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12/05/2008 12:33:28 AM · #1 |
Ran across this one in another thread...
Originally posted by member:
The proof is in the pudding. |
No it's NOT! Correct proverb:
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Now, THAT makes sense, right? Who else has pet peeves of this ilk?
:-)
R.
Message edited by author 2008-12-05 00:34:06.
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12/05/2008 12:48:34 AM · #2 |
I noticed that one too ...
On a topical note, "Money is the root of all evil" should be "Love of money is the root of all evil."
Also, not a proverb, but it bugs me when people say they could "care less" when they mean they "couldn't care less" ... or maybe they're just careless ... |
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12/05/2008 01:08:12 AM · #3 |
Another:
It's not "A miss is as good as a mile" (what the heck does that mean anyway?), it's:
A miss of an inch is as good as a mile.
And yup, your two are also peeves of mine :-)
R.
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12/05/2008 01:46:39 AM · #4 |
this one is good for laughs, "opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one
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12/05/2008 02:44:10 AM · #5 |
"Close, but no cigar." I mean c'mon, who gives out cigars anymore???
Then again, I don't smoke 'em so for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <-- ooh, that was killing two birds for the price of one!
Here's an amusing one I heard from a drunk Navy buddy some years back: "It's a doggy dog world, dude." It almost sounded right, but I asked him to repeat and explain it and then all I remember is falling off the barstool laughing. |
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12/05/2008 04:03:49 AM · #6 |
best (or worse) one i heard was : 'people that live in glass houses shouldn't throw the first stone'
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12/05/2008 04:54:40 AM · #7 |
There's of course the classic Bush quote.
"There's an old saying in Tennessee ΓΆ€” I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee ΓΆ€” that says, fool me once, shame on ΓΆ€” shame on you. Fool me ΓΆ€” you can't get fooled again" |
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12/05/2008 04:58:10 AM · #8 |
| More cliche then proverbs here and, you wouldn't catch me using any of them in a million years! why? becasuse I avoid cliches like the plague! |
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12/05/2008 06:47:26 AM · #9 |
people who use 'that begs the question' when they mean 'that raises the question'
It is annoying and wrong at the same time. Begging the question means something quite different from raising the question.
People who talk about clicks instead of cliques (I know its an Americanism but it just sounds retarded)
People who use 'that's retarded' when the mean 'that's stupid'
'That's a mute point' is another fine one |
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12/05/2008 07:10:14 AM · #10 |
Click is annoying
Could care less is most annoying - it makes me want to scream and kill people!
Pacifically instead of specifically is also annoying
Abbreviated things annoy me a slight amount but are still worth mentioning:
Every cloud!
When in Rome!
Two birds!
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12/05/2008 07:20:17 AM · #11 |
irregardless
Neither a proverb nor an idiom but something that irritates nonetheless.
Message edited by author 2008-12-05 07:20:35. |
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12/05/2008 07:29:24 AM · #12 |
| What great challenge topic hehehe |
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12/05/2008 07:56:24 AM · #13 |
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Actually you CAN have the cake and then eat it.
The correct way to say it.
You can't eat your cake and have it too.
Once you've eaten it, you can't have it anymore.
But everyone thinks I'm crazy on this one. ;-) |
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12/05/2008 08:18:18 AM · #14 |
Each of the statements below is actually a well-known saying. How many can you return to their original state?
1. Scintillate, scintillate asteroid minific.
2. Members of an avian species of identical plumage congregate.
3. Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity.
4. Surveillance should precede saltation.
5. It is fruitless to become lachrymose over precipitately departed lacteal fluid.
6. Freedom from incrustation of grime is contiguous to rectitude.
7. The stylus is more potent than the claymore.
8. It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers.
9. Eschew the implement of correction and vitiate the scion.
10. The temperature of the aqueous content of an unremittingly ogled saucepan does not reach 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
11. All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous.
12. Where there are visible vapors in ignited carbonous materials, there is conflagration.
13. A plethora of individuals with expertise in culinary techniques vitiates the potable concoction produced by steeping certain coneatibles.
