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Originally Posted by velcro003
i have never heard of this either, but the other one didn't really even make sense to me 
i'm from the NE as well, and hadn't heard of these things. I think the first quote was more of a family thing than a cultural thing. and i bet it is a cultural thing for MKAC, you know bc there are horses and beggars out there. MKAC's quote is interesting, and made me think of beggars can't be choosers. what is the exact meaning behind yours, mkac'? |
After I posted that, I was thinking that it was my grandma from Arkansas that used to say it, so maybe it's more of a hillbilly thing. LOL. Anyway, she used that phrase to express how useless it was to WISH for anything. What is, just IS, and wishing it were different is a waste of time and energy. Probably the beginnings of my lifelong ambition not to want anything unless I am absolutely certain I can get it.
