08-14-2006, 11:20 AM
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| Finish that proverb (or maxim, saying, cliché, adage, etc.)....
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Originally Posted by oiuyt Give a man a fish... | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Inquartata ...and he'll stink after three days. | I'm sure you get the idea.
Proverb #1:
Early to bed and early to rise...
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08-14-2006, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by oiuyt Proverb #1:
Early to bed and early to rise... | ...makes Jack a dull boy.
Proverb (well, kinda) #2:
Damn the torpedoes....
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08-14-2006, 11:33 AM
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| The shrapnel hurts.
An apple a day......
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Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead I can't think of anything to put down there! |  | |
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08-14-2006, 11:36 AM
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| ... makes the apple vendor rich.
A stitch in time...
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08-14-2006, 11:37 AM
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| ...flies.
What's sauce for the goose...
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08-14-2006, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by parrythis A stitch in time... | ....makes you hope you used a thimble.
The early bird....
Ugh...Late! What's sauce for the goose....makes it yummy and tender.
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08-14-2006, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead ....makes you hope you used a thimble.
The early bird....
Ugh...Late! What's sauce for the goose....makes it yummy and tender. |
..gets eaten by the cat.
You can lead a horse to water....
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08-14-2006, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead The early bird.... | ... gets the early worm.
A bird in the hand....
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08-14-2006, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by latenight You can lead a horse to water.... | ... but drowning him is much harder.
If you build a better mousetrap....
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08-14-2006, 11:45 AM
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| What will you do with the pile of dead mice?
The grass always greener...
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08-14-2006, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by rac The grass always greener... | ....when you use lots of chemical additives to make it appear so.
(I'll steal Brad's from above)
A bird in the hand...
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08-14-2006, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by rac The grass always greener... | After you paint it (green).
In the kngdom of the blind....
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08-14-2006, 11:49 AM
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| No, no, no! It's not about inventing a new ending, it's about finding the ending of an appropriate, existing proverb!
Sigh...
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08-14-2006, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead A bird in the hand... | Can be quite messy.
(I need to be faster)
In the land of the blind...
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Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead A bird in the hand... | .... craps in your hand much more accurately than one flying overhead.
[edit] In the land of the blind...
... car insurance rates are triple.
Money is the root of...
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08-14-2006, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by parrythis .... craps in your hand much more accurately than one flying overhead.
[edit] In the land of the blind...
... car insurance rates are triple.
Money is the root of... | ...all G-strings
A watched pot...
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08-14-2006, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead .
The early bird.... | ....is a dish best served cold.
Proverb:
A fool and his money....
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08-14-2006, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by latenight ...all G-strings
A watched pot... | gets leaves picked off too soon. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Philistine ....
Proverb:
A fool and his money....
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is about to have new fencing gear.
Proverb: For every pot....
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08-14-2006, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Philistine
A fool and his money....
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...are elected to congress.
A friend in need....
Ack! Late again....
For every pot, there is a smoker....
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08-14-2006, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead A friend in need.... | ....breeds contempt.
Proverb:
Fools rush in....
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