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My mom had a list of these. She used it as, "well ponder that, but it's not going to change.' She also said: "go sew buttons on your underwear" - what your do
by kokanator 5y ago
My mom had a list of these. She used it as, "well ponder that, but it's not going to change.'
She also said:
"go sew buttons on your underwear" - what your doing is just about as useless
"and, if horses were wishes, beggars would ride" - stop wishing and just do it
- themodelplumber 5y agoSo, did you ever stop wishing and make the usefully-buttoned underwear of your dreams? :-)
- kokanator 5y agoha! No, but I do remember thinking as a child, "That would be super uncomfortable and maybe even hurt!"
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> if horses were wishes, beggars would ride" - stop wishing and just do it I know the saying, but I just see it as expressing "wishing won't make something happen". No implication that you should, or even could, actually do anything to realize your wish.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoSince this is bothering me when I view my comments, I'll note that the saying actually goes "if wishes were horses...".
- bduhan 5y agoMy 7th grade math teacher once said “you can factor prime numbers until the angel Gabriel blows his horn at the end of time but it ain’t gonna do you no good!” She also referred to improper fractions as “big top” or Dolly Parton “because she’s big up top, you know what I mean?” Yes Mrs. Covington, we did :-)