14. Eleemosynary deeds have their incipience intramurally.
15. Male cadavers are incapable of yielding testimony.
16. Individuals who make their abode in vitreous edifices would be advised to refrain from catapulting petrous projectiles.
17. Neophyte's serendipity.
18. Exclusive dedication to the necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders John a hebetudinous fellow.
19. Abstention from any aleatory undertakings precludes a potential escalation of lucrative nature.
20. Missiles of ligneous or petrous consistency have the potential for fracturing my osseus structure, but appellations will eternally remain innocuous.
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12/05/2008 08:26:52 AM · #15 |
A first grade teacher had 25 students in her class and she presented each child the first half of a well known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these are first graders, 6-year-olds, because the last one is classic!
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.
And the WINNER and last one --
25. Better late than ...........................pregnant. |
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12/05/2008 08:42:52 AM · #16 |
1 Twinkle twinkle little star
2 Birds of a feather....
3 Beauty is only skin deep
5 Don't cry over spilled milk
7 The pen is mightier than the sword
8 Can't teach an old dog new tricks
10 A watched pot never boils
11 i know this one but...grr
12 Where there's smoke, there's fire
I give up, for now.
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12/05/2008 08:43:04 AM · #17 |
I never could figure this one out. I mean how could you know where he was going.
Man who go through airport turnstile sideways, going to Bangkok. |
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12/05/2008 08:44:12 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by CEJ:
A first grade teacher had 25 students in her class and she presented each child the first half of a well known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these are first graders, 6-year-olds, because the last one is classic!
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.
And the WINNER and last one --
25. Better late than ...........................pregnant. |
Good ones there CEJ
Kids are so honestly brutal I wish we would all stay that way for life. |
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12/05/2008 08:45:51 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by Marc923:
I never could figure this one out. I mean how could you know where he was going.
Man who go through airport turnstile sideways, going to Bangkok. |
ROFL! |
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12/05/2008 08:46:32 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by Marc923:
I never could figure this one out. I mean how could you know where he was going.
Man who go through airport turnstile sideways, going to Bangkok. |
Haha. That's like the old "Man who fart in church sit in pew." |
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12/05/2008 08:47:09 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by Jac:
Kids are so honestly brutal I wish we would all stay that way for life. |
You can... but it sure plays havoc with your career aspirations. :O)
Ray |
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12/05/2008 08:48:34 AM · #22 |
Originally posted by Jac:
1 Twinkle twinkle little star
2 Birds of a feather....
3 Beauty is only skin deep
5 Don't cry over spilled milk
7 The pen is mightier than the sword
8 Can't teach an old dog new tricks
10 A watched pot never boils
11 i know this one but...grr
12 Where there's smoke, there's fire
I give up, for now. |
13. Too many cooks spoil the soup (or something like that).
15. Dead men tell no tales.
18. All work and no play makes John a dull boy.
20. Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.
Jeez, this is giving me a headache.
Message edited by author 2008-12-05 08:50:31. |
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12/05/2008 08:52:17 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by citymars:
Originally posted by Marc923:
I never could figure this one out. I mean how could you know where he was going.
Man who go through airport turnstile sideways, going to Bangkok. |
Haha. That's like the old "Man who fart in church sit in pew." |
And:
"Woman who cooks carrots and peas in same pot, very unhygenic!"
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12/05/2008 08:53:07 AM · #24 |
I worked for a Chef. A guy right out of The Sopranos...quite literally in fact, who used to mangle anything he got his hands on. It was awesome.
"There's two stones to every bird"
"Every bird has two sides"
Once we were discussing how to consolidate a large work load and when we had the problem solved he said...
"..dis is great, now we can kill two stones"
I could go on forever. Still makes me laugh
Message edited by author 2008-12-05 08:54:06. |
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12/05/2008 09:09:40 AM · #25 |
"for all intensive purposes"
That one drives me crazy!! |
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