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carrot red
05-29-2003, 10:26 AM
...from me to you.:tongue:

Words of Wisdom.
Do you know your proverbs? Let’s find out.

First Grade Proverbs.

A first grade teacher collected well-known proverbs. She gave each kid in the class the first half of the proverb, and asked them to fill in the rest. Here's what the kids came up with:

1. Better to be safe than... punch a 5th grader.

2. Strike while the... bug is close.

3. It's always darkest before... daylight savings time.

3. Never underestimate the power of... termites.

4. You can lead a horse to water but... how?

5. Don't bite the hand that... looks dirty.

6. No news is... impossible.

7. A miss is as good as a... Mr.

8. You can't teach an old dog... math.

9. If you lie down with dogs, you... will stink in the morning.

10. Love all, trust... me.

11. The pen is mightier than... the pigs.

12. An idle mind is... the best way to relax.

13. Where there is smoke, there's... pollution.

14. Happy is the bride who... gets all the presents.

15. A penny saved is... not much.

16. Two is company, three's... The Musketeers.

17. None are so blind as... Helen Keller.

18. Children should be seen and not... spanked or grounded.

19. If at first you don't succeed... get new batteries.

20. You get out of something what you... see pictured on the box.

21. When the blind lead the blind... get out of the way.

22. There is no fool like... Aunt Edie.

23. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you. Cry and... you have to blow your nose.



For those of you who are considering posting a long correcting statement about how wrong these are, it’s a *joke*.


Ah, and they all come from my extensive quotes file, so I don't have the source anymore.

theplustwo
05-29-2003, 10:44 AM
on your birthday, just let me ask one question: if not boxing gloves, what are they?

fatcatfan
05-29-2003, 11:40 AM
I think.... they are really weird knee-pads...

"If you lie down with dogs, you... will stink in the morning."
:LOL:

It's amazing how smart these first graders are. Most of those proverbs still make perfect sense.

TheGeepster
05-29-2003, 11:43 AM
I believe someone (Gerudo) answered that.. Water jugs.

I had wondered myself if it helps.

I especially liked the following:

09) If you lie down with dogs, you will stink in the morning.
12) An idle mind is the best way to relax.
21) When the blind lead the blind, get out of the way.

:laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:

Aegis Runestone
05-29-2003, 12:01 PM
Oooooohhhhh! Water Jugs! I never thought....geez! Time to see a Brain Surgan(sp?). ;)

Happy birthday, carrot red! :) I'll never bother you about your 'boxing gloves' again. :D

TheGeepster
05-29-2003, 12:09 PM
I think that's because first graders still have a common sense about them and how they think. Wouldn't it be nice if adults in charge had a bit more of it?

moocow
05-29-2003, 01:13 PM
carrot, those are cute... I was reading them and thinking "Where have I heard these before?" and then I remembered reading them at my college, they were posted up on a bulletin board... :p

MANDRAG GANON
05-29-2003, 02:27 PM
Lol these are great, XD it reminds me of Kids Say the Darndest Things, they used to do that kinda thing on there.

Happyman
05-29-2003, 07:43 PM
Ones that are IMO the best are in red.


Originally posted by carrot red
...from me to you.:tongue:

Words of Wisdom.
Do you know your proverbs? Let’s find out.

First Grade Proverbs.

A first grade teacher collected well-known proverbs. She gave each kid in the class the first half of the proverb, and asked them to fill in the rest. Here's what the kids came up with:

1. Better to be safe than... punch a 5th grader.

2. Strike while the... bug is close.

3. It's always darkest before... daylight savings time.

3. Never underestimate the power of... termites.

4. You can lead a horse to water but... how?

5. Don't bite the hand that... looks dirty.

6. No news is... impossible.

7. A miss is as good as a... Mr.

8. You can't teach an old dog... math.

9. If you lie down with dogs, you... will stink in the morning.

10. Love all, trust... me.

11. The pen is mightier than... the pigs.

12. An idle mind is... the best way to relax.

13. Where there is smoke, there's... pollution.

14. Happy is the bride who... gets all the presents.

15. A penny saved is... not much.

16. Two is company, three's... The Musketeers.

17. None are so blind as... Helen Keller.

18. Children should be seen and not... spanked or grounded.

19. If at first you don't succeed... get new batteries.

20. You get out of something what you... see pictured on the box.

21. When the blind lead the blind... get out of the way.

22. There is no fool like... Aunt Edie.

23. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you. Cry and... you have to blow your nose.



For those of you who are considering posting a long correcting statement about how wrong these are, it’s a *joke*.


Ah, and they all come from my extensive quotes file, so I don't have the source anymore.

As if the excuses wasn't bad enough... keep'em coming CR. :D

AlexMax
05-29-2003, 07:55 PM
The funniest one...

15. A penny saved is... not much.

Hah!

fatcatfan
05-29-2003, 08:03 PM
Originally posted by Happyman
Ones that are IMO the best are in red.

Happyman, quoting the entire post was hardly necessary. Think about it in the future. A friendly suggestion that will make your stay here more enjoyable.