Quote of the day

Never mistake kindness for weakness

In memory of Cliffy

You only have one or two real true mates , the rest are just aquantences.

"If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."

Anatole France [Jacques Anatole Thibault] (1844-1924)

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Albert Camus

Wishfull the women love that one when said to them in a tender moment :brokenh: :brokenh:

I heard Elvis say once you can be in the presence of thousands of people who love you and still be the loneliest man in the room. I will never forget it, my heart sank when he said it

A good mate of mine for the last 37 years or so often
says,
"The older we get, the better we were."
Its soooo true.
Cheers Steve

A good detector, a handful of gold and a good place to camp

Joo garimpeiro

Great to hear from you again Joao-how is it all going over there?

Some of my favourites:

"A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done."
- Fred Allen

"When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasnt the slightest intention of putting it into practice."
- Otto von Bismarck

"The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance."
- Laurence J. Peter

"When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity."
- Albert Einstein

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
- Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961)

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a serious lack of imagination."
- Oscar Wilde

"I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake -- which I also keep handy."
- W.C.Fields (1880 1946)

"The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable."
- John Kenneth Galbraith

"Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that's not true. Some smaller countries are neutral."
- Robert Orben

My old man taught me "The drunker I stand The longer I get"

Hey BigWave '
Been looking into your posts for some time , your no goose mate !

Keep up the top posts please

Jack.

"A stranger is a friend you haven't yet met." - Ralph Waldo Emmerson

Jaros said:

Great to hear from you again Joao-how is it all going over there?

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Everything is fine, Mate. THANK YOU MATE

Blocker said:

It's a pity that 90% of politicians give the rest of them a bad name.

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It's true that a word often said in jest turns out to be true.

Albert Einstein reckoned the only reason we have time is so that everything doesn't happen all at once.

Ah, maybe thinking of the "Big BANG Theory"??? Wha!!!!!................................................... :bomb: oop:

Then the end of the universe at the same time?
Would have had a hard time rutting and detecting at the same time