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Scrivener7

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27. Mine: "Who the hell are you hanging with who is beating you up like that? Get better friends!"

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #19)

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 10:34 AM

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What am I missing here concerning this increasingly popular statement? [View all] LuckyCharms Feb 19 OP

you were standing first ShepKat Feb 19 #1

I still don't get it. LuckyCharms Feb 19 #2

"Get up 8 times" is the physical act of getting up off the ground. LuckyCharms Feb 19 #3

You have to be up to get knocked down. dem4decades Feb 19 #7

Right, you do indeed have to "be" up to start... LuckyCharms Feb 19 #13

if you got knocked down, you were standing to begin with ShepKat Feb 19 #15

Then you only need 5 stakes for the next section fargone Feb 19 #32

'Nana korobi, ya oki' Donkees Feb 19 #4

I understand the implied encouragement of the saying... LuckyCharms Feb 19 #6

It symbolizes resilience, you become that symbol, and you stand on behalf of others who cannot... Donkees Feb 19 #12

Maybe they were napping before the fight started? Scrivener7 Feb 19 #5

Try this ... MiHale Feb 19 #8

So it's an intentionally incorrect statement in order to imply encouragement? LuckyCharms Feb 19 #9

Makes ya think donut... MiHale Feb 19 #10

I have my own saying: LuckyCharms Feb 19 #11

Mine is... MiHale Feb 19 #14

If I get knocked down 7 times... LuckyCharms Feb 19 #16

In the culture that the statement originated, the number 8 has special meaning Donkees Feb 19 #17

Then why isn't the saying: LuckyCharms Feb 19 #18

Accountant response wouldn't symbolize standing up on behalf of others who cannot, just being focused on yourself Donkees Feb 19 #21

I understand what it symbolizes. LuckyCharms Feb 19 #22

The proverb is rooted in Bodhidharma, considered the founder of Shaolin Kung Fu Donkees Feb 19 #31

That's what it means in the original version, ''standing up'' not ''getting up'' Donkees Friday #37

My saying is some_of_us_are_sane Feb 19 #19

If you get knocked down 7 times... LuckyCharms Feb 19 #20

Yes, there are those times when you'd best be aware of certain limitations....you will fight another day! CTyankee Feb 19 #23

Mine: "Who the hell are you hanging with who is beating you up like that? Get better friends!" Scrivener7 Feb 19 #27

You're Right, Lucky ProfessorGAC Feb 19 #24

Maybe the equation takes as a given that you were born down (+1)... Harker Feb 19 #25

Yep, dumb saying for jocks to motivate jocks. Iggo Feb 19 #26

Ya gotta get up to get down unweird Feb 19 #28

"If you get knocked down 7 times, get up 8 times" LuckyCharms Feb 19 #29

Only if you don't count getting up in the first place unweird Feb 19 #30

It's not intended to be a math problem. fargone Feb 19 #33

#8 is getting out of bed the next day to go to a chiropractor. LudwigPastorius Feb 19 #34

Hope I'm not adding you your woes with darkstar Feb 19 #35

Maybe it's like the title to a famous Beatles song LogDog75 Feb 19 #36