# Quote of the Day ...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-of-the-day/644935>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 23, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-of-the-day/644935 "2012-12-23T16:59:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-of-the-day/644935/1 "2012-12-23T16:59:30Z")

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“Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference “ –Mark Twain  
Variation, same theme:  
“Don’t argue with idiots because they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.” —Greg King

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-of-the-day/644935/2 "2012-12-23T17:01:28Z")

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I like the pig wrestling one better

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-of-the-day/644935/3 "2012-12-23T17:37:25Z")

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Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.

- Heinlein (not sure if it’s entirely original with him)

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**Author:** ![Cats\_pajamas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Cats\_pajamas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cats_pajamas)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-of-the-day/644935/4 "2012-12-23T20:18:43Z")

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‘Never participate in “quotation threads” and you will be remembered for that.’

— Me

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**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-of-the-day/644935/5 "2012-12-23T21:55:36Z")

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I heard a new one last night.

“Tighter than a gnat’s ass stretched over a barrel”.

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-of-the-day/644935/6 "2012-12-23T22:04:22Z")

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Which leads me to “Tighter than a bull’s ass in fly time,” but now we’re into maxims, not quotes.