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Old 12-05-2017, 02:08 PM
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There is a thread over on the Studie forum about old sayings and such. Here is my favorite out of them:

Some people make things happen.
Some people watch things happen.
Some people wonder what happened.


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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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Old 12-05-2017, 02:10 PM
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Old 12-07-2017, 01:21 AM
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Old 12-07-2017, 07:08 AM
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Old 12-07-2017, 07:38 AM
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There is a thread over on the Studie forum about old sayings and such. Here is my favorite out of them:

Some people make things happen.
Some people watch things happen.
Some people wonder what happened.
1. the greatest generation.
2. my generation.
3. this generation,still living at home
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Old 12-07-2017, 11:45 AM
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Old 12-07-2017, 12:06 PM
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Old 12-07-2017, 02:20 PM
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Old 12-07-2017, 02:58 PM
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1. the greatest generation.
2. my generation.
3. this generation,still living at home
Seems to me the current gen is living at home in larger percentages (if true) because of the lack of decent jobs to go around not because they are lazy.
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Old 12-14-2017, 01:08 PM
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Old 12-14-2017, 08:54 PM
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Thanx for these. most I've heard before but they're good to remember .

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