Valuable Advice About Free Advice

I learned a lot about life working in my dad’s junkyard. It was a place that always had unusual and interesting characters hanging around (like myself). Some of these characters were junkyard philosophers and some of them gave me some profundity that I think about a lot. One piece of junkyard philosophy came from a street hustler who did some time for armed robbery. He was a very observant fellow who got his education at the school of hard knocks. He offered this about things being “free.” He would say, “ ‘FREE’?? There ain’t nothing ‘free,’” meaning that there was always a price or catch. And in the case of “free advice” the price is the potential consequences from listening to advice from people that do not have a personal interest in solving your problem. When things go South for you from listening to them, they are going to quote Brother Bluto in Animal House – “You fucked up. You trusted us.”

When I saw the first meme, the limerick began to form in my head. Then I started thinking about the above bit of junkyard philosophy as it pertained to “free advice,” and then I saw the second meme and it all came together and it led to this –

If seeking advice when you’re under stress,

I’m afraid I must sarcastically express,

When it’s unsolicited and free

You can expect it will be…

Worth every cent that you paid for it and less!