“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”
—Ernest Hemingway
“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”
—Ernest Hemingway
Tags: Words of Wisdom
4 responses so far ↓
1 Greg // May 21, 2008 at 9:57 pm
So, I suppose this would obligate one to make time with a homely girl or urinate on an electric fence?
2 armchairoutfitter // May 22, 2008 at 7:24 am
A young man once went up to the Yukon territory to make a name for himself as a prospector. When he arrived, it annoyed him to no end that everyone referred to him as a tenderfoot. In a bar one evening, he remarked that he’d do anything to be done once and for all with this tenderfoot business. A grizzled old prospector spoke up and said, “If you want to prove you’re not a tenderfoot, you got to drink a whole bottle of Blackjack whiskey, wrestle a grizzly bear, and make love to the ugliest Indian prostitute in the town. That way, people will respect you.” The tenderfoot immediately ordered a bottle of Blackjack. He whipped the lid off of the bottle and began gulping it down. His eyes bugged out, and beads of sweat rolled down his face as the fiery liquor poured down his throat. Finally, he slammed the empty bottle down on the table and staggered out into the bitterly cold night. An hour later, he stumbled back into the bar. His clothes were in tatters. Blood was oozing from several gashes in his skin, and a piece of his scalp was gone. “Now,” he bellowed, “where’s that Indian gal I got to wrestle?”
3 Theresa // Aug 29, 2008 at 1:40 pm
How about some new words of wisdom? I love reading them.
4 armchairoutfitter // Aug 29, 2008 at 4:09 pm
The people have spoken! I’ll get some wisdom out to y’all soon. Of course, it will be in the form of a quote, as I have personally accumulated too little wisdom to spare any.
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