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SonicLoverDS t1_itwb9zd wrote

Mile by mile, live in style.

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FuturamaMemes t1_itwls39 wrote

Furlong by furlong, live so long

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TheAuraTree t1_itwx964 wrote

Inch by inch I can deal with. Even Slink by Regulation isn't even a whole yard long. Two feet at most. Needs lots of lube.

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spoonandtheriver t1_itxxxxo wrote

I've heard it as "Life's a cinch by the inch and hard by the yard."

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ywarren1 t1_itxy56m wrote

Sidebar: had anybody else seen advertisements on their fortunes??? 1 of mine had a Daniel's Jewelers ad and now I'm turned off of fortune cookies 😒😕☹️

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jjwinc68 OP t1_ityvmix wrote

No, I haven't had that experience (yet). Thanks for warning me.

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conker1264 t1_ity53vo wrote

Least you didn’t get you will have sex with your mom

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AliBarberTheSecond t1_itwk0pa wrote

How is this motivating, it doesn't even make any sense

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jjwinc68 OP t1_itwn3kc wrote

It's a play on "baby steps" as being a good way to get from point A to point B. Breaking things down into smaller, more manageable tasks.

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routerg0d t1_itygssj wrote

That’s what she said.

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MinnieShoof t1_ityt16u wrote

... am I the only one bothered by the lack of easy centering?

Inch by inch life's a cinch.
Yard by yard life is hard.

... they line up so easy.

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Minimum-Percentage-6 t1_ity7fd3 wrote

My great aunt a retired nurse use to say this to me or to her older sister, my Grams. :)

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CodeIsWeird t1_itygyoh wrote

Imagine using imperial system

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TheOtherJeff t1_ityo972 wrote

Mistake by mistake, life’s a heartache.

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Duffanon t1_itz8e0m wrote

Wow, well put

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tobycastle t1_itzbbd6 wrote

Damn this hit the heart

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mjc53509 t1_itzj2q4 wrote

That is some serious wisdom right there. I dig it

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KidEight t1_itypkp9 wrote

Mile by mile life gives you piles

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Zech08 t1_itywg1x wrote

some unit of measurement by Same unit of measurement doesnt really seem to make as much sense as the other variations of this.

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sarahpeels t1_ityy5gu wrote

Little by little Inch by inch By the yard is hard, But the inch - what a cinch! Never stare up the stairs, Just step up the steps Little by little, Inch by inch.

  • Ron Hamilton
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onx4 t1_ityypt8 wrote

It's hard either way because I have no idea how long is an inch or a yard

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PuffDaddy_420 t1_itz0jx8 wrote

Daaaang the guy at the cookie factory that slipped that one in there really broke the mold didn’t he

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