Stitches

What do theses phrases/cliches mean? Fool me once shame on me. fool me twice shame on them? and" kiss and tell

" and why do they call it murphys law anyways? and a stitch in time saves nine?

Public Comments

1. It's fool me once shame on (for fooling me), fool me twice shame on me (for falling for it again) a stitch in time saves nine - if you fix your car as soon as you hear the clanging it'll be a lot cheaper and easier than when the chassis falls off on the highway Murphy was just a very unlucky Irishman.
2. it should be "fool me once, shame on you (or them).. fool me twice, shame on me"... meaning they were wrong to fool/cheat you the first time. but if they cheat you on the same thing again, it is your own fault. "kiss and tell"... you kissed (or done more) a member of the opposite gender, and told others about it. often used in the sexual context, but not necessarily so. "stitch in time saves nine".. stitch the small hole in your garment while it is small, and you won't have to waste more yards of strings if you allow the hole to get bigger. means to solve a problem befor it gets bigger. murphy's law - if anything can go wrong, it will
3. the first was the Bush (mis)campaign theme in 2004
4. "fool me once shame you, fool me twice shame on me" means that you shouldn't be able to fool me twice as I should have learned a lesson the first time you fooled me. Since I clearly didn't then the shame is on me. Kiss and tell referes to kissing or sleeping with someone and then telling everyone about it afterwards. A practice that is frowned upon.