Trial By Fire - Revisited

[AR]

When you truly speak your mind 100% of the time you are guaranteed to piss off 50% of those who you encounter.

No one should really speak their mind exactly how they're thinking it all the time. Sometimes people do really need to hear the cold, blunt truth. Other times, you need to be a little more diplomatic about things. THAT'S the difference. If it pisses people off, then so be it.

I prefer to let it fly and let the bridges I burn light my way.

[conversationpc]

When you truly speak your mind 100% of the time you are guaranteed to piss off 50% of those who you encounter.

No one should really speak their mind exactly how they're thinking it all the time. Sometimes people do really need to hear the cold, blunt truth. Other times, you need to be a little more diplomatic about things. THAT'S the difference. If it pisses people off, then so be it.

I prefer to let it fly and let the bridges I burn light my way.

I'm sure your wife appreciates that approach.

[Moon Beam]

Everyone is different. Do whatever works for you.

Most people are not nice, some just have manners and appear to be.

I do what works for me, also try to be nice
but really I'm a bitch.

[AR]

When you truly speak your mind 100% of the time you are guaranteed to piss off 50% of those who you encounter.

No one should really speak their mind exactly how they're thinking it all the time. Sometimes people do really need to hear the cold, blunt truth. Other times, you need to be a little more diplomatic about things. THAT'S the difference. If it pisses people off, then so be it.

I prefer to let it fly and let the bridges I burn light my way.

I'm sure your wife appreciates that approach.

I have known her since 1994. She had a steady boyfriend when I met her. I respected that.

In 1999, I decided not to respect it. Stole her away. We've been together ever since.

"Nice Guys Finish Last" - Leo Durocher

[AR]

Everyone is different. Do whatever works for you.

Most people are not nice, some just have manners and appear to be.

I do what works for me, also try to be nice
but really I'm a bitch.

Moon, almost everyone that meets me seems to like me. Does that make me a "nice guy"? I'll let others be the judge.
All I know is that I do whatever I want. If others fit into my plans, they are welcome along for the ride. Not sure myself what that means or what that makes me. It just is what it is.

[conversationpc]

"Nice Guys Finish Last" - Leo Durocher

Tell that to Reggie White, Mike Singletary, Nolan Ryan, etc., etc. Some of the greatest competitors and also some of the nicest guys you'd ever meet.

Most of the very successful people that I personally know are the nicest people in the world. Those who appear to be finishing first, using the above statement, are often the most miserable people.

[AR]

"Nice Guys Finish Last" - Leo Durocher

Tell that to Reggie White, Mike Singletary, Nolan Ryan, etc., etc. Some of the greatest competitors and also some of the nicest guys you'd ever meet.

Most of the very successful people that I personally know are the nicest people in the world. Those who appear to be finishing first, using the above statement, are often the most miserable people.

Nice to your face, but then go home and cheat on their taxes.

Nolan Ryan was a prick to me when I was a little kid.

[conversationpc]

"Nice Guys Finish Last" - Leo Durocher

Tell that to Reggie White, Mike Singletary, Nolan Ryan, etc., etc. Some of the greatest competitors and also some of the nicest guys you'd ever meet.

Most of the very successful people that I personally know are the nicest people in the world. Those who appear to be finishing first, using the above statement, are often the most miserable people.

Nice to your face, but then go home and cheat on their taxes.

Nolan Ryan was a prick to me when I was a little kid.

Nolan Ryan would probably be the first one to tell you that he wasn't always such a good guy.

[Rockindeano]

"Nice Guys Finish Last" - Leo Durocher

Fuckin A, baby, fuckin' A. Best damned quote ever.


I also like this one; "If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying. And it's only cheating if you get caught."

[AR]

"Nice Guys Finish Last" - Leo Durocher

Fuckin A, baby, fuckin' A. Best damned quote ever.


I also like this one; "If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying. And it's only cheating if you get caught."

Love that quote as well.

Late

[Rockindeano]

Nolan Ryan would probably be the first one to tell you that he wasn't always such a good guy.

Nolan IS a great human being, he was just a filthy baseball pitcher and I mean that in a complimentary way.

remember when Nolie used Robin Venturas' dome as a speedbag? Ventura charges the mound and got throttled by the old man. Loved it.

[conversationpc]

"Nice Guys Finish Last" - Leo Durocher

Fuckin A, baby, fuckin' A. Best damned quote ever.


I also like this one; "If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying. And it's only cheating if you get caught."

It's only cheating if you get caught. Yeah, that's a brilliant statement.

[Rockindeano]

"Nice Guys Finish Last" - Leo Durocher

Fuckin A, baby, fuckin' A. Best damned quote ever.


I also like this one; "If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying. And it's only cheating if you get caught."

It's only cheating if you get caught. Yeah, that's a brilliant statement.

I am sorry. I was saying this in a sports context. I in NO way condone cheating in the game of love. Sorry for not clarifying.

[conversationpc]

Nolan Ryan would probably be the first one to tell you that he wasn't always such a good guy.

