She’s a real one.
I first heard a version of this quote as a U.S. Marine Corps quote.
I wonder if its origins are different than that.
I did a quick search and it seemed to still point to a military origin.
Morning at my grandma's
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ccunning@lemmy.world 1 day ago
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
I found an old zippo lighter in an antique shop in Hue, Vietnam that had a version of this quote engraved on it
Trap@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah 🤔
unitedwithme@lemmy.today 1 day ago
Dang! That’s from 1985. That’s true even today! Maybe all generations feel that way? And we just rediscover it in our own way?
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Funny how people can recognize a problem and still not solve it 40 years later. I mean funny as in sad.
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Your grandma looks like she’s seen some shit.
neonchaos@piefed.social 1 day ago
Buddy of mine got this for me on a magnet as a birthday gift over 20 years ago from a Spencer’s Gifts. I still have the magnet (would post a pic but currently traveling) and the words have been etched into my brain. I even had it as my Skype for Business status at one point.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Vintage 1980 or earlier - multiple people had signs like this by their desks at my first job.
glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 day ago
brain autocorrected the title to “mowing the lawn at grandma’s”, and it almost still made sense.
mx_smith@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
This quote is attributed to many different people, I read it was Edward R Murrows, or Mother Teresa, or Slick Rick or some Chech philosopher. It’s crazy how it has been relevant for so long.