Some friends sent this to me—I was walking past a farm and I
saw a sign that said: Duck, eggs!.....I thought: That’s an unnecessary comma –
and then it hit me. You know folks, we always don't understand things the same now
do we. Maybe some of us don’t quite understand what the saying is trying to express, could
be! Take that in consideration when reading this "It's Saturday." We just don't always think alike! But, maybe the most import thing is that we think! My Daddy, Chester, would say to me--erv, most folks just don't think enough!
GeorgeTheCrook says—"It sounds fishy" or "it looks fishy' are idiom
meanings for when a situation, story, or explanation seems dishonest, untrustworthy,
or highly suspicious. It suggests that something is not right, questionable, or
"shady," rather than literally smelling like fish or looking like a fish. I think we all
understand that expression the same! Bit on the think!
Have you ever had something that sounded "too
good to be true" a.k.a. fishy and then to find out it was. We had to find out the hard way that is was not the truth. We got scammed in some way, in some form or in some
degree! It was fishy from the beginning and after the fact we say, I should
have known better! FlipThePancake, have you ever been presented opportunities
that were "just too good to be true" and they really were (i.e. unbelievably great)! And they ended up to be God
Winks, blessings way beyond our belief or imagination, just amazing opportunities.
I have, they just fall in my lap! Soooo I ask, how could we know up front?
Sooo, do we analysis the odds, look at all the possibilities,
test it against the worst possible scenario, pray about it, ask our
brother-in-law who doesn’t know which way north is, flip a coin, ask for advice
from wise folks, go with our hunch, hire an expert, never take a chance, look
at our past experiences or others’ experiences, ask the dog, etc. And then we
still don’t know what we should do most of the time. OneSmartPerson says—But
sometimes we do know what we should do and don’t even do it and wish we would
have! Ouchy ouchy!
LuckieEddie says--If it sounds fishy or smells fishy it
usually is! Don’t kid yourself. Don't be sooo gullible! That's been my experience!
Here is a precious fishy story. Our granddaughter has a friend who is also a friend of their family. He took Jimmer, her brother who
is 14, who likes to fish but has had little experience fishing the other night (i.e. they have developed a friendship). He seems to be
a very fine young man—he just graduated from high school with honors, an Eagle
Scout, and a believer—pretty good credentials, my opinion. Soooo they fished from 10 to
1:30 and Jimmer caught his first walleye. It almost sounds fishy; too good to
be true.
I really smell something good in what James, anybody can be
a James, says—" We can train our eye toward the opportunities each
day quietly presents. We can become competent at noticing our good luck: the
little moments of joy, the stranger who helped, the small things that went
right, the opportunity in front of us right now. So, what are we competent in
observing? And which types of observations seem to serve our life best?"
Flip the pancake, I think all of us don’t give thanks to God enough for all the good
things that God gives us. Why do we forget soooo soon or don’t even think of it
(i.e. maybe we just take it for granted). I smell a rat in the thinking of why we don't thank God more with sincere gratitude! It's fishy for sure!
Google says—Global scam losses are estimated to reach $442
billion annually. In the United States official reports track over $12 to $16
billion in reported losses yearly. Only 3% to 14% of victims report their losses.
The true financial impact on Americans ranges from $119 billion to $106 billion
annually. Ouchy ouchy.
“There is a sucker born every minute” is a
quotation associated with American showman P.T. Barnum (1810-1891). It appears
that nuttin much has changed. As I see it there are soooo many ways that we can
be scammed; sometimes we don’t even know it. Some scammers are really good at it.
We have a tendency not to trust any folks anymore. We think they are all taking
advantage of us. I have been scammed by folks who I had trust in and then they went bad or just plain took advantage of me. Sucker
erv! But they weren't even fishy!
There are really some nice young people! Here is another example. We like to walk along
Chestnut Street and the surrounding area. We park at Franklin Park and walk
through the park to the area. As we were walking through the park there were three young men who
were talking while holding their powered scooters. We were walking right by
them so I asked one if he would teach me to ride his scooter as I like
experiences and never did that before. He said sure and I rode it for a little
ways. I guess we didn’t look fishy since we are 80-year-old folks! He was 14
with braces and was going into high school next year (i.e. a very typical young man). I told him that I have a
grandson who is doing the same and he is a little nervous. I asked him if he
is—a little maybe! I asked him his name—Skyler—I told him he is a fine young man—he
said thank you--I shook his hand. While I was riding the scooter, Jeanne said to the other
two young men—you better get your phones out to get ready to call 911—one said to her, he'll be alright! What a hoot! I wonder what they told their parents when they
got home. Their parents probably told them not to trust those old farts!
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyDeceasedFriend Jean said--Good examples have twice the value of good advice.
