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Random Thoughts or Whatever

Quadman2 said:
Random thought...ZIPPERS! I tend to disli...detest them!

There's the one's where you gotta go outside into the cold, and the darn thing won't get started on the track. Or, they get caught up on something (scarf/shirt/ coat), and they're half way up or down when outside or in the rain. And for the guys, the "pant zipper" that fail to function (gets stuck) in times of immediate need! Finally...the "plastic ones" that just break apart!

Don't think I'm alone on this selected hatred. Am I? :dunno:


Q
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Degree of hate is in line with what jams said pant zipper.
 
Quadman2 said:
Random thought...ZIPPERS! I tend to disli...detest them!

There's the one's where you gotta go outside into the cold, and the darn thing won't get started on the track. Or, they get caught up on something (scarf/shirt/ coat), and they're half way up or down when outside or in the rain. And for the guys, the "pant zipper" that fail to function (gets stuck) in times of immediate need! Finally...the "plastic ones" that just break apart!

Don't think I'm alone on this selected hatred. Am I? :dunno:


Q
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Zippers benefit from a little maintenance. Clean with an old toothbrush and lube with silicone. Viola! it's smooth again.

Why do you wait until you're outside to sip up? :rolleyes:
 
geezin' said:
Zippers benefit from a little maintenance. Clean with an old toothbrush and lube with silicone. Viola! it's smooth again.

Why do you wait until you're outside to sip up? :rolleyes:
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For me- it's the variability of Atlanta weather.

It can be completely still one moment- and blowing 30MPH two minutes later.

What was fine with an open jacket zipper, suddenly is blisteringly cold.

Zippers need to work IMMEDIATELY and RELIABLY.

Regards,
Gordon.
 
Think it's time to "zip-up" the take on the metal/plastic teeth gnashing device.

Here's a random thought to mince..."Old soldiers never die".

And there's quite the history, and between the lines on this phrase if you bother to take a look-see at what/when and why this string of words came about.
There's even a "mystery" attached to who actually first came up with this expression.

There's more to it than meets-the-eye.


Q
 
"Old soldiers never die" is an English language catchphrase, with the full version being "Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away". It originates from a stanza from the soldiers' folklore song Old Soldiers Never Die:

Old soldiers never die,
Never die, never die,
Old soldiers never die.
They simply fade away.

The song itself is a British Army parody of the gospel song Kind Words Can Never Die

(Wiki)
 
Quadman2 said:
Think it's time to "zip-up" the take on the metal/plastic teeth gnashing device.

Here's a random thought to mince..."Old soldiers never die".

And there's quite the history, and between the lines on this phrase if you bother to take a look-see at what/when and why this string of words came about.
There's even a "mystery" attached to who actually first came up with this expression.

There's more to it than meets-the-eye.


Q
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They fade away... indeed, much more than meets the eye.
 
And the "mystery" part of it comes in with J Folly who was accredited copyrighted the song in 1920, making him 14, as he was born in 1903. ????

And to further "muddy" the water, a writer, Sassoon, used this phrase in his poem in 1918.

Even the "interpretation", which seems up front has been questioned by the soldiers themselves. I guess the reason for the "fading" comes into question as well.


Q
 
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Quadman2 said:
And the "mystery" part of it comes in with J Folly who was accredited copyrighted the song in 1920, making him 14, as he was born in 1903.

And to further "muddy" the water, a writer, Sassoon, used this phrase in his poem in 1918.

Even the "interpretation", which seems up front has been questioned by the soldiers themselves. I guess the reason for the "fading" comes into question as well.


Q
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Fading is the operative word.
 
DeadRock said:
"It's better to burn out..."
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The phrase "it's better to burn out than to fade away" is a lyric from Neil Young's song "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)," and essentially means it's preferable to live life intensely and brightly, even if it means a short, impactful existence, rather than fading away slowly without making a significant mark; however, in a practical sense, "burning out" refers to extreme exhaustion and is generally not considered a desirable outcome in most aspects of life. (Google AI Overview)
 
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nailer said:
The phrase "it's better to burn out than to fade away" is a lyric from Neil Young's song "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)," and essentially means it's preferable to live life intensely and brightly, even if it means a short, impactful existence, rather than fading away slowly without making a significant mark; however, in a practical sense, "burning out" refers to extreme exhaustion and is generally not considered a desirable outcome in most aspects of life. (Google AI Overview)
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Yep, first attributed to Neil Young.

Def Leppard "Borrowed" it in the first verse of "Rock of Ages" in 1983 :thumbsup:



Gunter gleiben glauchen globen
Alright
I got somethin' to say, yeah
It's better to burn out, yeah
Than fade away
Alright
Aw, gonna start a fire
Come on
Rise up, gather 'round
Rock this place to the ground
Burn it up, let's go for broke
Watch the night go up in smoke
Rock on (rock on)
Drive me crazier
No serenade, no fire brigade
Just the pyromania, come on
What do you want?
(I want rock and roll) yes, I do
(Long live rock and roll)............
 
If Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna and Jonathan Donais are mad at you, does that mean you're on the wrong side of the 'thrax?
 
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