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Something Our Parents Would Say Learn The Ropes · Arroe Collins Like It's Live

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  Speaker 1: almost like bumping into it. Those things that people say,
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  Speaker 1: the phrases, the old sayings, the idioms, you know, the
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  Speaker 1: things that family and friends usually come up with, and
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  Speaker 1: it usually comes from out of nowhere, and does it
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  Speaker 1: ever make sense? Well, it had to start somewhere, right? Who, what, where, why, when,
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  Speaker 1: and how? Some of those old sayings are not only ancient,
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  Speaker 1: but they still carry a powerful punch even today. It's
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  Speaker 1: something our parents would say. My name is Arrow. Here's
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  Speaker 1: one for you. Learn the ropes. My God, I can
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  Speaker 1: hear my father saying that even as we speak. Without
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  Speaker 1: a doubt, it comes from the days of ships and
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  Speaker 1: old sailing vessels. There were multiple layers of ropes controlling
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  Speaker 1: the sails, anchors, cargo, and the stearings. Every sailor had
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  Speaker 1: to learn the ropes, which was the anchor, which was
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  Speaker 1: the sails. Knowing the ropes literally meant the difference between
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  Speaker 1: a successful voyage or disaster. Today, when someone says, I'm
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  Speaker 1: just learning the ropes, that pretty much means they're brand new,
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  Speaker 1: which doesn't always buy instant forgiveness. One health expert says
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  Speaker 1: the phrase reflects an important truth about human growth. It
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  Speaker 1: serves as a reminder that competence, it's going to take
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  Speaker 1: some time. It's pretty much a permission slip for those
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  Speaker 1: who have slipped. My bad, my bad, just learning the ropes,
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  Speaker 1: my bad. The reason why the expression has lasted so
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  Speaker 1: many centuries is due 100% to how it captures something
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  Speaker 1: that's completely timeless. Before you can steer any ship, you
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  Speaker 1: gotta know what ropes to pull. Learning the ropes is
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  Speaker 1: a temporary pass. You can't use it with each mistake.
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  Speaker 1: People are less interested in how long you've been trying
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  Speaker 1: to learn the ropes and more interested in, can you
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  Speaker 1: tie a knot with that thing? It is something our
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  Speaker 1: parents would say. My name is Arrow.