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Old 09-21-2010, 06:50 AM
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One may address a member of the Equidae family towards aqueous liquid, but one is incapable of compelling him to quaff.
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Old 09-21-2010, 06:51 AM
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I'm totally lost here. Gonna have to wait for some help understanding this ...
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You can lead a horse to water but can't make him drink. Or, something to that effect.
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
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Wow, did we have some timing there!
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I love expanded aphorisms

It's such a game trying to remember/figure out what the original saying was
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Good one!!
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Bad, but hopefully in the spirit of:
Hubris antecedes abrupt surrender to gravitational pull.
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Originally Posted by Twilliebee
Bad, but hopefully in the spirit of:
Hubris antecedes abrupt surrender to gravitational pull.
Pride goeth before a fall?

you made my brain hurt - thank you. Sometimes my job does not allow me to think, just do...
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Originally Posted by redkimba
Originally Posted by Twilliebee
Bad, but hopefully in the spirit of:
Hubris antecedes abrupt surrender to gravitational pull.
Pride goeth before a fall?

you made my brain hurt - thank you. Sometimes my job does not allow me to think, just do...
I'm glad because I made my brain hurt, too. This is my kind of game! Bring 'em on, everyone.
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