Whats the best piece of advise you were ever given - Page 3

steeljack · 11-02-2009, 21:32

Ernie Tuke (J T Rothwells 1960s) "measure, mark, measure , cut "

ChrisK · 12-02-2009, 08:42

I worked for someone once who's advice was "BullS### Baffles Brains", a saying he picked up in the army I think..... Now that I'm working in the IT world of acronyms it's saved me on more than one occasion.

The advice I gave to my daughter the other day though was "dont eat yellow snow". Since I told her though, all the snows melted.

Studio25 · 12-02-2009, 09:44

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I worked for someone once who's advice was "BullS### Baffles Brains"...

jaysay · 12-02-2009, 10:24

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table cloths ...... only when I have posh food and that's like once in a blue moon :-) but thank you Jay

Depends what you call posh food magpie, mine is Steak Pudding Chips and Mushy Peas with a Fish on top

never was into Lobster Thermador or caviar myself

jaysay · 12-02-2009, 10:28

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Ernie Tuke (J T Rothwells 1960s) "measure, mark, measure , cut "

I got advice like that SJ when I was an Happyrentis, measure twice cut once and the other Punch thi bloody nails will ti

Kitkat · 12-02-2009, 11:10

Don't put it down, put it away

south aussie · 12-02-2009, 11:54

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Ernie Tuke (J T Rothwells 1960s) "measure, mark, measure , cut "

If you didn,t you got a thump

Have your bruises heald up yet?

Margaret Pilkington · 12-02-2009, 13:08

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Ernie Tuke (J T Rothwells 1960s) "measure, mark, measure , cut "

I think my brother Peter worked for them in that era......I do remember him mentioning that name and also that bit of advice too.

blazey · 12-02-2009, 13:43

Since starting uni I've wrote down all the advice and encouragement I'm given so that when I'm feeling down I can refer to it and it cheers me up.

Most of it is related to work... I'll tell you some below...

'Impressions count'
'Catch the ball running'
'Smartness rather than genius'
'Don't be intimidated'

One of my favourite sayings ever which my personal tutor at Uni exposed me to was one by Arthur Quiller-Couch who penned the idea of murdering or killing your darlings. Its mostly a term used by writers who get in the pattern of writing the same things over and over again (personally that makes me think of Stephen King...) but basically it is saying get out of your comfort zone and try something that isn't necessarily your norm.

I'm currently murdering a huge darling of mine and I'm loving it so I definitely think that is an excellent one.

Eric · 12-02-2009, 21:10

Not long after I arrived in Canada, I received this practical advice: "Make sure it's a god damned deer before you pull the trigger."

Good advice in a specific sense; and if it is viewed more metaphorically, it could be applied in a more general sense.

Caz · 12-02-2009, 21:14

one of the funniest was my son, when I was going to an interview and nervous.

Just remember mum, they all sit down and **** just like you.

Eric · 12-02-2009, 21:41

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one of the funniest was my son, when I was going to an interview and nervous.

Just remember mum, they all sit down and **** just like you.

I like this one ... I think that Lincoln said something similar .... imagining celebs sitting on the flush, straining at a big dump, somehow makes them more like the rest of us

Caz · 12-02-2009, 21:44

Hee Hee, wise son, yes? He will be chuffed to think he has the same logic as Lincoln.

Benipete · 14-02-2009, 11:08

When coming back from Spain If you can't drink or smoke it don't carry It.