This saying means that you may not be in a certain state of being, experience or end point, but you are well on your way. An alternative is "The road to rome starts in Italy" which means that you are on the brink of your journey to an experience or situation and should get started or step away if you want/don't want to end up there.
It can be used with a positive bent but is more often used as a a warning or judgment that someone is on the path to something unwanted, harmful, life altering, undoable, or disaster.
As the saying originated from a member of the Appalachian diaspora the grammatical feature of X impact Y can be applied to this saying, (for example its colder than a witches titty could also be adjusted to its hotter than a pig in a frying pan), but the geographical implication must be clear to the listener.
In this case Rome was an influential empire that impacted everywhere it touched, rose with power and fell in disgrace and was generally both a place to gain favor, fame or fortuned, but also a place to be corrupted, backstabbed or run into a malignant unhinged dictator or be sold as a slave. Regardless, once there its impossible to erase the impacts of Rome and the time to turn around is before or while in Italy.
It can be used with a positive bent but is more often used as a a warning or judgment that someone is on the path to something unwanted, harmful, life altering, undoable, or disaster.
As the saying originated from a member of the Appalachian diaspora the grammatical feature of X impact Y can be applied to this saying, (for example its colder than a witches titty could also be adjusted to its hotter than a pig in a frying pan), but the geographical implication must be clear to the listener.
In this case Rome was an influential empire that impacted everywhere it touched, rose with power and fell in disgrace and was generally both a place to gain favor, fame or fortuned, but also a place to be corrupted, backstabbed or run into a malignant unhinged dictator or be sold as a slave. Regardless, once there its impossible to erase the impacts of Rome and the time to turn around is before or while in Italy.
Friend 1: "I think you should quit drinking, you seem to have trouble with how much you drink."
Friend 2: "I'm not an alcoholic, I only drink a few times a week"
Friend 1: "The road to Rome was paved in Italy"
Student: "I feel like I should not audition for the play."
Teacher: "I'm happy to work with you after school with some other students."
Student: " Yes, but I feel like I'll never be as good as the others."
Teacher: "Go for that role. You really want it. The road to Rome starts in Italy."
Friend one: "I don't think I'm experiencing domestic violence, I should just stop complaining."
Friend two: "He called you a worthless ho who'll never amount to anything and then took your bank card and told you to stop talking to all over your friends."
Friend one: "But he doesn't hit me."
Friend two: "Girl, get out. The road to Rome is paved in Italy."
Friend 2: "I'm not an alcoholic, I only drink a few times a week"
Friend 1: "The road to Rome was paved in Italy"
Student: "I feel like I should not audition for the play."
Teacher: "I'm happy to work with you after school with some other students."
Student: " Yes, but I feel like I'll never be as good as the others."
Teacher: "Go for that role. You really want it. The road to Rome starts in Italy."
Friend one: "I don't think I'm experiencing domestic violence, I should just stop complaining."
Friend two: "He called you a worthless ho who'll never amount to anything and then took your bank card and told you to stop talking to all over your friends."
Friend one: "But he doesn't hit me."
Friend two: "Girl, get out. The road to Rome is paved in Italy."
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Get the Rocky Road Bumbkin mug.The act of one sitting on the floor and scooting backwards while releasing copious amounts of shit out of their asshole, the top of their ass cheeks will smear the shit flattening the poop, thus paving a road, hence the name, "Road Paving" and if you want to take it to the next level (FOR EXPERTS ONLY) you can beat your dick and cum in a straight line which will then make a line in the middle of your road.
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The song became such a massive success that it's remained on Billboard's Hot 100 Billboard for (at the time of this definition creation) 15 weeks. The longest a song's been on Billboard (Despacito) was on Billboard for 16 weeks. It looks very likely that Old Town Road will pass that song, and likely exceed it.
People are undecided as to what to categorize it. If you Google the song name, you'll see it's just labeled "Hip Hop/Country". It's a country song, with a hip hop beat and style. This is exactly why people cannot categorize this song. According to Billboard, it's not.
Sometime after the release of this song, and during pride month, Lil Nas X has also publicly announced that he is gay. A shock for the entire world that nobody ever expected.
I personally still listen to it, even with how many times I replayed it. Check my Spotify plays for that song, you'll see it's a lot.
The song became such a massive success that it's remained on Billboard's Hot 100 Billboard for (at the time of this definition creation) 15 weeks. The longest a song's been on Billboard (Despacito) was on Billboard for 16 weeks. It looks very likely that Old Town Road will pass that song, and likely exceed it.
People are undecided as to what to categorize it. If you Google the song name, you'll see it's just labeled "Hip Hop/Country". It's a country song, with a hip hop beat and style. This is exactly why people cannot categorize this song. According to Billboard, it's not.
Sometime after the release of this song, and during pride month, Lil Nas X has also publicly announced that he is gay. A shock for the entire world that nobody ever expected.
I personally still listen to it, even with how many times I replayed it. Check my Spotify plays for that song, you'll see it's a lot.
Kenny: You heard that Old Town Road song?
Me: Pssh... who didn't? You can't avoid that damn song. Especially on the radio.
Me: Pssh... who didn't? You can't avoid that damn song. Especially on the radio.
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As the car she was in got nearer I could clearly see her cutesy comehither smile they all can do when they know they are out of range. Road flirts are one of the joys of riding.
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