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[–] sprite0@sh.itjust.works 59 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm in London. What is this cop that you speak of?

[–] gallopingsnail@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm in New York. What is this rozzer that you speak of?

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[–] Outwit1294@lemmy.today 44 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Prevention is better than cure

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

[–] Outwit1294@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

This saying doesn’t work in most countries

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)
[–] elvith@feddit.org 20 points 1 week ago

Measure once
Cut ~~once~~ twice
Measure again
Cut another time

[–] SapientLasagna@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

hmm. I prefer to live by "I've cut it three times and it's still too short"

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am an ardent believer in it, given how many times it has saved our assets at work, often to the point of annoying people. That said, I usually end up being right for insisting on more time and/or data, so it’s all good.

However, my spoonerific brain always gets this twisted to β€œmeasure once, cut twice”.

I unknowingly wrote this once in a comment about asking for more metrics during a design review.

My colleague (the author of said design document) replied with the relevant metrics and a comment saying β€œmeasure never, cut forever”. :D

[–] beercupcake@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

measure never, cut forever

Im stealing that xD that's a good one

Indeed it is. :-)

Also, your comment made me realise that I mistyped asses in my original comment!

Going to leave it there for the sweet sweet irony. :D

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Measure three times, cut zero times

taps head

[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Beats "cut it 3 times and it's still too short" as my uncle said to me too many times... Along with "you hammer like old people fuck"

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If it aint broke, don't fix it

[–] Shayeta@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not fixing it, I'm upgrading it.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, trash it, change it, mail, upgrade it.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

[–] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

haste does, indeed, make waste.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 week ago

"A stitch in time saves nine"

[–] sxan@midwest.social 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If it doesn't work, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.

[–] MTK@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Accidentally Capitalism towards workers?

[–] plyth@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

Upvoted because it is true by design.

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 13 points 1 week ago

Nothing is ever so bad it can't get worse.

Probably not a common saying, but it's my saying. And it has proven true time and again.

[–] DozensOfDonner@mander.xyz 13 points 1 week ago

Crap in crap out

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck.

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

All those things about your mom are true.

[–] iii@mander.xyz 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Birds of a feather flock together

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Imagine a bunch of random and different birds in one flock...

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

badass burd gang found family.

how come DreamWorks hasn't made that movie already

"Birds if a feather" coming soon

[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

The chaos lol

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Depends on the species. Some birds (usually birds of prey) are extremely territorial especially to members of their own species which are obviously their biggest competitors.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

The first rule of tautology club is the first rule of tautology club.

[–] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

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[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

Don't salt your food before you eat it.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago

Doveryay, no proveryay