“Never laugh at live dragons, Bilbo you fool!” he said to himself, and it became a favorite saying of his later, and passed into a proverb. — The Hobbit
My Take – Talking trash rarely pays off. At best, you look and sound like a douche. At worst, you either piss off someone who has been tolerating you instead of beating you like a rented mule or inspiring someone you thought you’d already dealt with to come back for another round. Also, real talent doesn’t need to talk smack.
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Auntie J
/ September 6, 2012Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup. 😀
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3boxesofbs
/ September 6, 2012And another angle is size does matter — unless you have something to even the odds.
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daddybear71
/ September 6, 2012Excellent point. If you don’t mind, I’ll store that one away for further writing later.
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