[tomwed]

Originally Posted by fw102807

Something about ass u me

I'm not sure because it seems to include you, me and my late uncle ed. I thought I could make it work without being offensive. That's never my intention.
I certainly jumped too soon. I'll make it go away.

Originally Posted by tomwed

I'm not sure because it seems to include you, me and my late uncle ed. I thought I could make it work without being offensive. That's never my intention.
I certainly jumped too soon. I'll make it go away.

I was not offended. I thought it was clever.

"to make an ass out of u and me. verb. To believe something is true based upon general unproven observations and reports. Coining up a foolish, humorous insinuation about somebody or something that is probably not valid. To make a complete idiot out of yourself or another person by saying that something happened that ..."

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

I hope you didn't dislocated your shoulder patting yourself on the back.

And in your signature you profess to stand up to bullies? That just cracks me up. I bet you're also in the habit of calling the kettle black..

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

I also avoid a lot of rebuttals to the plethora of personal attacks from the 'bully clique,' but I will readily admit to not being perfect...and sometimes slip.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by fw102807

I know what you mean. I keep telling myself this is futile and I am not going to do it anymore and then get sucked right back in.

Yep.


Some days I'm better at it... than others.

[Abby10]

Originally Posted by tomwed

You must have a lot of patients.

Haha, Tom......always the one to find the humor in just about anything. Thanks for bringing levity to our world. We sure as heck need it!

[Abby10]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

I can cook and my wife loves me for it..

Yeah, quit rubbing it in.....lol

But speaking of that, how much more important are these things with this generation because of the times? I think a lot, with more women not only in the workplace, but often ending up as the real breadwinners in our society as it is today.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by fw102807

I was not offended. I thought it was clever.

"to make an ass out of u and me. verb. To believe something is true based upon general unproven observations and reports. Coining up a foolish, humorous insinuation about somebody or something that is probably not valid. To make a complete idiot out of yourself or another person by saying that something happened that ..."

Hey, that's good. I forgot about that one.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

I hope you didn't dislocated your shoulder patting yourself on the back.

And in your signature you profess to stand up to bullies? That just cracks me up. I bet you're also in the habit of calling the kettle black..

My grandmother used to say "An empty barrel makes the most noise."

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

My grandmother used to say "An empty barrel makes the most noise."

Mine used to say... "Bullies run in packs."

Enough now go to your rooms!

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by fw102807

Enough now go to your rooms!

Excellent idea.


I'm not sure that's possible though, given that so far only the lightweights have piped up...in the personal attacks toward me.

[tomwed]

The nuns use to say empty barrels make the most noise starting in fist grade. By the time you get to second grade you heard it so many times you can complete the sentence.
We had no idea what it meant. I thought you had to stick your head in a barrel and yell real loud to make a lot of noise. Who would expect a six year old to picture their mind as a vessel? But we did know that if the nun says it, it must be true and quietly nodding yes is better then getting hit.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by tomwed

The nuns use to say empty barrels make the most noise starting in fist grade. By the time you get to second grade you heard it so many times you can complete the sentence.
We had no idea what it meant. I thought you had to stick your head in a barrel and yell real loud to make a lot of noise. Who would expect a six year old to picture their mind as a vessel? But we did know that if the nun says it, it must be true and quietly nodding yes is better then getting hit.

What is the meaning of the saying 'an empty barrel makes the most noise'? How did it first come into existence? - Quora

The nuns were in my experience a scary lot. I became disallusioned with the Catholic religion a long time ago but thanks to the nuns still carry the guilt.

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

What is the meaning of the saying 'an empty barrel makes the most noise'? How did it first come into existence? - Quora

I don't have to read that. I know it was Sister Jovita in Immaculate Conception School who first said it.