Old english proverbs still inspire wisdom during tough times. However, I feel they need some updating. So I brought a few old favorites out of mothballs, wiped them off and gave them a new coat of paint for 2010.
http://blumberger.net/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136 “If you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day. If you teach a man to fish, he will eat for a lifetime”
If you send a man a link to Let Me Google That For You, they will get one answer, if you teach a man to google, he will have answers for life.
Aquidauana “A house divided cannot stand.”
A house divided cannot stand, unless that house is a Facebook page and in that case a good heated discussion can really boost impressions.
“Dont look a gift horse in the mouth”
Don’t post a snarky comment on a brand’s Facebook page if they just awarded you a free trip to Japan for winning their photo contest.
“Absense makes the heart grow fonder”
This phrase may have reached its shelf life because thanks to Facebook and Skype, we are rarely ever truly away from anyone.
“Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”
Early to bed, early to rise, the 100th person to tweet about Southwest Airlines wins a huge prize!
“Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down”
One of your YouTube viral videos may have only been seen by your mom, but no one will even remember if your next one happens to show up on Today’sBigThing.com.
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”
When you find the new version of the iPhone on the floor of a bar, don’t blog about it because you could be accused of buying stolen property.
“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”
Yeah, this one still works as is.