tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post269180090982739681..comments2024-03-29T05:11:44.999-04:00Comments on Strangely Blogged: The Oath Keepers Reminded Me of SomethingVixen Strangelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976594951225450413noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post-2233720450324788722021-04-22T15:20:50.867-04:002021-04-22T15:20:50.867-04:00Agreed, Frank. I've been pointing this out a...Agreed, Frank. I've been pointing this out a lot recently. As a point of interest, my well-informed 22-year-old daughter had never heard the entire proverb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post-76930698442805516892021-04-22T08:02:21.514-04:002021-04-22T08:02:21.514-04:00No one seems to remember more than the first half ...No one seems to remember more than the first half of any proverb. The full saying goes "One rotten apple spoils the barrel". In other words, identifying and removing bad apples (assuming, for the sake of something, that those things can be done) is no good; the rest are all tainted as well. This is the opposite of the way the phrase is customarily used.Frank Wilhoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800594066476167549noreply@blogger.com