Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Old Farmers Advice


Hey Ya’ll,
Pig here, been trying to think of something to write about for this weeks blog (yes, pigs do think).  After all of the tongue lashings I received from all of the “ladies” (and I use that term LOOSLEY) out there for the past couple of blogs, I was informed to take it easy the next time around.  I do have to say that ‘to take it easy’ is a hard thing to do when you are short, fat and people keep trying to eat you.  But I will do my best.
I was going through some old stuff of mine and I found this list of advice I had gotten from an old farmer I once knew.  He was a simple man, never made much of himself, he never flashed anything around.  He was a just good, well loved, family man.
An Old Farmer's Advice:

* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. *


* Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.*


* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.*

* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.*


* Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.*


* Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.*


* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.*

* 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 judge folks 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 somethin' that ain't bothering you none.*


* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance.*


* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.. *


* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.*


* The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.*


* Always drink upstream from the herd.*


* 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..*


* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.*


* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply.*

*
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.*


Good advice to live by, however he did leave one piece of advice out.  It is a quote from President Harry S. Truman:   NEVER KICK A FREASH TURD ON A HOT DAY
Good words to live by
Ride Hard Or Stay Home
Pig


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