“A bad putt is better than a bad chip” (golf adage)
"A bad putt is better than a bad chip" is a golf adage that many golfers follow. A chip shot is a little further out from the hole than a putt; a bad putt is "better" because…
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“If you can’t sell what you want, you sell what you can”
"Think again of LTCM – if you have to generate cash and you can’t sell what you want to sell, you sell what you can sell" was written by financial author Richard Bookstaber on his…
“It’s very difficult to beat the market when you are the market”
"It's very difficult to beat the market when you are the market" is an old financial saying. "And since they are the market, they cannot better the market" was written in…
“Never confuse people who are always around you with people who are always there for you”
"Never confuse people who are always around you with people who are always there for you" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters and T-shirts. The saying…
“A yawn is a silent scream for coffee”
"A yawn is a silent scream for coffee" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as coffee mugs, T-shirts and posters. The saying has been popular on Twitter…
“All my life I thought air was free…until I bought a bag of chips”
"All my life I thought air was free..until I bought a bag of chips" is a jocular line that has been printed on many posters. "I remember when buying a bag of chips was normal...now a…
“If in doubt, do half” (investment adage)
"If in doubt, do half" is an investment adage that urges reducing risk. "Whilst on the subject of Cottle, one of his catch phrases is 'If in doubt, do half' i.e. close or…
“All bets are off in bankruptcy”
"There is an old saying in asset protection to the effect that 'All bets are off in bankruptcy'" was cited in print in 2014. Bankruptcy rules mean that all investments (or…
Original Six (six oldest NHL teams)
The National Hockey League (NHL) had just six teams from 1942-43 until expansion in 1967. The six teams -- Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York…