Obnoxiously difficult quotes

[wvwoman]

ohhhhhhh...

Probably that you shouldn't go into debt. Although, the first time I read it I thought it was about borrowing your neighbor's stuff.

aren't you the smarty?!
seriously. i often feel that i know just what things mean--then there are those times (like this one) when i'd probably NEVER get it without help.

anyone have another idea on this quote?

[imported_Lurker]

Probably that you shouldn't go into debt. Although, the first time I read it I thought it was about borrowing your neighbor's stuff.

[wvwoman]

i found it!

Mom, maybe it was the a'borrowing quote. "He who goes a'borrowing goes a'sorrowing" or something like that. Lily has it on her list.

i found the copy i had made of that 'apostrophied' puzzle, and thanks to you, was able to fill it in--yay! and thank you!

"he goes a'sorrowing who goes a'borrowing." --unattributed

now--tell me what it means!

[sputnick]

"A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope."
— Arab Proverb

Success Rate: 15.7%
Average Time: 241 seconds
Record Time: 53 seconds (pootie49)

I'm just glad I came in faster than the 1205 s. slowest time...

[wvwoman]

hahaha, i'm 'put off' by certain folks, too! oddly, one of them is ol' ben franklin--i think perhaps because one never knows when it'll be one with thees and thous and thys in it. and i know his are often some of the easiest...nevertheless, if i see his name first, it makes my mind lurch a little and throws me off.

[sputnick]

So, after perusing (lurking) this forum, I headed back out to solve some more cryptos. I almost immediately came up against this quote:

"An excuse is worse than a lie, for an excuse is a lie, guarded" - Alexander Pope

An uncharacteristically simple quote from the quixotic man, but I saw his name and started freaking out. I was typing "o pie" this, "o pie" that. I think it took me a full five minutes to snap myself out of it. Chalk one up for intimidation...

[wvwoman]

omg, 'mom', that's really funny! and i can relate--as probably many parents can.

[momof7]

Could be

Thanx for the thought.
It could be, I just don't remember anything about the quote anymore,
which makes it extremely difficult to help me with it of course.
I feel like one of my kids asking for help with some assignment
when they only have a very vague clue of what they are supposed to be doing.
"We're supposed to read something, but I can't remember if the teacher gave us a story to read, or we're supposed to find our own book. Then we answer some questions, or write a summary, or maybe a character sketch...I'm not sure which. It's not due tomorrow, but maybe next week sometime. Can you help me?"

Momof7.
I wonder if it wasn't an Irish name? O'Riley... or something along those lines? Don't remember seeing the quote yet, but will be watching for it.

[wvwoman]

i agree, i bet that's it--hopefully we'll remember to do a forum search when we get it again!

[momof7]

That's probably it!

Thanks Lurker,
That was probably the one.
Hopefully I'll remember that if I ever come across it again.

[imported_Lurker]

Mom, maybe it was the a'borrowing quote. "He who goes a'borrowing goes a'sorrowing" or something like that. Lily has it on her list.

[wvwoman]

that's likely only because i have lots of spare time to spend doing what i like!

[momof7]

Thanx!

Hi wvwoman!
Thank you for your post.
I too am glad to hear that someone else remembers that quote and also got stuck.
Being that I couldn't solve it, I didn't get to see the percentage of players that were successful, so it's good to hear I wasn't the only one.
Also, thanks for the compliment, but let's get real - you are at number 15 this month and I'm not even in the top 50!
momof7

[wvwoman]

i remember that quote--and i would've sworn i printed it out...but i can't find it tonight. i'll keep looking. i decided maybe it was a name, but i surely wasn't going to get it, so gave up. (interesting to hear it thwarted a much better player than i!)