Do you know the saying - there is more than one way to skin a cat?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325420)
Rockingham, Australia
July 7, 2020 9:38am CST
The photo has nothing to do with the text. It's one Vince took.
The saying - there is more than one way to skin a cat - means there is usually more than one way of doing something or getting something done.
I decided to change my profile photo and noticed that my birth date is wrong. I thought I had fixed it but every time I change ’28’ to ‘29’, it reverts back to ‘28’.
So I messaged admin who said it was a glitch. I need to type in ‘30’ and it will then show ‘29’. I can’t help finding this a bit hilarious. It’s like the programme is showing me who’s boss. A little display of passive-aggression.
We had a slightly similar situation years ago when we paid all our bills by cheque (check, checking account). We often used the last cheque then would have to anxiously wait for a new book to arrive in the mail.
We solved the matter by using cheques from the back of the book first and working towards the front. This ensured that a new book was sent out well before we got to the end of the 25 cheques.
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33 responses
@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
7 Jul 20
I used to do the same with cheques.
I said in a post the other night about there being more than one way to skin a cat I think
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@Marilynda1225 (79591)
• United States
7 Jul 20
That really is an odd glitch about your birth date.
My checks last a long time now since I do everything online through my bank except for a few checks that have to be mailed.
My problems is with stamps. I do so much online that I never remember to get stamps when I'm down to the last one or two.
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
7 Jul 20
My cat says quit talking about skinning cats.
That is funny about not putting in the right age. That is a strange glitch!
Good technique with the checks!
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
8 Jul 20
@JudyEv she says "aww, it's okay."
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@JudyEv (325420)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul 20
@CinnamonGrl It's a silly saying really, isn't it? I don't think cats were ever skinned for hats or whatever. Perhaps they were but I just don't know about it.
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@JudyEv (325420)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul 20
Please apologise to your cat for me. I didn't intend to traumatise any cats. 
@moffittjc (118372)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jul 20
I like your new profile picture! And you should be thanking the site, it was trying to tell you that you are a day younger than you really are!
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@moffittjc (118372)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 20
@JudyEv I find it interesting that admin knows about the glitch, but doesn't (or can't) fix it.
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@JudyEv (325420)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jul 20
@moffittjc I thought that too really but I guess they have other more important things to think about ..... but what could be more important than my birthday, I have no idea!!! 
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@nawala123 (20852)
• Indonesia
9 Jul 20
"there is more than one way to skin a cat?"
It seems terrible fo me
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@JudyEv (325420)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jul 20
@nawala123 You're right. That means the same but is a much better way of putting it. 
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@nawala123 (20852)
• Indonesia
10 Jul 20
@JudyEv cat id a lovely animals for us.
I think it better to say for me "a thousand roads lead to Rome"
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@Tierkreisze (1609)
• Philippines
7 Jul 20
That's funny. What if your birthday becomes 30 when the admins eventually fix the glitch?
Edit: This kinda reminds me of the Mahatma Gandhi bug in the original Sid Meier's Civilization game where the Gandhi AI was supposed to be very peaceful and hates war, until his civilization researches democracy and goes out to war with nukes! It was a glitch in the code where his aggressiveness value was supposed to be zero, but because democracy gives -10 aggressiveness, the zero will be reset to the highest value -10.
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@Tierkreisze (1609)
• Philippines
9 Jul 20
@JudyEv You bet they did! Everyone thought it was so funny that the makers of later Sid Meier's Civilization games made it a feature of every future Gandhi AI instead.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
7 Jul 20
That was a great method to deal with ordering cheques. Would you believe that I still pay certain bills with a cheque. My rent. Soon I will also need to order cheques -- the current bunch has lasted me 5 + years though. Wow.
Great photo, and I like your new profile photo, too.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
8 Jul 20
@FayeHazel
It would be better if you start using internet banking and pay your bills through that, it will be more convenient.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
9 Jul 20
@JudyEv AH yes, that particular account wasn't used too much at all
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@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jul 20
Heard of this saying and even used it several times.
The glitch is really a hilarious one!
Looking at the cheque book story, I would say we always have ways t
o outsmart the problems.
o outsmart the problems.1 person likes this
@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
26 Jul 20
@JudyEv In this modern world of digital transactions and bank cards, we hardly use cheque books. Things have become so fast and convenient now.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
7 Jul 20
The same thing happened when I tried to edit my birth date..I wrote 28, but next time I opened my profile it said 27. I thought that I had chosen the wrong date by mistake, but it happened again. I fixed it when I wrote 29
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
8 Jul 20
@JudyEv Yes, it is strange. The rest of the profile information is fine. It stays the same. The birth date seems to the only problem.
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@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
8 Jul 20
Maybe they can't find a fix for the glitch so they need to find a work around with it.
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@FourWalls (61965)
• United States
7 Jul 20
Next thing you know, Cat Lives Matter will be protesting against the phrase “more than one way to skin a cat.”
That’s cool that you automatically get new checks when you use the last one. I have to order mine through the credit union, so if I run out it’s my own fault. Of course, as few as I write anymore, I’m pretty sure the box I have is going to last me well into my 70s (I’m 60 now).
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@FourWalls (61965)
• United States
8 Jul 20
@JudyEv — wow! I use mine extensively...I’m just paying everything electronically now.
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@dgobucks226 (34317)
•
7 Jul 20
Yes, a great expression! Just don't take it literally, or we would have one mad cat.
Which reminds me of a fitting song...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group One Way Or Another · Blondie Parallel Lines ? A Capitol Records Release; ? 1978 Capitol Records, LLC Released on...
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
7 Jul 20
Haha that was funny. Thanks for the saying because I was not aware of it
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