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Honesty…

March 03rd, 2008 | Category: Laugh Out Loud, One Liners

The best measure of a man’s honesty isn’t his income tax return. It’s the zero adjust on his bathroom scale. – Arthur C. Clarke

14 Comments so far

  1. Elsie March 4th, 2008 6:09 am

    Fortunately, it’s not the same for women, right? Right? Or does it also make me a big fat liar?

  2. Rain March 4th, 2008 8:28 am

    I solve that problem… no scales :)

  3. twomartini March 4th, 2008 8:46 am

    Mine doesn’t have a zero adjust. Where can I get one that does?

  4. Stu Savory March 4th, 2008 12:51 pm

    The wife uses the scales upstairs.
    Probably because the pull of gravity is lower there ;-)

  5. Liz March 4th, 2008 1:35 pm

    I’m with Rain on this one.

  6. Liz March 4th, 2008 4:17 pm

    I’ve just grumbled on my blog and someone said I should ask outright so I will: why have I been downgraded?

    I mean you don’t have to come and see me everyday but I was on your daily bread list and now I’m not so I wondered if my blog had changed.

  7. Winston March 4th, 2008 5:57 pm

    My comment to Liz on her post:

    Oh, Liz, I never intended to cause you any discomfort. There are some who would say you were lucky to not have me snooping around so often. (big grin)

    No, nothing you have done or not done. Same goes for Joy. From time to time I rotate people in and out of there. I had a post about that sometime in the past and if I can find it, will give you a link to it.

    Leslie said it correctly — there are just so many blogs that I want to visit on a daily basis but time does not permit. You are the first person who has noticed and said anything, so I shall reward you with being promoted once more. I do appreciate your loyalty and interest more than I can express in this limited space.

  8. Joy March 4th, 2008 8:21 pm

    Oh Winston, it looks like Liz and I have shamed you into a corner…so to speak. I don’t think that was either of our intention. Isn’t it funny how we take to heart this blogging business…and it’s community. I know only too well what you mean by time not permitting you to visit everyone….all the time.

    You DO know you have every right to do what you want…no guilt involved, don’t you? I for one want you to know that.

  9. keeskennis March 5th, 2008 5:35 am

    As men don’t talk about their weight I suggest that it relates more to vanity that honesty.

  10. Rain March 5th, 2008 8:34 am

    Some time back he downgraded me to the less than daily and I did the same thing wondered :( What did I do to cause it? I still look frequently to see if I am still on the daily list lol All our egos are fragile, aren’t they? *s*

  11. Gledwood March 5th, 2008 9:40 am

    I must reprimand you on downgrading Liz… have you not seen her lovely white doggie George? Upgrade her at once, please!¬ ;->…

  12. Liz March 5th, 2008 9:53 am

    Dear Winston, please downgrade me again! I am embarrassed! I didn’t mean to make you do that; I just wanted to know why!

  13. gerry rosser March 7th, 2008 8:56 am

    If a feller doesn’t have a bathroom scale, has he in essence opted out of the honesty thing?

    Arthur C. Clarke should stick to writing really cool fiction, and stay out of the pithy sayings business, he ain’t very good at it.

  14. gerry rosser March 7th, 2008 8:59 am

    Speaking of downgraded (is there a word “outraded”)?