OT: What's the worst advice you've ever received?

[CarbonCycles]

Interesting Wednesday morning question for you (and could be quite entertaining)....

What's the worst advice you've ever received?

Mine...Trust me this won't hurt a bit (no, I won't describe the scenario that led to the advice...well at least w/out a few drinks)

[William]

"You don't have to lock your bike up here...it's safe."





William (Who is still looking for his Lime green Schwinn Varsity) :crap:

[brians647]

Do I have to think of just one? This is like asking who is the hottest chick ever? The answer varies day to day. Here goes:

"there's no way we'll lose money on this investment. I mean, a 45% return is so realistic. You should jump in!"

(yes, I am now the proud owner of land in Florida - no, nothing is on it! HA! :banana: Camping anyone? :banana: )

[Ti Designs]

Do a search for posts by Ti Designs - bad advice and getting worse by the day.


Did you know that "trust me" translates to "screw you!"in yiddish? Doesn't it all make more sense now?

[dave thompson]

"This 56CM bike is just your size"

[CarbonCycles]

Do a search for posts by Ti Designs - bad advice and getting worse by the day.


Did you know that "trust me" translates to "screw you!"in yiddish? Doesn't it all make more sense now?

Okay, now that actually made me laugh..

Now to highjack my own thread, the best advice I ever got was..."you might want to move" as a car raced by losing control

[Jeff Weir]

Bad advice????

When the doctor tells you a procedure will have "moderate discomfort"

Let the red flags fly high on that one!

[David Kirk]

"the future is plastics"

The Graduate.

dave

[whitecda]

"This 56CM bike is just your size"

it was as "racy" 58. Rode it a year just to make sure it wasn't "me". Admitted it was the bike and moved on. My neck and shoulders love me again.

Worst advice off the bike: "Don't invest in stocks. Keep your money safe in cash." This was in 79-80 just as the 20 year growth spurt was starting. Luckily I only paid attention for a couple of years.

[old_school]

After having broken a rear derailleur in a crash ..."this would be a good time to upgrade to Campy's brand new index shifting group."

[William]

"...oh, you'd know if it was your appendix...." :crap:




William

[avalonracing]

"the future is plastics"

The Graduate.

dave


How in the HELL did you beat me to this line!?! :)

(I watched it again last week so I had it on the brain)

[avalonracing]

"Unless you can do something perfectly don't even try"
-My Mother

(thanks mom... rreeeeaaaallllly helpful)

[AgilisMerlin]

"watch out for that pothole"

[junior2189]

"now lets strat in the back of the flied and stay on my wheel." cyclehardpaul
i got droped in 4 laps.

JUNIOR

[brians647]

"Unless you can do something perfectly don't even try"
-My Mother

(thanks mom... rreeeeaaaallllly helpful)

HA!! Classic!

[davids]

Don't major in Anthropology.

[flickwet]

Nags Head NC, 1983 ;home from working in mideast, on vacation with family, Sub lot on Albemarle Sound with Canal access,$7,200.00 through a Realtor friend. Dad(Whom I still love by the way) says "don't buy it, what are ya gonna do put a tent on it?" Those lots ended up worth hundreds of thousands of dollars over the next ten years, oh well back to work.

[M.Sommers]

"It's not that big." (from friend standing at Robert Moses Field 2 in October 1991, Halloween...aka 'The Perfect Storm').

Yeah, biggest waves I ever surfed, the ocean was a freak show. I don't know till this day how I was able to get out (in surfing lingo this means 'into the ocean') nor how I was able to get in (in surfing lingo this means 'onto land').

Yeah, sure:

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/satellite/satelliteseye/cyclones/pfctstorm91/pfctstorm.html

[WadePatton]

lighter is always better

[fierte_poser]

Most patients opt for no novacaine with this procedure. -my dentist

[Dave B]

"Hey we should hire Kelvin Samson!"

"Bring Bobby back!"


And the best piece of advice from Indiana...

"Hey yall, watch this!" ...when you here these words, be mindful where you are standing in relationship to (pick one of the following) Shotgun, monster truck, jig saw, shotgun, dart board, boat propeller, shotgun, and pick up truck.

[erikbrooks]

He only gave me one piece of coaching advice - "Keep your mouth shut when you run and only take in air thru your nose"

Ya right.

[jimp1234]

Early 80's - Don't buy Microsoft stock, that company's goin nowhere.

[swoop]

you bring the steak knife, i'll bring the rags for clean up.

[CarbonCycles]

Thought of another one

No really, cycling isn't expensive and it's fun...several frames later, hundreds of useless components/gadgets, and a few trips to the ER :bike:

[HBPUNK]

Fred suggested my next bike should be a Trek Madone

[dbrown]

High school guidance counselor:
You don't need to take typing. Everything will be done on computers, and the key-punch operators will be the only ones that need to type.

[Spinner]

... "Don't think before you speak."

[Kevan]

"Come here little boy...I won't hurt you."

[dave thompson]

"Come here little boy...I won't hurt you."
Been talking to Sandy again?

[whitecda]

Early 80's - Don't buy Microsoft stock, that company's goin nowhere.



and you can insert, Intel, Dell, and a few others too! :crap:

[dsimon]

Military related, new MRE come out and someone's sitting down eating it and says wow this thing taste like sh#t , then the second soldier goes hmm let me taste it. yeah your right taste like sh#t!!!


Next time just listen"ill take yur word for it!"

[swoop]

oh, this 70mm stem is prefect for your 56.

[wtex]

The first time I ever hurled after drinking too much, I crawl out of the irrigation ditch, my friend says to me:

"You know, after I throw up, I always like to drink another beer. Clears the palate. Go ahead and grab me one, too."

