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    Finish that proverb (or maxim, saying, cliché, adage, etc.)....

    Quote 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...

    -B
    "Oh but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!"

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    Quote 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....

    --Philistine

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    The shrapnel hurts.


    An apple a day......
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    I can't think of anything to put down there!

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    ... makes the apple vendor rich.

    A stitch in time...
    One test is worth a thousand opinions.
    I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was. - Toby Keith
    Living life without taking the occasional risk is like lemon-pepper chicken without the lemon-peper. It's just chicken.

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    ...flies.

    What's sauce for the goose...
    Last edited by Inquartata; 08-14-2006 at 11:39 AM.
    Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!

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    Quote 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.
    Quote Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead
    I can't think of anything to put down there!

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    Quote 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....
    Whatever doesn't kill you, is gonna leave a scar...

    Looking for a certain Striptease......

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    Quote Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead
    The early bird....
    ... gets the early worm.


    A bird in the hand....

    -B
    "Oh but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by latenight
    You can lead a horse to water....
    ... but drowning him is much harder.

    If you build a better mousetrap....
    "Oh but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!"

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    What will you do with the pile of dead mice?


    The grass always greener...
    "Kleptomania. I have that but it's O.K.; I take something for it --Anonymous

    "I exercise religiously. I do one push-up and say, “Amen.”

    "Don’t join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects!"

    "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati (When all else fails play dead)" — Possom Lodge Motto

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    Quote 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...
    Quote Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead
    I can't think of anything to put down there!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rac
    The grass always greener...
    After you paint it (green).

    In the kngdom of the blind....
    "Oh but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!"

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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...
    Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead
    A bird in the hand...
    Can be quite messy.

    (I need to be faster)

    In the land of the blind...
    "Oh but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!"

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    Quote 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...
    One test is worth a thousand opinions.
    I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was. - Toby Keith
    Living life without taking the occasional risk is like lemon-pepper chicken without the lemon-peper. It's just chicken.

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    Quote 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...
    Whatever doesn't kill you, is gonna leave a scar...

    Looking for a certain Striptease......

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    Quote Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead
    .
    The early bird....
    ....is a dish best served cold.


    Proverb:

    A fool and his money....

    --Philistine

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    Quote 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....

    --Philistine

    is about to have new fencing gear.

    Proverb: For every pot....
    Beer, it's whats for dinner! ~ a young snowboarding Canadian
    The meek don't want it! ~ sticker on a rock band's guitar

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    Quote Originally Posted by Philistine

    A fool and his money....

    --Philistine

    ...are elected to congress.


    A friend in need....


    Ack! Late again....
    For every pot, there is a smoker....
    Quote Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead
    I can't think of anything to put down there!

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    Quote Originally Posted by IHateMrPotatohead
    A friend in need....
    ....breeds contempt.


    Proverb:

    Fools rush in....

    --Philistine

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