The Sage offers questionable flood advice: lie flat so the water has nowhere to go. A hilarious “Advice of the Day” about floods, confidence, and ignoring common sense.
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Quote of the Day: Floods and Humility
Today’s Quote of the Day from The Sage reflects on natural disaster and perspective: “Floods teach humility faster than comfort ever could.” A thoughtful reminder that hardship reveals our limits more clearly than ease, and that respect for nature and one another often emerges only when certainty is washed away.
This Day in History: 27 January 1688 — Mary Aubry and the Dismembered Murder
On 27 January 1688, French midwife Mary Aubry murdered her abusive husband in London and dismembered his body. Tried at the Old Bailey on 22 February, she pleaded guilty and was sentenced to burning at the stake, carried out at Leicester Fields on 2 March 1688. Her case became one of early modern England’s most notorious.
Advice of the Day: Self-Checkout Survival
The Sage shares essential modern wisdom: when a self-checkout machine asks for help, stay very still. A funny “Advice of the Day” about technology, suspicion, and survival.
Advice of the Day: Price Comparison
The Sage offers optimistic shopping wisdom: if something is reduced, buy two so you save twice. A funny “Advice of the Day” about discounts, logic, and financial creativity.
Advice of the Day: Queue Wisdom
The Sage shares his shopping wisdom: always join the longest queue because it must be popular. A funny “Advice of the Day” about patience, trust, and collective decision-making.
Quote of the Day: Suffering Shared Stops Being Suffering
Today’s Quote of the Day from The Sage reflects on football’s deeper appeal: “The beauty of football is not the score, but agreeing to suffer together.” A thoughtful reminder that the true joy of the game lies not in results, but in shared experience, loyalty, and enduring the ups and downs side by side
This Day in History: 20 January 1690 — Elizabeth Deacon and the Death of Mary Cox
On 20 January 1690, Elizabeth Deacon brutally assaulted her servant maid Mary Cox, tying, whipping, burning and beating her over several days. Tried at the Old Bailey for wilful murder, Deacon was found guilty and sentenced to death, though execution was respited due to pregnancy. The case exposes the dangers faced by servants in seventeenth-century London.
Advice of the Day: Trolley Psychology
The Sage shares his shopping wisdom: always take the biggest trolley so the shopping feels smaller. A funny “Advice of the Day” about perception, psychology, and supermarket self-deception.
Quote of the Day: Loyalty in Football is Rarely Logical
Today’s Quote of the Day from The Sage reflects on football loyalty: “In football, loyalty survives reason — and that is why it lasts.” A thoughtful reminder that devotion isn’t always logical, but it is enduring, meaningful, and deeply human — rooted in identity rather than results.
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