The saying "If you wanna bite the stork's ankle, you gotta edge the mollusk" metaphorically conveys the idea that in order to achieve a difficult or desired outcome, one must be willing to undertake unconventional or challenging actions. The stork's ankle represents a valuable and elusive target, while the mollusk symbolizes a barrier or obstacle that must be overcome. Edging the mollusk implies a careful and deliberate approach, taking small, precise steps to navigate around or overcome the obstacle. Therefore, the saying suggests that to achieve something significant, one must be willing to embrace unconventional methods and patiently work through challenges.
Person: You know what they say?
Person 2: what?
Person: If you wanna bite the storks ankle…
Person 2: you gotta edge the mollusk!
Both: aahhh! (Laughter)
Person 2: They do say that
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“If you wanna bite the stork’s ankle you gotta edge the mollusk”
Person 2: what?
Person: If you wanna bite the storks ankle…
Person 2: you gotta edge the mollusk!
Both: aahhh! (Laughter)
Person 2: They do say that
Person 1 mmm
“If you wanna bite the stork’s ankle you gotta edge the mollusk”
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Get the If you wanna bite the stork’s ankle you gotta edge the mollusk mug.This is a well-known and prominent phrase of the TV series F.R.I.E.N.D.S said by one of the six protagonists, ROSS GELLER, Ross gets very angry when he realizes that someone from his job ate his sandwich (one of those delicious sandwiches that her sister MONICA GELLER makes and that left over on thanksgiving day) and was giving more upset when he learned that his boss was the one who ate his sandwich and also shot a large part of it in the trash, this completely dislocated Ross, taking him to say the following phrase :
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Somebody else kid is going to get what YOU deserve if you do stop trying to make using my own words against me work.
Retard "The thing you said but about YOU though!"
Hym "Yeah, hey... It doesn't apply in reverse and siding with the molestee does not make you virtuous. And do you know why? I am not going to live as the not-creator of AI. And in trying to make me to that is condemning a child to death. There is no 'you not doing anything' here. You are not a bystander. You either want the kid to die or you want me to get the credit. There is not 3rd option for you. Get over yourself but YOU are not the creator of AI. And neither is fucking Noah."
Hym "Yeah, hey... It doesn't apply in reverse and siding with the molestee does not make you virtuous. And do you know why? I am not going to live as the not-creator of AI. And in trying to make me to that is condemning a child to death. There is no 'you not doing anything' here. You are not a bystander. You either want the kid to die or you want me to get the credit. There is not 3rd option for you. Get over yourself but YOU are not the creator of AI. And neither is fucking Noah."
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