[Fixed]

That Which Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
imho
cheers

[Acotts]

Technically not bad advice but I was on a ride with a buddy who I noteicdd had gotten really fast and I asked him how he had been training and he said…

"well, I started pedaling in a harder gear a lot faster."

I guess that is really all there is to it.

[Bud_E]

"Never sell your Cisco stock"

[guyintense]

Does this count?

[Bob Ross]

Now to highjack my own thread, the best advice I ever got was...

Oh, as long as we're sharing the best advice ever received, I can play:

"Get involved in theater, it's a great way to meet girls."


Oddly, I have no recollection of any bad advice I've ever received...probably because, with the conspicuous exception of the theater recommendation, I never pay attention to any advice I ever get!

[Tobias]

Does this count?Are you kidding?
If it wasn't for Nixon opening things up with China we wouldn't have so much cheap stuff to buy now.

[Tobias]

#1 -- Don't sell your stock options, they are about to split.

#2 -- Hang in there, the company is about to turn things around.

[CarbonCycles]

Are you kidding?
If it wasn't for Nixon opening things up with China we wouldn't have so much cheap stuff to buy now.

Hmm, neither would we have had the dying pet fawkup nor the spike the heparin cluster-fawk nor my favorite lead paint debaucle.

HOORAY CHINA!!! Way to screw the world to satisfy your greed :beer:

Then gain, 'greed is good' ;)

[Volant]

"Don't look!" or "Don't go in there!"

That is actually good advice that no one ever heeds; self included. Many times I wish I had listened - particularly watching my father die unexpectedly (he was only 46).

[Elefantino]

1984: "Listen ... we're developing this new product, called 'Teddy Ruxpin.' It's a talking bear. It's going to be the next thing in teddy bears! And we've got this thing called 'Laser Tag' which is going to revolutionize amusement parks! All we need is some seed money ..."

1988: Worlds of Wonder files for bankruptcy.

[shoe]

aapl will hover around 112 for a while longer...bad advice from myself...

[saab2000]

Oh, as long as we're sharing the best advice ever received, I can play:

"Get involved in theater, it's a great way to meet girls."


Oddly, I have no recollection of any bad advice I've ever received...probably because, with the conspicuous exception of the theater recommendation, I never pay attention to any advice I ever get!


Didn't work for me. I majored in French and Theater in college. The French major was cool. The theater major was Useless x 10^17

Shoulda studied something that would allow me to earn a living.

Best advice
1. College
2. learn to fly - "If you don't shoot for the moon, you surely won't hit it."
3. Invest. Now.
4. Don't smoke.
5. Make the move on Karen before she goes away.

Worst advice
1. Don't race, it's a waste of time. Even if your VO2 is big. (I shoulda given up everything to do it because I coulda - but the world is full of couldas and shouldas....) Oh well. poop happens.
2. It's OK to major in what you want. All that matters is that you have a college degree. Maybe in the 1950s Dad....
3. Buy this life insurance policy that'll suck your money for the rest of your life. You'll need it when you're married with 5 kids and a wife who stays at home. OK, Dad, did they do that in the 50s?

[Dekonick]

Buy Worldcom

[saab2000]

Buy Worldcom

I lost a few thousand on that one too. At least Bernie Ebers will die in prison. Makes me feel a bit better.

[Dekonick]

I lost a few thousand on that one too. At least Bernie Ebers will die in prison. Makes me feel a bit better.

Ahhh - thanks. That makes the 15 grand in the toilet feel better. I hope Bubba does Bernie often!

Yeah - it all looked so good on paper. Now we know why.

Best advice:

Try this bike - I think you will like it... (my test ride on a Colorado CR that I bought and still own. Prior to that I was riding a Specialized Epic and was looking to upgrade...as the Epic sucked.)

[saab2000]

Best advice:

Try this bike - I think you will like it... (my test ride on a Colorado CR that I bought and still own. Prior to that I was riding a Specialized Epic and was looking to upgrade...as the Epic sucked.)

Actually good advice came right here - Serotta. Seriously. I have a CIII based on all the advice from here and I like the bike. Of all my bikes it is probably the best all-rounder and the one I would keep if I could only keep one.

[Chris]

get the right size frame and put the stem on top of the headset. put the seat at the right height and the right setback. you're ready to roll.

[gdw]

if you “center” the tree. Your canopy will lower you gently into and through the trees as you slow further, breaking the thinner branches. You will probably go all the way through to the ground and make a normal parachute-landing fall."

[Dekonick]

if you “center” the tree. Your canopy will lower you gently into and through the trees as you slow further, breaking the thinner branches. You will probably go all the way through to the ground and make a normal parachute-landing fall."

OUCH!

[Sandy]

Wait until later today to start riding.....Wait until this evening to start riding.....Wait until tonight to do the trainer....My very poor advice to myself.


Sandy

[Too Tall]

I'm going to England, want me to stop by the Hetchins shop and put in an order for you?

Hey, if you are careful this pickle fork is perfect to get that bit of dirt out of your eye.

[BURCH]

1984: "Listen ... we're developing this new product, called 'Teddy Ruxpin.' It's a talking bear. It's going to be the next thing in teddy bears! And we've got this thing called 'Laser Tag' which is going to revolutionize amusement parks! All we need is some seed money ..."

1988: Worlds of Wonder files for bankruptcy.


I hear that Ruxpin was picked up by a new company and they are going to roll out new Teddy Ruxbin merchandise. They will not honor or support anything from the 80's product though....That would include your investment unfortunately... There must have been some bad management because I remember those two products being very popular as a kid.


I always get bad advice from my mtn biking buddies in the Northeast...."Yeah, you can totally make that descent. Just stay behind the seat and you will be fine"