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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by zinklog@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I always loved browsing such posts on reddit, so thought I should make one on lemmy too

Edit: Usually these kind of posts only used to have excerpts from books or ancient proverbs, but now I am seeing a lot more quotes from shows/movies/games are also resonating with people. It's pretty cool to see.

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[-] scruffyvic@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"You can't unshit yourself".

A bit crass maybe but it's always stuck with me. Basically a way of thinking in bad situations that need action eg if you've shat yourself, no amount of wishing you hadn't is going to change the fact that you've shat yourself, so what are you going to actually do about it?

Hopefully it's metaphorical but works on both counts.

[-] kava@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

There's a saying in portuguese that goes more or less like this: "what's a fart for someone who already shit themselves?"

Ie you're 30 minutes late another 5 isn't gonna make a difference. Just slow down

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

The version of this I use is "You can't unmash a potato."

[-] Foxfire@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

"Shit don't change until you get up and wash your ass"

[-] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Embrace the Shat

this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2023
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