Someone once said , never trust a f*rt
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Dr Anthony Clare’s 7 secrets of happiness.
Somebody else’s summary shamelessly lifted from the internet.
1: Cultivate a passion
It is important in my model of happiness to have something that you enjoy doing. The challenge for a school is to find every child some kind of passion – something that will see them through the troughs. That’s why I’m in favour of the broadest curriculum you can get.
2: Be a leaf on a tree - be part of something bigger than yourself.
You have to be both an individual – to have a sense that you are unique and you matter – and you need to be connected to a bigger organism – a family, a community, a hospital, a company. You need to be part of something bigger than yourself. A leaf off a tree has the advantage that it floats about a bit, but it’s disconnected and it dies.
3: Avoid introspection.
If you are a rather complicated person, people may avoid you. If, on the other hand, you are a centre of good feeling, people will come to you. The problem of being introspective is that you find it difficult to make friends. Put an introspective person in a social group and they tend to talk about themselves. It puts other people off.
4: Don’t resist change.
Change is important. People who are fearful of change are rarely happy. People are wary of change, particularly when things are going reasonably well, because they don’t want to rock the boat, but a little rocking can be good for you. You need variety, flexibility, the unexpected, because they’ll challenge you.
5; Live for the moment.
Look at the things that you want to do and you keep postponing. Postpone less of what you want to do, or what you think is worthwhile. Do what makes you happy.
6: Audit your happiness.
How much of each day are you spending doing something that doesn’t make you happy? Check it out and if more than half of what you’re doing makes you unhappy, then change it. Go on.
7: Seven if you want to be happy, be happy.
Act it, play the part, put on a happy face. Start thinking differently. If you are feeling negative, say, ‘I am going to be positive,’ and that, in itself, can trigger a change in how you feel."
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Enjoying this thread. 2 pearls of wisdom I was told long ago
If its got boobs or wheels its going to cost you
always trust a dedicated amateur over a professional … the Titanic was built by professionals the Ark was built by amateurs
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Wise Words
But They Only Work When Everyone is Following Them
If you can’t fix it with a hammer you have an electrical problem!
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First corollary to this:
Don’t hit it harder, select a bigger hammer.
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I always thought it was if you can’t fix it with a hammer use Gaffer tape, if that doesn’t work try WD40.
… Screwed if none of the trifecta can fix it. It’s then onto a breaker bar 
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my dad had a good saying!
“Don’t fix, what isn’t broke, because if you do, it soon will be”
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Coo! How did they get that one past the censors in 1964! 
I keep cans of it in both man size and handbag size -magic stuff!
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That ad is a great spoof!
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Hmmm. I’d consider my previous post on this thread less “racy” than that yet one person objected and it got removed!
Give it time🤔
thats so good iv screen shotted it, just in case some mary whitehouse type gets it removed!
Legit 
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many newcomers ask what NA NB etc stands for…
well it refers to the level or aggravation the MX5 will give you.
NA → never ending ar$e ache
NB → never ending ball ache
NC → never ending corrosion
ND → new owner denial
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This whole MX5 thing really isn’t for you,is it!?
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oh I think it is…
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If there’s a queue in the left lane of a roundabout (ie for first exit and straight across) and you need to take the first exit, enter the roundabout in the right lane, go right around the roundabout and then take your exit.
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Don’t ever get girlfriend name tattoos
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