Terry's "Thought for the Day" Archives
(listed in order of appearance)
1.
If greenies are so concerned about the state of our planet, why aren't they on it ?
2.
A council is living proof that ratepayers can take a joke.
3.
The height of injustice is having to pay for justice.
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A man who has tried and failed cannot be called a failure.
4.
People who don't make mistakes are people who don't do anything.
6.
The pen is mightier than the sword, until the ink runs out.
7.
These days, you need a credit card to be able to pay cash.
It's easy to admire a boss when he's within earshot.
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He who fishes for complaints can expect to be handed a line.
10.
A conformist is a person too lazy to think and too lazy to get up.
11.
Unemployment just ain't working.
Old florists never die, they just make other arrangements.
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What we really are matters more than what others think of us.
14.
Tollerance is the suspicsion that the other person is right.
15.
I could cope with the rat race if I had the same cheese as the rats have.
16.
Bad news travels fast, good news takes the scenic route.
© 2006, Terry D. Ratcliffe
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17.
You will learn something every day if you aren't careful.
18.
How come kids can master a motor car but not a lawn mower.
19.
If you think you are too old for growing pains, try digging the garden.
20.
If you don't make waves, you are probably not under any.
21.
Common sense is not so common.
22.
An athiest is a person who has no invisible means of support.
23.
For a quick energy boost, nothing beats having the boss walk in.
24.
Believe those who are seeking the truth: Doubt those who find it.
25.
The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.
The history of almost every civilisation furnishes examples of geographical expansion coinciding with deterioration in quality.
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Crime pays - just ask any lawyer.
28.
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same thing?
29.
Fishing can result in net profits.
30.
Don't dribble food for thought on your tie.
31.
In most things, success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
32.
Mortality is an essential part of life.
33.
Toilet paper is just a rip off.
34.
Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? Because we are not the person involved.
35.
Short people don't need shrinks.
36.
The worst moment for an athiest is when he is really thankful but has nobody to thank.
37.
It is easier to fight for ones principles than to live up to them.
38.
Because of spiralling costs, I can't finish my staircase.
39.
With the price of timber these days, it's hard to believe that it grows on trees.
40.
You're conscience isn't your guide. It's just there to remind you you might get caught.
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