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There is a British expression that is uniquely toxic in its level of impishly cruel passive-aggressiveness, and which many older folks employ with delight whenever someone reveals an incorrect belief that is prefaced with the phrases 'I thought...' or 'But, I thought...'
The snarky riposte always begins with the rhetorical question: 'Well, you know what thought did?', which is then answered with one of the following lines:
'He followed a muck cart, and thought it was a wedding.'
or:
'He thought he was sweating, but he'd actually wet the bed.'
or:
'He thought he'd plant a feather, and it would grow into a hen.'
or:
'He thought he farted, but he'd shat himself.'
Since the older generations of both sides of my family were originally British, I heard that particular expression a lot when I was a kid.
The snarky riposte always begins with the rhetorical question: 'Well, you know what thought did?', which is then answered with one of the following lines:
'He followed a muck cart, and thought it was a wedding.'
or:
'He thought he was sweating, but he'd actually wet the bed.'
or:
'He thought he'd plant a feather, and it would grow into a hen.'
or:
'He thought he farted, but he'd shat himself.'
Since the older generations of both sides of my family were originally British, I heard that particular expression a lot when I was a kid.
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Yup. If I understand the message here, it's that our youthful curiosity and desire to learn tends to be crowded out by the disillusionment that accumulates after so many years of life and harsh, real world experience. It's the brutal revelations that come to us, and the wrongs that are done to us, as we learn the world isn't as rosy and bright as we were led to believe at a younger age that sap us of our optimism and enthusiasm.
We get to the point where we say, "what's the use?" when we realize what the reward for our efforts will be. I'm still pretty young, but I've had my share of disappointment and I know it isn't going to get any better.
Very relatable.
We get to the point where we say, "what's the use?" when we realize what the reward for our efforts will be. I'm still pretty young, but I've had my share of disappointment and I know it isn't going to get any better.
Very relatable.
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