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From Our Outfit... September 2010 Notes

Our friend Lou Ann Hooser sent us an email that contained some of the sayings that came from Will Rogers during his lifetime.

For those who aren’t familiar with William Penn Adair “Will” Rogers, he was an American cowboy, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer and actor during the 1920s and 1930s.

Part Indian, Will Rogers was born during the Old West on the Oklahoma Indian Territory. He wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns and made more than 70 movies.

He poked fun at gangsters, prohibition, politicians, government programs, and a host of other controversial topics in a way that was readily appreciated by a national audience, with no one offended.

Will Rogers even provided his own epitaph: "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I didn’t like." He said, “I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved. And when you come to my grave you will find me sitting there, proudly reading it.”

Will Rogers, died in a 1935 plane crash with his best friend, Wylie Post. Among the many witticisms, Will Rogers said the following:

1. Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.

2. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.

3. There are two theories to arguing with a woman. . .Neither works.

4. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

5. Always drink upstream from the herd.

6. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

7. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back into your pocket.

8. There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.

9. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

10. If you're riding' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.

11. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier'n puttin' it back.

12. After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.

Would that we had someone today who could be as witty with the truth as Will Rogers. And would we weren’t so thin skinned that we could laugh at the truth rather than always be offended.

Taking the advice of #12, I will shut up.

May God always be at your side.

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