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May you live in interesting times

#1 Post by Beebs52 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:28 pm

The world is interesting.
Well, then
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#2 Post by Beebs52 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:36 pm

Apparently, this is bogus. The closest is "may you be a dog in an era of peace than a man in times of trouble". But, it is wikipedia...
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#3 Post by christie1111 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:28 pm

Beebs52 wrote:Apparently, this is bogus. The closest is "may you be a dog in an era of peace than a man in times of trouble". But, it is wikipedia...

I am sure 'someone' will look that up for you.

Hey, whatever the actual wording was, according to whatever translation, I think the concept is true.

Living in boring times would be good for me, unfortunatly I am not sure there is ever such a thing. Especially with 24/7 news agencies.
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#4 Post by Bob Juch » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:30 am

Beebs52 wrote:Apparently, this is bogus. The closest is "may you be a dog in an era of peace than a man in times of trouble". But, it is wikipedia...
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#5 Post by silverscreenselect » Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:40 am

Bob Juch wrote: 宁为太平犬，莫作乱离人
That's easy for you to say.
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Re: May you live in interesting times

#6 Post by Beebs52 » Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:30 am

silverscreenselect wrote:
Bob Juch wrote: 宁为太平犬，莫作乱离人
That's easy for you to say.
I think that fourth one is flipping me the bird.
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