# Thought for the day **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 8, 2003, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778 "2003-12-08T22:19:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/1 "2003-12-08T22:19:25Z")
The liar at any rate recognizes that recreation, not instruction, is the aim of conversation, and is a far more civilized being than the blockhead who loudly expresses his disbelief in a story which is told simply for the amusement of the company. (Oscar Wilde) ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/2 "2003-12-08T22:36:33Z")
The face of a child can say so much… Especially the mouth part of the face. (Jack Handy.) ---
**Author:** ![JackaRoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@JackaRoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackaRoe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/3 "2003-12-08T22:41:24Z")
Nostalgia is the rust of the mind. Heard this the other day, but did not catch who said it. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/4 "2003-12-08T22:45:10Z")
Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/5 "2003-12-08T22:45:33Z")
A person is only what they are. -A very drunk friend. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/6 "2003-12-08T23:03:55Z")
“I’ve never hit a woman and I’ll never do it again.” – Some Ex-employee * * * BCS stands for “Best at Choosing Second” ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Serpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@Silver\_Serpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Serpentine)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/7 "2003-12-08T23:57:59Z")
If it weren’t for my horse, I never would’ve spent that year in college. -Lewis Black ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/8 "2003-12-09T00:08:17Z")
Never laugh at another man’s dreams. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/9 "2003-12-09T00:44:29Z")
“A squirrel, some duct tape, and a 350hp Mercury boat engine. Imagine the possibilities.” - a very stoned friend ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/10 "2003-12-09T01:44:17Z")
One can always find something to complain about. However, stand that statement on its head and one can always find something to be happy about. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/11 "2003-12-09T02:04:43Z")
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements. ---
**Author:** ![GaterMouth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f1d935/32.png) [@GaterMouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaterMouth)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/12 "2003-12-09T02:06:16Z")
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/13 "2003-12-09T02:10:16Z")
Hope is the thing with feathers. The thing without feathers is my brother-in-law. (Woody Allen) ---
**Author:** ![With\_Rye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/14 "2003-12-09T03:22:53Z")
Naive you are if you believe life favours those who aren’t naive. Piet Hein ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/15 "2003-12-09T03:53:49Z")
“Your hands are on my tits.” –A girl at a dance I went to once, to me. I was in a slightly altered state of mind (she didn’t know) and as a result I had no idea where her breasts were at the time. (I was behind her, so it’s not _quite_ as bad as it sounds.) (And yes, we were just dancing. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/16 "2003-12-10T15:23:37Z")
In America, the electoral process is drowning in commercial techniques. We may circle back to a process as unconcerned with qualifications as that which made Darius king of Persia: He whose horse first neighed at sunrise should be king. (Barbara Tuchman) ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-for-the-day/217778/17 "2003-12-10T16:21:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Horseflesh \* > \*\*“A squirrel, some duct tape, and a 350hp Mercury boat engine. Imagine the possibilities.” > > - a very stoned friend \*\* That wouldn’t by chance be a reference to [Twiggy](http://www.waterskiingsquirrel.com), would it?