(Supposedly) a 1st grade school teacher had twenty-six students in her class. (Supposedly) she presented each child in her classroom with the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. Their responses are insightful and, remember, when you read the last, that most are (supposedly) 6 years old. Even if it is a scam and the writers are older than six, they are fun.
1. Don't change horses ... until they stop running.
2. Strike while the ... bug is close.
3. It's always darkest before ... Daylight Saving Time.
4. Never underestimate the power of ... termites.
5. You can lead a horse to water but ... How?
6. Don't bite the hand that ... looks dirty.
7. No news is ... impossible.
8. A miss is as good as a ... Mr.
9. You can't teach an old dog new ... Math.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll ... stink in the morning.
11. Love all, trust ... Me.
12. The pen is mightier than the ... pigs.
13. An idle mind is ... the best way to relax.
14. Where there's smoke there's ... pollution.
15. Happy the bride who ...gets all the presents.
16. A penny saved is ... not much.
17. Two's company, three's ... the Musketeers.
18. Don't put off till tomorrow what ... you put on to go to bed.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and ... You have to blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as ... Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not ... spanked or grounded.
22. If at first you don't succeed ... get new batteries.
23. You get out of something only what you ... See in the picture on the box.
24. When the blind lead the blind ... get out of the way.
25. A bird in the hand ... is going to poop on you.
And the WINNER and last one!
26. Better late than ... Pregnant.
Modern Proverbs
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Innocent, naive and whimsical. And somewhat footloose and fancy-free.
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Blind Beast
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Re: Modern Proverbs
wintergreen48 wrote:(20. There are none so blind as ... Stevie Wonder.
HEY!!!
I can't see! I can't see!
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Referee Phil Luckett
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Re: Modern Proverbs
Blind Beast wrote:wintergreen48 wrote:(20. There are none so blind as ... Stevie Wonder.
HEY!!!
Whew! At least they didn't put me or any of my bretheren as the answer......
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Re: Modern Proverbs
It's rabbit season!No Eye Deer wrote:Is it hunting season yet?
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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Re: Modern Proverbs
I'm surprised this list didn't include some of my favorite proverbs:
The journey of a thousand miles ...
If you can't stand the heat...
Never assume. It makes an ass out of ...
A fool and his money ...
Behind every great man, there is a ...
The way to a man's heart is through ...
Beauty is in the eye of ...
Ask a silly question, you get ...
The journey of a thousand miles ...
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costs too much when gas is 3 bucks a gallon.
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turn on the damn air conditioner.
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Uma Thurman.
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will become your next congressman.
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"National Enquirer" photographer.
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a football stadium.
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the head up the ass of the beholder.
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a job at FOX News.