“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”—Socrates Confucius was a Chinese teacher and philosopher. One of his famous quotes says, “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”

So basically the fact I know I’ll never be on Jeopardy makes me smart. I’ll take “Meat That Comes In A Can” for $200, Alex.

I’ve breathed in (and let out) a lot of methane gas over the years. Maybe that’s where all my wisdom comes from. This column is called The Manure Spreader. Before I get too old to remember how intelligent I was, I need to share with ya’ll some deep intellectual thoughts that would only be printed on a coffee mug.

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  • A comma means to pause, but two commas mean you’re either rich or really, really broke.

  • He who runs with bulls left the gate open.

  • Utilization is always 100 percent for spilled milk.

  • A.I. is the abbreviation for “No Bull.”

  • Make hay today while the tractor still runs.

  • Roots and rocks always make digging fun.

  • Teach a man to fish, and he can feed his family, but teach a man to farm, and he will probably need to buy a boat.

  • The grass is always greener closer to the septic tank.

  • Hold a seashell to your ear, and you can hear the ocean. Hold a cow pie to your ear, and you’ll have a chip on your shoulder.

  • Unlike a politician, a flat tire is never full of hot air.

  • When a windmill breaks, does that mean it broke wind?

  • We know God was not a vegetarian because he created woman from a prime rib.

  • If corn farmers are all ears, why do they never listen?

  • Milk Checkoff will not keep a milk check on.

  • A woman scorned will always … yeah, I ain’t touching that one.

  • Equipment only breaks when you have other plans.

  • Heifer weight gain is much quicker in a Golden Corral.

  • Spandex has limits.

  • If cotton farmers are soft, and almond farmers are nuts, then tomato farmers are always trying to ketchup.

  • Tofu was Kung Fu’s smelly, slimy brother.

  • A penny saved is worth more than my two cents.

  • You can lead a horse to water, but the horse is still like an ungrateful kid who lives with you ’til they’re 35.

  • Why do today what you should have done two weeks ago?

  • Family reunions are one of God’s ways of disciplining us.

  • If you smell something, it’s probably too late. end mark

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