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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

06/27/2006 10:12:11 AM · #1

As I Mature...

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is
stalk them and hope they panic & give in.

I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just assholes.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes
suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.

I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better have a damn good body or a damn big bank account.

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are
more screwed up than you think.

I've learned that you can keep vomiting long after you think you're
finished.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, unless we are
rich.

I've learned that regardless of how hot & steamy a relationship is at
first, the passion fades, and there had better be a lot of money to
take its place.

I've learned that 99% of the time when something isn't working in your
house, one of your kids did it.

I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from
you too soon, and all the less important ones just never go away.

Care to add any?

Ben

Canon EOS-30D

06/27/2006 10:14:17 AM · #2

OdysseyF22

Panasonic DC-G9

Olympus 12-45mm f/4.0 Pro

06/27/2006 10:17:01 AM · #3

Well that's sorta' depressing...

rox_rox

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

06/27/2006 10:39:47 AM · #4

I've learned that you have to be honest with yourself before you can expect honesty from others.

Telehubbie

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

06/27/2006 10:46:19 AM · #5

Not my motto, but funny:

"I've learned to say "F*** 'em if they can't take a joke"... in 6 languages."

Givemeashot

Nikon D200

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6

06/27/2006 10:51:10 AM · #6

Ive learned that it doesnt matter how many times i think about others they still think about them selves....

Message edited by author 2006-06-27 10:51:34.

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

06/27/2006 10:51:38 AM · #7

To add to things we've learned over the years...here's what we've learned from "America's Funniest Home Videos." (by Scott Roeben at //www.dribbleglass.com/Jokes/funniest_home_videos.htm)

Stay away from kids trying to hit a piÃ±ata.

If you're wearing a wedding dress, never try to ride a horse.

An acronym doesn't always have to contain a letter for each word in the thing for which it is an acronym.

Grandpa's pants are, in all likelihood, ill-fitting.

Homemade bike ramps should only be used by, well, nobody.

Babies sometimes fall asleep while sitting up.

Many beams are lower than you'd think.

If you touch a dog in a certain place, they bare their teeth and growl in an amusing way.

People are sometimes startled when they're woken up from a nap by loud noises.

If you shoot enough video, somebody, somewhere is eventually going to make a basket from half-court.

The tree you cut down is going to fall in a direction you didn't expect.

Before using a barbell, make sure the weights are secured on both sides.

Kids getting hit in the face, not funny. Kids getting hit in the face on video, funny.

Noses and parrots are natural enemies. Same goes for lizards.

Children aren't always respectful when it comes to not pulling off a relative's toupee at a family gathering.

Most swings have weight limits that are less than you'd suspect.

Cats can be clumsy, especially when they're around TVs.

Many people think you'll call your significant other the wrong name during the heat of passion, but we all know it will probably happen during your wedding ceremony.

Baseballs like testicles.

When it comes to backyard trampolines, "What goes up, must end up with a contusion."

Llamas spitting is not an urban myth.

The walls of many aboveground swimming pools appear to be made of a material similar to rice paper.

The false teeth of many elderly people aren't affixed properly.

Birthday cakes and wobbly tables don't mix. It should also be noted that birthday cakes have the inexplicable ability to attract the human face like a magnet.

Pets don't really talk, but sometimes it sounds like it.

Nothing good can come from pogo sticks.

Lifting someone over your head while dancing intoxicated could lead to an unfortunate, albeit humorous, accident.

Many Christmas trees stands aren't made to withstand the weight of the tree and a person.

Everything, yes everything, is funnier when accompanied by a wacky sound effect.

Any host of "America's Funniest Home Videos" is likely to be the most bland, unfunny individual ever to appear on television.

alfresco

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

06/27/2006 11:08:16 AM · #8

Originally posted by idnic:

As I Mature...

Old people ...

:P

06/27/2006 11:22:11 AM · #9

Originally posted by alfresco:

Originally posted by idnic:
As I Mature...

Old people ...

:P

LMAO shush you!

noodleboy

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

06/27/2006 11:25:44 AM · #10

I'm not as old to be wise but then again Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens and that's what i do most of the time.

People only call you when they want something from you (not all of them)

You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research (this works great in school).

Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

I often regretted my speech, never my silence.

life just seems like we live, we learn, we die; and the former?

thegrandwazoo

Nikon D750

06/27/2006 11:26:29 AM · #11

I have learned that when I think I know something I really don't know jack Sh*t!

I have learned that it is best to keep my big mouth shut!
(still working on that one)

I have learned that its good to help a friend if they need it!

I have learned that my girl is always right...even when she is wrong!

I have learned that most everything my parents told me as a kid ended up true!

I learned that the update button makes me feel like Pavlov's dog!

I have learned that DPC is one hell of a place to hang out and have some fun!

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6

06/27/2006 11:27:45 AM · #12

When one says "Life is hard" ask him compared to what?

Givemeashot

Nikon D200

06/27/2006 11:41:03 AM · #13

That you can give and give and give and in the long run you better not epect anything back in return because you wont get it

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

06/27/2006 11:43:34 AM · #14

Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:

I have learned that it is best to keep my big mouth shut!
(still working on that one)

I have learned that most everything my parents told me as a kid ended up true!

Mark Twain anticipated you on a couple of these ... : )

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

"When I was fourteen, my father was so stupid I could barely stand to have the old man around. By the time I was twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in the last seven years."

thegrandwazoo

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

06/27/2006 11:50:29 AM · #15

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:
I have learned that it is best to keep my big mouth shut!
(still working on that one)

I have learned that most everything my parents told me as a kid ended up true!

Mark Twain anticipated you on a couple of these ... : )

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

"When I was fourteen, my father was so stupid I could barely stand to have the old man around. By the time I was twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in the last seven years."

Sweet! :-)

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

06/27/2006 11:58:30 AM · #16

I've learned that most people would rather cut and paste lists from an e-mail forward than share the real wisdom they've learned from experience.

raish

Olympus C-2500L

06/27/2006 12:06:33 PM · #17

Whatever we have, we always lose.
Whatever we give to others, we keep forever.

I didn't actually learn that - somebody told me.

06/27/2006 12:11:45 PM · #18

I've learned that a beautiful technically sound photo can score a 5.0 and I'm OK with that.

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

06/27/2006 12:16:48 PM · #19

I've learned that I can be such a brat.

_eug

Nikon D50

06/27/2006 12:17:08 PM · #20

Originally posted by idnic:

As I Mature...

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is
stalk them and hope they panic & give in.

Are you trying to tell me I should panic? You're stalking me aren't you?

noodleboy

06/27/2006 12:17:44 PM · #21

Originally posted by posthumous:

I've learned that most people would rather cut and paste lists from an e-mail forward than share the real wisdom they've learned from experience.

here is some wisdom i can't relate to...yet.

Marriage is not a word. It is a sentence--a life sentence.

Marriage is very much like a violin; after the sweet music is over, the strings are attached.

Marriage is love. Love is blind. Therefore, marriage is an institution for the blind.

Marriage is a thing which puts a ring on a woman's finger and two under the man's eyes.

Love is one long sweet dream, and marriage is the alarm clock.

When a newly married man looks happy, we know why. But when a ten-year married man looks happy, we wonder why

rox_rox

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

06/27/2006 12:36:03 PM · #22

Mr. or Mrs. right is someone you must find right after you stop being stupid and right before you get jaded.

I was in my mid 30s before this happened.