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Different countries have different proverbs "short quotes that give advice or tell us something about life"
Do you have a favorite proverb ?
Let's see how they vary around the World !
e.g
In England we say "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
In Norway they say "Better to have one bird in hand than ten on the roof.
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Do you have a favorite proverb ?
Let's see how they vary around the World !
e.g
In England we say "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
In Norway they say "Better to have one bird in hand than ten on the roof.
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Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei! - Everything has an end, only the sausage has two!
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"Shit happens" seems to cover it. Love Aussie humour. :)
I suppose the UK equivalent would be "No use crying over spilt milk"
I suppose the UK equivalent would be "No use crying over spilt milk"
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zedders wrote:
"Shit happens" seems to cover it. Love Aussie humour. :)
I suppose the UK equivalent would be "No use crying over spilt milk"
"Shit happens" seems to cover it. Love Aussie humour. :)
I suppose the UK equivalent would be "No use crying over spilt milk"
In one of the businesses I worked the boss and and me (product development) used to say "No risk no fun - shit happens" :D We were covered.
Only turned out when shit happened, suddenly it was my fault - the risk part was forgotten. What??? So I left and found a place to work where they don't do that shit ;)
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« The Postman Always Rings Twice »
Especially for Lana Turner or Jessica Lange
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Especially for Lana Turner or Jessica Lange
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TeeGee wrote:
In one of the businesses I worked the boss and and me (product development) used to say "No risk no fun - shit happens" :D We were covered.
Only turned out when shit happened, suddenly it was my fault - the risk part was forgotten. What??? So I left and found a place to work where they don't do that shit ;)
zedders wrote:
"Shit happens" seems to cover it. Love Aussie humour. :)
I suppose the UK equivalent would be "No use crying over spilt milk"
"Shit happens" seems to cover it. Love Aussie humour. :)
I suppose the UK equivalent would be "No use crying over spilt milk"
In one of the businesses I worked the boss and and me (product development) used to say "No risk no fun - shit happens" :D We were covered.
Only turned out when shit happened, suddenly it was my fault - the risk part was forgotten. What??? So I left and found a place to work where they don't do that shit ;)
"When the shit hits the fan" but often in music the 'fan' might hit the shit ! Hey how did we get into all this shit stuff anyway ? :)
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zedders wrote:
"Shit happens" seems to cover it. Love Aussie humour. :)
I suppose the UK equivalent would be "No use crying over spilt milk"
"Shit happens" seems to cover it. Love Aussie humour. :)
I suppose the UK equivalent would be "No use crying over spilt milk"
I have a song called "Get your shit together" I'll see if I still have it !
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I think we've strayed off the 'Proverb' question now :(
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TeeGee wrote:
In one of the businesses I worked the boss and and me (product development) used to say "No risk no fun - shit happens" :D We were covered.
Only turned out when shit happened, suddenly it was my fault - the risk part was forgotten. What??? So I left and found a place to work where they don't do that shit ;)
Same sort of scenario - "We" had a few old 70's VW campers which were "ours" until something went wrong with them when they magically became "yours". I'm divorced now but I've still got one, they were always mine really so no change there.
zedders wrote:
"Shit happens" seems to cover it. Love Aussie humour. :)
I suppose the UK equivalent would be "No use crying over spilt milk"
"Shit happens" seems to cover it. Love Aussie humour. :)
I suppose the UK equivalent would be "No use crying over spilt milk"
In one of the businesses I worked the boss and and me (product development) used to say "No risk no fun - shit happens" :D We were covered.
Only turned out when shit happened, suddenly it was my fault - the risk part was forgotten. What??? So I left and found a place to work where they don't do that shit ;)
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Shamika wrote:
I think we've strayed off the 'Proverb' question now :(
Thread drift - almost like a real conversation. :)
I think we've strayed off the 'Proverb' question now :(
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it ain't over till the fat lady sings
never look a gift horse in the mouth
you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink
you can't polish a turd
too many cooks in the kitchen
don't piss on me and tell me it's raining
never look a gift horse in the mouth
you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink
you can't polish a turd
too many cooks in the kitchen
don't piss on me and tell me it's raining
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too many cooks in the kitchen
too many cooks in the kitchen
We say "Too many cooks spoil the broth" but we also say "Many hands make light work" which is the opposite.
Another opposite "The squeaky wheel gets the oil" meaning if you shout loud enough you get attention.... but in Japan "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down" meaning people who stand out are often hated" which reflects more the Japanese culture.
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Women first, even onto thin ice
the rooster doesn´t sing when told
There is no evil without some goodnes
Life is sometimes like drinking tarr
Who digs a hole for the another, falls in it himself
If sauna, booze or tarr do not help, the disease is deadly
Runs like having the head as the third foot
The forest answers in the same way as shouted.
Rolls like a fart in the Sahara
Angry like a bear shot in the ass
I don't know if the sayings are correctly translated, but especially the older sayings were a bit difficult to translate :)
the rooster doesn´t sing when told
There is no evil without some goodnes
Life is sometimes like drinking tarr
Who digs a hole for the another, falls in it himself
If sauna, booze or tarr do not help, the disease is deadly
Runs like having the head as the third foot
The forest answers in the same way as shouted.