Nolan IS a great human being, he was just a filthy baseball pitcher and I mean that in a complimentary way.

remember when Nolie used Robin Venturas' dome as a speedbag? Ventura charges the mound and got throttled by the old man. Loved it.

That's a great moment. I like Robin Ventura as well but that was a boneheaded moment if there ever was one.

[AR]

Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.

[conversationpc]

"Nice Guys Finish Last" - Leo Durocher

Fuckin A, baby, fuckin' A. Best damned quote ever.


I also like this one; "If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying. And it's only cheating if you get caught."

It's only cheating if you get caught. Yeah, that's a brilliant statement.

I am sorry. I was saying this in a sports context. I in NO way condone cheating in the game of love. Sorry for not clarifying.

No clarification needed.

[Blueskies]

Chips on shoulders? Hmmm, I wonder? Sounds like pretty jaded attitudes to me. Stems from somewhere.

[conversationpc]

Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.

Like Steve Augeri?

[conversationpc]

Chips on shoulders? Hmmm, I wonder? Sounds like pretty jaded attitudes to me. Stems from somewhere.

[conversationpc]

"Nice Guys Finish Last" - Leo Durocher

Tell that to Reggie White, Mike Singletary, Nolan Ryan, etc., etc. Some of the greatest competitors and also some of the nicest guys you'd ever meet.

Most of the very successful people that I personally know are the nicest people in the world. Those who appear to be finishing first, using the above statement, are often the most miserable people.

Nice to your face, but then go home and cheat on their taxes.

Nolan Ryan was a prick to me when I was a little kid.

Do you have a link with information on any of the above-named players being a tax cheat?

[Monker]

Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.

"If you're cheating, you've already lost" - me.

[conversationpc]

Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.

"If you're cheating, you've already lost" - me.

I like it.

[Rockindeano]

Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.

"If you're cheating, you've already lost" - me.

I was going to say, "not bad," however, get this.

I was coaching third base for a 7th grade level baseball team. There is only one umpire. We are down one run. We have a guy on second base, and our batter hits a single to right field. I told our baserunner before the hit, that if I point towards home plate, just run in an arc, cutting off about 40 feet of distance....knowing the umpire would be watching the ball sail into rightfield, and NOT watching my baserunner. Well, the runner beat the throw by a foot or two and we tied the game. Yep, we cheated, and we won. I loved it at the time, but that wasn't something I should have instilled in my 7th grade kids. O well, that championship trophy looks good on my wall.

So in theory, Monker, your quote is not that good, because I just dispelled it.

[conversationpc]

So in theory, Monker, your quote is not that good, because I just dispelled it.

I think what he is saying is that you may "win" in the short term but lose in the long run because of the scum bag it turns you into.

[larryfromnextdoor]

4 pages of this crap,, FOUR pages of nonsense.. a good thread is only a statement and 2 or 3 return statements.. thats it!! .. . i quit!! im outa here!! im never posting again.. its over.. wont come back.. out.. SYE RA NARA,, BABY!!

[conversationpc]

4 pages of this crap,, FOUR pages of nonsense.. a good thread is only a statement and 2 or 3 return statements.. thats it!! .. . i quit!! im outa here!! im never posting again.. its over.. wont come back.. out.. SYE RA NARA,, BABY!!

[Blueskies]

4 pages of this crap,, FOUR pages of nonsense.. a good thread is only a statement and 2 or 3 return statements.. thats it!! .. . i quit!! im outa here!! im never posting again.. its over.. wont come back.. out.. SYE RA NARA,, BABY!!

[Monker]

Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.

"If you're cheating, you've already lost" - me.

I was going to say, "not bad," however, get this.

I was coaching third base for a 7th grade level baseball team. There is only one umpire. We are down one run. We have a guy on second base, and our batter hits a single to right field. I told our baserunner before the hit, that if I point towards home plate, just run in an arc, cutting off about 40 feet of distance....knowing the umpire would be watching the ball sail into rightfield, and NOT watching my baserunner. Well, the runner beat the throw by a foot or two and we tied the game. Yep, we cheated, and we won. I loved it at the time, but that wasn't something I should have instilled in my 7th grade kids. O well, that championship trophy looks good on my wall.

So in theory, Monker, your quote is not that good, because I just dispelled it.

No, you proved it. You know you lost the game. The player who cheated knows he lost the game. Anybody who saw what happened knows you lost the game. You lost the game regardless of what the scoreboard said.

[larryfromnextdoor]

4 pages of this crap,, FOUR pages of nonsense.. a good thread is only a statement and 2 or 3 return statements.. thats it!! .. . i quit!! im outa here!! im never posting again.. its over.. wont come back.. out.. SYE RA NARA,, BABY!!

hahahahhahahaha ,, how long u been waiting to use that one!!!

[conversationpc]

4 pages of this crap,, FOUR pages of nonsense.. a good thread is only a statement and 2 or 3 return statements.. thats it!! .. . i quit!! im outa here!! im never posting again.. its over.. wont come back.. out.. SYE RA NARA,, BABY!!

hahahahhahahaha ,, how long u been waiting to use that one!!!

I used it on another board a few days ago. I keep it in my Photobucket account for special occasions.