She once said, when I was starting a bookie job: "when you are dealing with money, don't even let your left hand know what your right hand is doing"
― calzino, Tuesday, 4 May 2021 09:09 (two years ago) link
I am generally speaking smart because I realized this thread was gonna go into tl;dr territory 100 posts ago
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 15:41 (two years ago) link
I can generally figure things out but I also do dumb shit all the time: the Duality of Man
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 16:04 (two years ago) link
This is funny to me because back when I worked construction in the summers, that last part was the foreman's favorite insult for people he perceived as dumb. I.e. "that new laborer is so stupid his left hand don't know what his right is doing".
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 16:38 (two years ago) link
when you are dealing with money, don't even let your left hand know what your right hand is doing
Her use of it makes sense if we go by this definition:
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/225650.html
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 4 May 2021 16:42 (two years ago) link
Oh, it's from the Bible.
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 17:14 (two years ago) link
where does “overthinking” come into play?
― brimstead, Tuesday, 4 May 2021 21:44 (two years ago) link
Also the Bible
― Filibuster Poindexter (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 21:51 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 10 June 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 11 June 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
67 vs 6 imo
― Eschew things thirty two times before swallowing them (darraghmac), Friday, 11 June 2021 00:06 (two years ago) link