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Two Nuts Don’t Make A Bolt

A witty expression based on hardware: two nuts alone can’t fasten anything without a bolt. Used metaphorically to suggest that just having more of the same doesn’t complete the job — sometimes what’s needed is a complementary part, not another identical one.

Literal meaning: In mechanics, two nuts can’t do the job of a bolt; a bolt holds things together, while nuts secure it in place. Without the bolt, the nuts are useless.

Figurative meaning: Two people with the same flaws, mindsets, or roles often can’t make things work. Balance and contrast matter.
Word Play:

“Nuts” = metal fasteners
“Nuts” = slang for mentally unstable or wild
“My two bosses complain and point out all the issues on the job but don’t lift a wrench to fix it. Two nuts don’t make a bolt.”

“All talk, no torque. Two nuts don’t make a bolt.”
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If I can make him give up than so can God

Is what you tell youselves. And that is why you are doing what you are doing. And making me change what I am doing is what constitutes giving up.
A retard "If I can make him give up than so can God!"

Hym "You don't get to be a part of my conflict with God and I'm not going to let you use this to stop me from getting what I want out of this. Stop doing it before your kids get hurt or do it until your kids get hurt but their is no in between."
by Hym Iam July 6, 2025
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Failure to make a concerted effort to keep me alive

You are REALLY struggling with that one, huh?
Hym "Failure to make a concerted effort to keep me alive. Me dying isn't going to save your. You haven't made a concerted effort to keep me alive and the bodily harm clause allows for ACCIDENTAL death (upto and including getting hit by a drunk driver). Now, it doesn't say anything about ME keep MYSELF alive. It says YOU have to make a concerted effort to keep ME alive. You motherfuckers really struggle with the YOU vs ME distinction don't you? So, killing me, letting me die, denying me care. None of that is going to stop anything. OK? You get it. MY thing IS going to work. YOUR thing is not. You don't do what I do. Me. You. Get it? OK."
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This quote simply means that life is in your control and that you’re the one who can shape your destiny. When being in control you also have the choice to take opportunities that come your way and create a new exciting chapter
Hey Jarrad your life is going downhill - seize the day, make the most of what the universe has to offer. Life is what you make it, an opportunity just take it
by jazzaaaaaa November 1, 2025
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