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…it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.
OK, this’ll probably get me banned, but this phrase drives me crazy. It implies that it’s easier to screw up and have to make up for it, than to make sure you’re on the right page before acting. I’m sorry, but that is completely backwards.
October 16, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Balloon boy in his Halloween costume?
Yeah, lame.
October 16, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I should ban you for that one…
October 16, 2009 at 2:32 pm
I should ban you for that one…
I said it was lame. That gives me at least a pass for another week.
As the saying goes, it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.
October 16, 2009 at 2:44 pm
…it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.
OK, this’ll probably get me banned, but this phrase drives me crazy. It implies that it’s easier to screw up and have to make up for it, than to make sure you’re on the right page before acting. I’m sorry, but that is completely backwards.
October 16, 2009 at 5:31 pm
OK, this’ll probably get me banned
Ban him and then accept his apology.
That’ll show him.