Sunday, January 09, 2005

Hey, more Ho_T Krysp Chiks!

Gee, opening spam mail is getting more and more interesting all the time! Here is a list culled from bathroom walls in (maybe...)Texas. Yee Haw!

Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 11:53 AM
Subject: The Permian Basin Scroll

>
> These are some writings known as "The Permian Basin Scroll" found
> while digging for artifacts in an old abandoned corral in "No Trees",
> West Texas.
>
> Don't name a pig you plan to eat.
>
> Your fences need to be horse high, pig tight, and bull strong.
>
> Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how
> well you bounce.
>
> Keep skunks and bankers and Lawyers at a distance.
>
> Life is simpler when you plough around the stump.
>
> A bumblebee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
>
> Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.
>
> Meanness don't jest happen overnight.
>
> Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads!
>
> Don't sell your mule to buy a plow.
>
> Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
>
> It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
>
> You cannot unsay a cruel word.
>
> Every path has a few puddles.
>
> When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
>
> The best sermons are lived, not preached.
>
> Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
>
> Don't squat down with your spurs on.
>
> Don't judge people by their relatives.
>
> Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
>
> Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back,
> you'll enjoy it a second time.
>
> Don't interfere with something that ain't bothering' you none.
>
> It's better to be a has-been than a never-was.
>
> The easiest way to eat crow is while it's still warm. The colder it
> gets, the harder it is to swaller.
>
> If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
>
> If it don't seem like it's worth the effort, it probably ain't.
>
> It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.
>
> Sometimes you get and sometimes you get got.
>
> The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with
> watches you shave his face in the mirror every morning.
>
> If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin'
> somebody else's dog around.
>
> Don't worry about bitin' off more'n you can chew; your mouth is
> probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.
>
> Only cows know why they stampede.
>
> Always drink upstream from the herd.
>
> If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and
> then to make sure it's still there with ya.
>
> Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad
> judgment.
>
> Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it
> back in.
>
> You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is 'till they get
> thumped'.
>
> Never, never, miss a good opportunity to shut up!
>
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2 comments:

Nan said...

Was Ben Franklin a cowboy or visa versa? Cute sayings, I enjoyed reading them.

Martyr73 said...

The last one is my favorite...I don't think my wife knows it, though. hahahahaha She'd give me a stern talking to if she knew I said that. :)