Please All, and You Will Please None

[Zomby Woof]

A man and his son were once going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: “You fools, what is a Donkey for but to ride upon?”

So the Man put the Boy on the Donkey and they went on their way. But soon they passed a group of men, one of whom said: “See that lazy youngster, he lets his father walk while he rides.”

So the Man ordered his Boy to get off, and got on himself. But they hadn't gone far when they passed two women, one of whom said to the other: “Shame on that lazy lout to let his poor little son trudge along.”

Well the Man didn't know what to do, but at last he took his Boy up before him on the Donkey. By this time they had come to the town, and the passersby began to jeer and point at them. The Man stopped and asked what they were scoffing at. The men said: “Aren't you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor Donkey of yours—you and your hulking son?”

The man and Boy got off and tried to think what to do. They thought and they thought, till at last they cut down a pole, tied the Donkey's feet to it, and raised the pole and the Donkey to their shoulders. They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to Market Bridge, when the Donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the Boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle the Donkey fell over the bridge, and his fore-feet being tied together, he was drowned.

“That will teach you,” said an old man who had followed them:

“Please all, and you will please none.”

[GOPisEvil]

1. How true.

ZombyParable. Nice. :thumbsup:

Although I know this to be true, I still try to make everyone happy. But sometimes you can't and shouldn't.

[Zomby Woof]

2. I stole it from Aesop

Eventually, one has to choose sides. It's one of those hard facts of life.

My other motto is not to trust anyone under 30. :D

[GOPisEvil]

4. This is true. You can't ride the fence forever.

The little points start to hurt your butt.

My motto is everyone is an idiot until they prove otherwise. :D

[rbnyc]

3. I can't remember who said this...

...which probably means it was someone i don't generally like, but this is a good quote:

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone."

[DS1]

5. Oh yeah?

A father and son bull were lounging around on the top of a hill one day

The son says to the father, "Hey Dad, lets run down there and fuck one of those cows"

The father says to the son, "No, son, lets walk down there and fuck them all"

:D
:yoiks:

[Zomby Woof]

6. And I bet at least ONE of the cows

Was disappointed. x(

"You can't please ALL of the cows, even if ALL of them please you!" - DS1's Book O' Twisted Wisdom