Old Dogs...

I am afraid that the majority of people say you CAN teach an old dog new tricks, contrary to our Lead Investigator's report. So, the official decision is that we (THEY) DO NOT say "You can't teach an old dog new tricks".

Honor among Thieves

The decision is that WE (THEY) do say "there is no honor among thieves". While the people who responded seemed SPLIT. This was the most compelling argument:

They say that because thieves don't function by rules. To have honor is to have a standard to live by and therefore have rules. They are correct that there is no honor amoung thieves.

That was my mom, Minnie Shultz, by the way. Pretty good thoughts.

The next topic was submitted by JACK LAMBRECHT who wants to know if we (they) say:

YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS.

Leave your thoughts here, on Facebook, or message me.

THEY say...

Don't judge a book by its cover.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink

They DO NOT say...

Easy come, easy go.

Religion and Politics

THIS JUST IN:
WE DO NOT SAY "you should not discuss these two things in public: religion and politics."

The majority of people seemed to think that under no circumstances should this be eliminated from public conversation. And so, THEY (meaning we) do not say that. So, discuss religion and politics till your heart is content. There were some opinions as to decorum on the facebook group. Check it out here.

Pool Party

"You know what they say... wait 30 minutes after eating before getting into the pool".

THEY DO NOT SAY THAT!!!

Explanation (We, meaning They, got this from another website which escapes my memory): "From the 1930s through the 1950s water safety experts believed swimming after eating would lead to stomach cramps that would double you over in agony, causing you to sink like a stone. This was thought to be a leading cause of drowning. As late as 1956 the Red Cross water safety manual devoted several pages to the topic complete with staged photo of a gasping "victim."

That same year, however, University of Georgia swim coach B.W. Gabrielsen published a book called Facts on Drowning Accidents that revealed that swimming after eating was implicated in fewer than 1 percent of drownings. Thereafter the wait-an-hour hysteria began to subside. It's now thought stomach cramps are rare. It still isn't a good idea to do strenuous swimming right after eating lest you exhaust yourself. But a quick dip in the pool after dinner is harmless."

They Say...

"You know what they say...
the early bird catches the worm."

We do indeed say that.