Some timeless wisdom from my long-gone grandfather

[DFW]

My wife and I are going through our--to quote George Carlin--"STUFF."

In one small book of wisdom to our elder daughter, there were bits of rhymes (some quite clever, but all in German) from her then-classmates, but there was, to our great surprise, one page from my grandfather, her great-grandfather. Typical of someone who was either 100 years old at the time, or else very close to it. He wrote what he said was one of his favorite sayings:

"Time is a tailor, specializing in alterations."

[calimary]

1. That's a GOOD one.

[BaronChocula]

2. Ain't that the truth

And that was a pretty funny Carlin bit. Reminds me of every time I make a trip to the East Coast.

[mahina]

3. Ours is "time is a bandit." Also true.

[PatrickforB]

4. Indeed! n/t

[paleotn]

5. Well said.

To your grandfather.

[DFW]

11. He pulled himself out of the Great Depression not by his bootstraps, but by his wit

At the age of 35, he was trying to support his family by taking a dime per kid per day to bring the children of better-off families to school. Finally, in his forties, someone from a Madison Avenue advertising agency met him, marveled at his wit, and brought him aboard. His wit never diminished, and his luck changed.

At age 99, he sent out a Christmas card to everyone with a photo of himself, looking very much his age. His caption:

Compliments of the Seasoned

At age 80, he took up painting as a hobby. His impression of a boardroom in session:



Now, THOSE are some genes I am proud to carry, and have passed on!

[BigmanPigman]

6. I never heard that before, I like it!

[Permanut]

7. Time flies like the wind;..

Fruit flies like bananas.

[DFW]

10. That is not fair................. n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. That is very good and so appropriate! Thanks so much, my dear DFW for sharing it. ...n/t

[littlemissmartypants]

9. 💜