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homesteader

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"Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick." (old hillbilly saying)

I first used this saying when a former employer did an exhaustive study regarding the wages it was paying compared to similar companies, and the resulting pay increase was 1%. I told a coworker a 1% raise was better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, and he rather enjoyed the comment.
 

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Are you not familiar with the fact that the chosen ones are a special group of people?

Actually my favorite quote is the following from Hunter S Thompson.

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“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”