there are sharks. The most dangerous thing on the road is that other driver. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/34 "2023-08-24T16:15:08Z")
A wise man marries his second wife first (no reason that can’t apply to women, also). ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/35 "2023-08-24T16:51:52Z")
A closed mouth says nothing wrong. It’s not: Do what you love and the money will follow. It should be: Do what you are good at to earn enough money to spend on the things you love. Show me your friends and I will show you your future. You should be able to count on your friends to tell you the brutal truth. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/36 "2023-08-24T17:00:14Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Never hit your grandma with a shovel; it makes a bad impression on her mind. A Tiny Tim reference? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/37 "2023-08-24T17:19:30Z")
Well, no… I had in mind Steve Martin. I remember Tiny saying it on an album, now that you mention it. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXIaOiRSMFw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXIaOiRSMFw) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/38 "2023-08-24T17:38:18Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > Never hit your grandma with a shovel; it makes a bad impression on her mind. > > A Tiny Tim reference? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Well, no… I had in mind Steve Martin. I remember Tiny saying it on an album, now that you mention it. Gentlemen, preee-senting: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fcCE3yKyvVg/hqdefault.jpg "Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969) - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head [HD]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcCE3yKyvVg) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/39 "2023-08-24T18:37:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Well, no… I had in mind Steve Martin. I remember Tiny saying it on an album, now that you mention it. > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXIaOiRSMFw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXIaOiRSMFw) Researching a bit (beware the rabbit-hole) it seems it was first recorded by Spike Jones, writing credits attributed, by one source, as Felix Hanemann - which can’t be right. I think maybe H.W. Hanemann of Flying Down To Rio fame. Anyhoo… opening line here: > **[Then I'd Be Satisfied with My Life (Remastered Version)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF5ZryRm-Nk%2F)** > > Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner RecordsThen I'd Be Satisfied with My Life (Remastered Version) · Tiny TimGod Bless Tiny Tim: The Complete Reprise Studio ... This is my brush with it. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996/40 "2023-08-24T18:40:08Z")
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