The Sirscrapalot quote thread..

[Abuilder]

I'm not one to goat...

but that was epic.





Sirscrapalot - I slay me.

I sure am glad I didn't start a thread about Gerbils.
LOL

[Sirscrapalot]

Another two go on to join the big band in the sky..

RIP - Ben E. King & Percy Sledge

Percy Sledge - 1940 - 2015

Ben E. King - 1938 - 2015

When I came into the studio, I was shaking like a leaf. I was scared. I hummed it all my life, even when I was picking and chopping cotton in the fields. I just wailed out in the woods and let the echo come back to me. - Percy Sledge on his most famous song.."When a Man Loves a Woman".

Those things don't happen today. I feel sorry for the kids in the industry today. They have on sunglasses, eat caviar in jet planes, but they'll never know the true feeling that we did. - Ben E. King

Not many quotes from either..so ..roll video!






Sirscrapalot - As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish. - Demosthenes

[sledge]

He who takes long breaks from posting awesome quotes.. must return with vengeance and FIRE!
-- Said no one Ever!

[hobo finds]

Glad you are back buddy!

[bigburtchino]

Friendship is like a bank account. You can't continue to draw on it without making deposits.

[NHscrapman]

"Live Free Or Die; Death Is Not The Worst of Evils."
John Stark
R.I.P. Old Man

"Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but in the mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men." Daniel Webster

[Sirscrapalot]

Sirscrapalot - They fought together as brothers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side...To them, we have a solemn obligation — the obligation to ensure that their sacrifice will help make this a better and safer world in which to live.

[Sirscrapalot]

Remember...all those who've fallen, remember all those lost, remember all those who never came home, remember their loved one who never got to say good bye. Remember..your freedom comes with a cost, Remember to say...Thank you. - Me

Now a video..from Mr. Johnny Cash








Sirscrapalot - Thank you to all who've served, thank you to all who've never made it home, an thank you to all whose loved ones who fought an die so I can have the freedom to do what I do..whether posting stupid photos, or awesome quotes or whatever..at the end of the day..I owe it all to those who gave their all..literally. Thank you just doesn't sound good enough...but THANK YOU.

[Sirscrapalot]

On a side note...

If none of you have ever visited the WW2 Memorial, The Wall, or the other monuments in DC..you really should. Specially the new ones. It's one of the things I miss about not living there. Actually about the only thing. Ha ha!

One more Video..John Wayne, history of Taps, an a salute to troops.





Sirscrapalot - Freedom isn't free.

[NHscrapman]

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
Buddha

If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.
Bruce Lee

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
Democritus

To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
Lao Tzu

[Sirscrapalot]

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." - Nelson Mandela

"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." - Voltaire

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin (Man did he get that one right!)

"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary." - Malcolm X

"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." - Martin Luther King, jr.

"Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country." - Marquis de Lafayette

"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams

"We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless." - Lech Walesa

"Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils." - General John Stark

More to come!

[Sirscrapalot]

Freedom lies in being bold. - Robert Frost

"[W]e look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression--everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way--everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want--which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants--everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear--which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor--anywhere in the world." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." - Thomas Jefferson

"Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance." - Woodrow Wilson

"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." - George Washington

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." - Ronald Reagan

"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off." - Gloria Steinem

Happy 4th of July...but keep in mind, it's not all about fireworks, hamburgers, or.../gasp beer. Thanks as always to those who served, had loved ones who did, etc. You always have a standing invite to beverage.

Be safe, enjoy the day..but never forget what was sacrificed for us to be able to enjoy such a day.

To those who don't like my Country...bite me. I had a better reply, but it'd be ironic to be censored on the 4th.

Sirscrapalot - It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them. - Mark Twain

[NHscrapman]

All fishermen are liars; it's an occupational disease with them like housemaid's knee or editor's ulcers.
~Beatrice Cook

Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary.
~Patrick F. McManus

Fishing is a... discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish
~Herbert Hoover

[bigburtchino]

I've been to DC several times. I took one of my brothers there for his 40th birthday. He's my brother and my best friend, he never understood why I joined the Navy or why anyone would want to join the military. After visiting the "WALL", I reminded him that some of these people joined for many reasons, but most did so because their country wanted them to do so and it wasn't a option for them not to go! My brother sees things a little different now! I'm 100% for a volunteer military I hope we never have a draft again, but if we need to I hope those back home remember those that went and may never see their home again.

[Sirscrapalot]

"I wonder how Floyd(mayweather) feels being beaten by a woman for once." - Rhonda Rousey, just the other day.

Sirscrapalot - Ha! I saw what she did there...

[Sirscrapalot]

Alex Rocco - RIP 1936 to 2015

You may know him as Moe Green from The Godfather, or many other works he did. Such as...Fact of Life, Three the Hardway, The Simpsons, Magic City, Family Guy, Cannonball II, an many other movies an tv shows.

"You son of a *****. Do you know who I am? I'm Moe Greene! I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders." - Moe Green


Alex Rocco aka Moe Green, 1936 - 2015 R.I.P.

I gotta business to run. I gotta kick asses sometimes to make it run right. We had a little argument, Freddy and I, so I had to straighten him out." - Moe Green as played by Alex Rocco

Sirscrapalot - "Fredo!" - Michael Corleone

[Sirscrapalot]

RIP Rowdy Roddy Piper...thanks for the years of entertainment. From Hogan an Mr.T to Legends House an your movies.

Bagpipes will never be the same again when I hear them.

"I came here to chew bubble gum and kick ass and I'm all out of bubble gum" - Rowdy Roddy Piper

Ever notice Hulk Hogan ain't got no hair on his chest? The only one who's got hair on their chest on their team is Cindy Lauper.
- Rowdy Roddy Piper, in the lead up to Wrestlemania.


Can't see it but the caption to the pic says..."Just when you thought heaven was calming down, in walk these two. - James Storm, current Pro Wrestler

Sirscrapalot - Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions. - Rowdy Roddy Piper

[Sirscrapalot]

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
~Pastor Martin Niemöller

Sirscrapalot - doesn't matter as long as it happens to everyone else but me.....- Shame many think this way nowadays

[NHscrapman]

I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.
Dean Martin

[bigburtchino]

With so many great words of wisdom, thought we should have a few from a really "Presidential" candidate, a man that always promotes himself and known for his profound words of wisdom.

“You know, it really doesn’t matter what the media write as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of a$$.”

On exporting goods to China: "Listen you m-----f------, we're going to tax you 25 percent!"

“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.”

"I will build a great wall — and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me —and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.”

“The wall will go up and Mexico will start behaving.”

Donald J. Trump