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fool me once shame on me, fool me twice shame on all of you  

dead in the water

expression said when one person is fooled...if he gets fooled once, its shame on him, but not twice, its shame on all of you...
fool me once shame on me, fool me twice shame on all of you
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fool's errand 

special task for the uninformed new worker to a job
Get me the keys to the sea chest
Get me some prop wash
I need some relative bearing grease
Hand me a left handed spanner wrench
I'm gonna need a horse ladder
Me thinks me need a flannel hammer
I'm gonna need a rubber hammer for glass nails
fool's errand by Kevin April 11, 2005

Fool Killer 

A mythical giant that kills fools with his club.
When the fool killer sees you bunch of peckerwoods, he'll just shake his head an walk away.

Fool-Aid 

A thought, idea, or doctrine that you soak up or adhere too that is unhealthy, unrealistic, or unfounded.
My grandma believes everything she reads on Internet...she has to slow down on the Fool-Aid!
Fool-Aid by Sholly Miloh June 27, 2013

Fool Time Position 

A job that will employ you full-time, but the pay is terrible, the work is hard, and the respect level is low.
After spending 5 years working at McDonald's in my Fool Time Position, I realized I needed to do something different with my life.
Fool Time Position by Jtrigger December 29, 2017

fool's errand 

The awesomest puzzle game ever made. I used to have it on my old black-and-white mac. You solve various puzzles based upon the Tarot cards. See fools-errand.com for more details. You will not be disappointed, but you will lose a lot of sleep, as it's addictive.
The sequel to The Fool's Errand, A Fool and His Money, is coming out this April, seventeen years since the original. I hope the wait was worth it.
fool's errand by aybab2 October 9, 2003