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From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

It’s no use crying over spilt milk.It only makes it salty for the cat.

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJune 26, 2021Posted inQuotes, UncategorizedTags:cat, crying, milk, quote, salty1 Comment on From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

Spencer Silver

He looked for several years for a practical usefor the adhesive calling it a “solution waiting for a problem to solve” In the late 1960’s 3M inventor Spencer Silvertried to develop a superglue when he instead createdthe adhesive that would later come to be used for Post-it Notes

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJune 25, 2021Posted inQuotesTags:inventor spencer silver, post-it notes, quote2 Comments on Spencer Silver

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

If you aim at nothingyou’ll be sure to hit it

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJune 24, 2021Posted inQuotesTags:aiming to hit, quote2 Comments on From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

If it’s on sale you need it

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJune 23, 2021Posted inQuotesTags:buying, Quotes, sales4 Comments on From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

To be old and wiseyou must first be young and foolish

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJune 22, 2021Posted inQuotesTags:foolish, old, quote, wise, young2 Comments on From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

Is thinking we’re all differentwhat makes us the same?

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJune 21, 2021Posted inQuotesTags:people, quote, thinking3 Comments on From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

Male Chauvinism

If men were able to become pregnantLife and attitudes would changeImmediately

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJune 21, 2021Posted inQuotesTags:change, male chauvinism, pregnancy5 Comments on Male Chauvinism

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

Teaching historyis a thing of the past

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJune 20, 2021Posted inQuotesTags:history, quote, teaching2 Comments on From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

My mind is now so crowded with valuable information that I can’t think

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJune 19, 2021Posted inQuotesTags:head, information, quote2 Comments on From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

In order to determine how a politician measures up you need a lot of red tape

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJune 18, 2021Posted inQuotesTags:politician, quote, red tape3 Comments on From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

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