I'm a liberal pagan living in West, Texas. Yes. That West, Texas.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

OLE' YELLERDAWG SAYS



* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. *Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
*Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a Mazda Pickup
* Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
* Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
* Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you. * It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
* You cannot unsay a cruel word.
* Every path has a few puddles.
* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
* The best sermons are lived, not preached.
* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
* Don't judge folks by their relatives.
* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
* Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't bothering you none. * Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain Dance.
* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
* The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
* Always drink upstream from the herd.
* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
* Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
*If you beat around the bush...you get a beat up bush.
* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to the Goddess.-- Don't pick a fight with an old woman. If she's too old to fight...she'll just shoot you.



20 comments:

Jan said...

These should be embroidered on a pillow.

I always liked: "Don't pick on an old person. She can't outrun you, so she'll have to kill you."

Sling said...

Words of wisdom from my dear friend Yellerdawg!..and this is why I like you! :)

Raspootin said...

My moms favorite:

Remember that lawyers are as slick as snot on a door handle...

hehee i love my mom.

Willym said...

To long for a sampler but everyone of them right as rain!

billy pilgrim said...

you ought to get a corolla. i've never lost a race to a bumble bee.

Buzzardbilly said...

Simply fantastic! Yellerdawg at her best.

You forgot my favorite pearl of wisdom that you've dropped on my site: *chin up, tits out.

Woozie said...

Don't judge people by their relatives' houses either...this place is a mess but I swear I'm a good person. Also, long time no see.

Anne Johnson said...

Work your fingers to the bone, and what do you get? BONY FINGERS!
That's from a song. I think it's appropriate.

Elizabeth said...

Great stuff! Words to remember.

thimscool said...

Love it.

yellowdoggranny said...

One of these days I'll do a real list of Jackiesue's list to live by..ha...
woozie..my comments to you come back as undeliverable..what's the deal?
I would like to have a t-shirt that says 'chin up..tits out'..ha

texlahoma said...

My old teacher Charlie Brown use to say
"Better to remain silent and have people think you're a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt."

Intense Guy said...

If this is just a hint of JackieSue's list of wisdom - I can't wait to see it.

These are pretty damn profound and even come wrapped in a smile.

sageweb said...

Those are all so funny, I love the bee and mazda one.

Heidi said...

Great quotes.

AngelConradie said...

Some awesome words to live by there!

Kulkuri said...

I got that same e-mail.

monkey bear said...

Hey yellowdog is that you in the pic? cool and now the funny part as I was lookin at you if thats you I have 70's music on and I always hear a song reletive to a photo I'm doing for my blog or fixin for my blog it is always rigt on George always laughs about it cuz it's so perfect....It is exactly what I am working on , so can you guess what song was on while I was looking at you....Give up.... It was Bad Leroy Brown meaner than a junkyard dog.... I just busted up laughin....

Caroline said...

Words to live by...

Josh said...

Some of these I'd heard, but some I hadn't. Very wise. :)