What Sinks Ships

Started by Starboard Song, August 20, 2021, 07:49:32 AM

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Starboard Song

August 20, 2021, 07:49:32 AM
It isn't the water around a ship that sinks it.
It is the water that gets inside that sinks it.
Don't let the bad stuff around you get inside.


I saw this earlier today. It was misattributed to the book of Isaiah, but I think it is pure gold for real-world accuracy and metaphorical precision.
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Andeza

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August 20, 2021, 08:30:26 AM
Honestly when I saw the title my brain said "loose lips." That is an excellent point though. Thank you for sharing!
Remember, that there are no real deadlines for life, just society's pressures.      - Anonymous
Lasting happiness is not something we find, but rather something we make for ourselves.

Hazy111

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August 20, 2021, 08:30:45 AM
" Iceberg spotted on the port bow sir "

moglow

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August 20, 2021, 09:38:11 AM
Yes! That and giving the wrong stuff free rent in your head.
"She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom." ~Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
"Expectations are disappointments under construction." ~Capn Spanky, The Nook circa 2005ish

Boat Babe

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August 20, 2021, 04:00:16 PM
Quote from: Hazy111 on August 20, 2021, 08:30:45 AM
" Iceberg spotted on the port bow sir "

😂😂😂
It gets better. It has to.

xredshoesx

#5
August 20, 2021, 04:26:26 PM
i needed this today.

thank you.

Empie2204

#6
August 20, 2021, 04:33:33 PM
How true!
As long as we are quoting...
"Shields up Scotty!"

Sapling

#7
August 20, 2021, 05:41:56 PM
Thanks Starboard Song! Needed to hear this today :)
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