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16th century proverb of the day: "There is nothing more vain than to beg a breech of a bare-arsed man" Meaning: Don't expect more of people than they can deliver. USE IT TODAY!

24/4/25, 6:46 am4 reposts38 likes

debmacchas.bsky.social

@debmacchas.bsky.social

24 Apr 2025

I shall indeed! Looking for a victim to deploy this on.

Ronan

@ronanmccoy.bsky.social

26 Apr 2025

a.k.a.: "Don't expect water from a dry well" "You can't pull teeth from a hen." "You can't get blood from a stone." "You can't get milk from a bull."

Skylos

@fhain.bsky.social

24 Apr 2025

There is a nice German version of this that's still in use: "Du kannst einem nackten Mann nicht in die Tasche greifen."

Perfekt

@orm-irian.bsky.social

24 Apr 2025

reminds me of a Yoruba saying: no man is so angry with his head that he wears his hat on his bottom

A lesson for us all.

@tim-a-dawson.bsky.social

24 Apr 2025

Sending this to my boss to explain why I won't be in work today

Rob Watts (RobWords)

@robwords.com

24 Apr 2025

No need to take the bare-arsed bit literally (but feel free to).