Rolls like a fart in the Sahara
Angry like a bear shot in the ass
I don't know if the sayings are correctly translated, but especially the older sayings were a bit difficult to translate :)
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Women first, even onto thin ice
the rooster doesn´t sing when told
There is no evil without some goodnes
Life is sometimes like drinking tarr
Who digs a hole for the another, falls in it himself
If sauna, booze or tarr do not help, the disease is deadly
Runs like having the head as the third foot
The forest answers in the same way as shouted.
Rolls like a fart in the Sahara
Angry like a bear shot in the ass
I don't know if the sayings are correctly translated, but especially the older sayings were a bit difficult to translate :)
Women first, even onto thin ice
the rooster doesn´t sing when told
There is no evil without some goodnes
Life is sometimes like drinking tarr
Who digs a hole for the another, falls in it himself
If sauna, booze or tarr do not help, the disease is deadly
Runs like having the head as the third foot
The forest answers in the same way as shouted.
Rolls like a fart in the Sahara
Angry like a bear shot in the ass
I don't know if the sayings are correctly translated, but especially the older sayings were a bit difficult to translate :)
Those sayings are great Aito, I can't think of any that translate into any I know. What struck me most is how good they would be as lyrics in a psychedelic song - I might use them somewhere so thank you :)
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Shamika wrote:
Those sayings are great Aito, I can't think of any that translate into any I know. What struck me most is how good they would be as lyrics in a psychedelic song - I might use them somewhere so thank you :)
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Women first, even onto thin ice
the rooster doesn´t sing when told
There is no evil without some goodnes
Life is sometimes like drinking tarr
Who digs a hole for the another, falls in it himself
If sauna, booze or tarr do not help, the disease is deadly
Runs like having the head as the third foot
The forest answers in the same way as shouted.
Rolls like a fart in the Sahara
Angry like a bear shot in the ass
I don't know if the sayings are correctly translated, but especially the older sayings were a bit difficult to translate :)
Women first, even onto thin ice
the rooster doesn´t sing when told
There is no evil without some goodnes
Life is sometimes like drinking tarr
Who digs a hole for the another, falls in it himself
If sauna, booze or tarr do not help, the disease is deadly
Runs like having the head as the third foot
The forest answers in the same way as shouted.
Rolls like a fart in the Sahara
Angry like a bear shot in the ass
I don't know if the sayings are correctly translated, but especially the older sayings were a bit difficult to translate :)
Those sayings are great Aito, I can't think of any that translate into any I know. What struck me most is how good they would be as lyrics in a psychedelic song - I might use them somewhere so thank you :)
I tried to choose phrases that probably come from here. Finnish sayings are often quite dark, so they would probably go well with songs.
Below is a adress where you can get more lyrics. Some of the translations are a bit wrong, but most are good.
I'm looking forward to hearing the song if you're inspired to do it. :)
https://saaressa.blogspot.com/2016/12/suomalaisia-sananlaskuja.html
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Aito, I'll check that out, thanks.
By the way, your phrase "Rolls like a fart in the Sahara" was funny and it reminded me of something we say about people who rush about without control or aim
"You're like a fart in a colander" and similar "a fart in a skillet" or fart in a mitten" when you can't find a way out of something :) Oh dear, hope we don't go down the 'fart' route now we've done the 'shit' haha!
By the way, your phrase "Rolls like a fart in the Sahara" was funny and it reminded me of something we say about people who rush about without control or aim
"You're like a fart in a colander" and similar "a fart in a skillet" or fart in a mitten" when you can't find a way out of something :) Oh dear, hope we don't go down the 'fart' route now we've done the 'shit' haha!
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Gassa isch globt gnua
"The fact that the food was eaten is praise enough"
Heit messmers nemmer verschaffa, des roicht morga au noo
"Tomorrow is another day"
Hindanoach woiß maas emmer besser
"Hindsight is always 20/20"
(Schwäbisch)
"The fact that the food was eaten is praise enough"
Heit messmers nemmer verschaffa, des roicht morga au noo
"Tomorrow is another day"
Hindanoach woiß maas emmer besser
"Hindsight is always 20/20"
(Schwäbisch)
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Gassa isch globt gnua "The fact that the food was eaten is praise enough"
Heit messmers nemmer verschaffa, des roicht morga au noo "Tomorrow is another day"
Hindanoach woiß maas emmer besser "Hindsight is always 20/20"
Gassa isch globt gnua "The fact that the food was eaten is praise enough"
Heit messmers nemmer verschaffa, des roicht morga au noo "Tomorrow is another day"
Hindanoach woiß maas emmer besser "Hindsight is always 20/20"
Hartmut do you know "Whose bread I eat, his song I sing" that's a German proverb too
"Tomorrow is another day" is universal I think. . . but your version seems to translate to "If you don't get the mess today, it will smell again tomorrow" I think that is really funny :)
We are always saying "Hindsight is a wonderful thing" and that is so true, I say it daily :)
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If a job's worth doing it's worth doing well.
I have my own version for when I fail the first time...
If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing twice.
I have my own version for when I fail the first time...
If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing twice.
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zedders wrote:
If a job's worth doing it's worth doing well.
I have my own version for when I fail the first time...
If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing twice.
If a job's worth doing it's worth doing well.
I have my own version for when I fail the first time...
If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing twice.
I see what you did there zedders :) If at first you don't succeed, try, try again . . . but I say 'don't start what you can't finish'
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