Comments on: Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig. http://www.searchinfluence.com/2008/04/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing-it-wastes-your-time-and-it-annoys-the-pig/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:15:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Will Scott http://www.searchinfluence.com/2008/04/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing-it-wastes-your-time-and-it-annoys-the-pig/#comment-27505 Will Scott Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:21:21 +0000 http://www.searchinfluence.com/blog/2008/04/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing-it-wastes-your-time-and-it-annoys-the-pig/#comment-27505 Very nice story Jack, thanks! Very nice story Jack, thanks!

]]> By: Jack Repenning http://www.searchinfluence.com/2008/04/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing-it-wastes-your-time-and-it-annoys-the-pig/#comment-27503 Jack Repenning Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:26:52 +0000 http://www.searchinfluence.com/blog/2008/04/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing-it-wastes-your-time-and-it-annoys-the-pig/#comment-27503 On the other hand, "perhaps the horse [or pig] will sing." http://users.rcn.com/bbloom/KingsHorse.htm On the other hand, “perhaps the horse [or pig] will sing.” http://users.rcn.com/bbloom/KingsHorse.htm

]]> By: Will Scott http://www.searchinfluence.com/2008/04/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing-it-wastes-your-time-and-it-annoys-the-pig/#comment-25831 Will Scott Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:01:37 +0000 http://www.searchinfluence.com/blog/2008/04/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing-it-wastes-your-time-and-it-annoys-the-pig/#comment-25831 @Jim, Yes, I love this phrase. It always makes me think of The Fountainhead "Casting pearls before swine without expecting so much as a pork chop in return". But, yes, I have taken the meaning as you did. You can shout until you're blue in the face but a pig will never learn to sing and some people will never "get it" on the level you'd like. So you have to reach them on their level or not at all :) @Jim,

Yes, I love this phrase. It always makes me think of The Fountainhead “Casting pearls before swine without expecting so much as a pork chop in return”.

But, yes, I have taken the meaning as you did. You can shout until you’re blue in the face but a pig will never learn to sing and some people will never “get it” on the level you’d like.

So you have to reach them on their level or not at all :)

]]> By: Jim Martin http://www.searchinfluence.com/2008/04/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing-it-wastes-your-time-and-it-annoys-the-pig/#comment-25827 Jim Martin Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:29:22 +0000 http://www.searchinfluence.com/blog/2008/04/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing-it-wastes-your-time-and-it-annoys-the-pig/#comment-25827 This has become my most often used life's lesson. I quote this daily. I always took it to mean there are many times when you just can't reach certain people, or make them understand. This has become my most often used life’s lesson. I quote this daily. I always took it to mean there are many times when you just can’t reach certain people, or make them understand.

]]> By: Will Scott http://www.searchinfluence.com/2008/04/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing-it-wastes-your-time-and-it-annoys-the-pig/#comment-11537 Will Scott Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:46:32 +0000 http://www.searchinfluence.com/blog/2008/04/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing-it-wastes-your-time-and-it-annoys-the-pig/#comment-11537 Virtual Impax, Too true! Thanks for stopping by. Virtual Impax,

Too true! Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Virtual Impax http://www.searchinfluence.com/2008/04/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing-it-wastes-your-time-and-it-annoys-the-pig/#comment-11536 Virtual Impax Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:42:09 +0000 http://www.searchinfluence.com/blog/2008/04/never-try-to-teach-a-pig-to-sing-it-wastes-your-time-and-it-annoys-the-pig/#comment-11536 The problem is... often you don't know that you're trying to teach a pig to sing... until it starts to "oink". The problem is… often you don’t know that you’re trying to teach a pig to sing… until it starts to “oink”.

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