[Ads-l] Ax/Tree proverb

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Interesting topic, JL. Here is a preliminary exploration using
keywords in the xtwitter database.

[Begin xtweet info]
https://x.com/chirag/status/791091440
Chirag Patnaik @chirag
>From the forest itself comes the handle for the axe...
9:51 AM · Apr 17, 2008
[End xtweet info]

[Begin xtweet info]
https://x.com/kkartikeya/status/854155285
kkartikeya @kkartikeya
When the axe entered the forest, the trees said, "The handle is one of us!"
7:26 PM · Jul 9, 2008
[End xtweet info]

[Begin xtweet info]
https://x.com/Moenypenny/status/1006320593
Cat City @Moenypenny
When the axe came into the forest, one of the trees said to the
others,"Look, the handle is one of us"
6:51 PM · Nov 14, 2008
[End xtweet info]

[Begin xtweet info]
https://x.com/BenShaw/status/1922096076
Ben Shaw @BenShaw
RT @quotesnack: When the axe came to the forest the trees said the
handle is one of us -Proverb (May be Turkish or African)
5:56 AM · May 26, 2009
[End xtweet info]

[Begin xtweet info]
https://x.com/longwall26/status/319138405759991808
Jason @longwall26
The fact that axe handles are made of wood is the ultimate "fuck you" to trees.
1:24 PM · Apr 2, 2013
[End xtweet info]

[Begin xtweet info]
https://x.com/SaifRRahman/status/439811388262055937
Saif Rahman @SaifRRahman
Old Turkish proverb ~ When the axe came into the forest the trees said
dont worry the handle is one of us
12:16 PM · Mar 1, 2014
[End xtweet info]

[Begin xtweet info]
https://x.com/rainingglobe/status/794321591211393024
Mpls Anita - Blue is the Majority...Vote like it!! @rainingglobe
When the axe came into the forest, the trees said, it's okay, the
handle is one of us.   In other words, TRUMP = AXE & GOP = TREES.
7:33 PM · Nov 3, 2016
[End xtweet info]

[Begin xtweet info]
https://x.com/kimcentt/status/920634774720573445
Vincent 'Kimcent' Kimutai @kimcentt
Q: Y r our forests disappearing?
A: Because our trees keep saying: "We will vote 4 the axe; the handle
is from our tribe". Wafula Chebukati
8:56 AM · Oct 18, 2017
[End xtweet info]

[Begin xtweet info]
https://x.com/Jomba_16/status/920674723977138176
Land Lord @Jomba_16
Q: Why are our forests disappearing?
A: Because our trees keep saying: "We will vote for the axe; the
handle is from our tribe".
11:35 AM · Oct 18, 2017
[End xtweet info]

[Begin xtweet info]
https://x.com/calvinebarongo/status/920618406663147521
Barongo 🇮🇹🇧🇪 @calvinebarongo
Q: Why are our forests disappearing?
A: Because our trees keep saying: We will vote for the axe; the handle
is from our tribe
@bernard_omari
7:51 AM · Oct 18, 2017
[End xtweet info]

[Begin xtweet info]
https://x.com/Realmadiehe/status/921041951490789376
Addley @Realmadiehe
When the trees in the forest say; We will vote for the axe because the
handle is one of our own
Result...👇
 #PatriotismKE
#EmbaFomNiUhuRuto
11:54 AM · Oct 19, 2017
[End xtweet info]

[Begin xtweet info]
https://x.com/SonOfNyamiwa/status/921774090486190082
Hanny Nyamiwa @SonOfNyamiwa
If the trees kept voting for the axe becoz the handle is from their
tribe we'd have no forests
@xtiandela
12:24 PM · Oct 21, 2017
[End xtweet info]

[Begin xtweet info]
https://x.com/MbuyiZa/status/930145615580925953
Father of 3 girls and a son. @MbuyiZa
The forest was at a loss as to why its tree population was shrinking.
Then it dawned upon the forest that the trees kept voting for the axe
believing it was an ally since the handle was one of its own.
~ Anon
1:49 PM · Nov 13, 2017 from Diepkloof, South Africa
[End xtweet info]

Garson

On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 10:03 AM Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  A lot of Internet discussion about what is said to be a Turkish proverb:
>
>  "And though the forest was shrinking, the trees kept voting for the axe,
> for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that since his handle was
> made of wood, he was one of them."
>
> JL
> --
> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org