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APAD: Old birds are not caught with chaff

移花接木
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Old birds are not caught with chaff

This proverb means that experienced and knowledgeable individuals are not easily fooled or misled. Just as older, wiser birds are less likely to be caught by hunters using cheap bait like chaff, seasoned individuals are less likely to be taken in by scams or deceitful tactics.

Below is the art work  'Old birds are not caught by chaff' by John Arthur Lomax (1857–1923)

Three gentlemen in hunting dress, gathered around a small parlour table in discussion. An elderly man sits in a wooden chair to the left, leaning against the table and talking to two younger men, one seated at the table with his arms folded, the other, wearing a riding hat and carrying a crop, standing leaning against the table. In the background to the right there is a small mullioned window with heavy curtains, to the left is a tall grandfather clock.  Looking at the vivid facial expression as if I can hear the elderly man is passing his wisdom to the younger generation. 

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最西边的岛上
2 楼
Agreed. “Experience teaches us wisdom.” + a pic from online:

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最西边的岛上
3 楼
APAD: Don't try to teach your Grandma to suck eggs - 7G :-)
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移花接木
4 楼
But seems elderlies are easier financial fraud targets,
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移花接木
5 楼
age!=experience
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最西边的岛上
6 楼
hahaha, got it! :-))
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7grizzly
7 楼
No. Not even wheat.They prefer White Castle sliders nowadays
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移花接木
8 楼
or lead, saw air rifle feral birds shooting games
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7grizzly
9 楼
Wanted, dead or alive :-)
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7grizzly
10 楼
That might be why the young keep cooking up "new" things :-)
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最西边的岛上
11 楼
with white castle sliders in stomach ;-)
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妖妖灵
12 楼
最怕the elderly絮絮叨叨没完没了~
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7grizzly
13 楼
Sometimes that's missed :-)
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移花接木
14 楼
dead, the shooter try 2b ethical killer, some still flapping
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移花接木
15 楼
on the ground
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移花接木
16 楼
learned, I will shut up when I am old enough
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7grizzly
17 楼
Ethical killer. Wow! Like those killing for world peace.
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天边一片白云
18 楼
Your description of the picture is very good.
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移花接木
19 楼
killing ethic is clean kills instead of wound
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移花接木
20 楼
to minimize prey suffering.
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移花接木
21 楼
I only added one line and copied the rest.
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JoyAnna.
22 楼
圈套难诓练达人。Old,在这里意译为有经验吧?
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JoyAnna.
23 楼
西岛英语地道,old 这里与年龄无关,乃是指经验丰富。学习啦
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7grizzly
24 楼
understood. the story killers tell themselves :-))
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