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1st graders' versions of common proverbs
Jul 5, 2023 10:56:59   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
A 1st grade teacher presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb:

1. Don't change horses until they stop running.
2. Strike while the bug is close.
3. It's always darkest before Daylight Savings 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 mister.
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.

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Jul 5, 2023 11:20:30   #
pescado rojo
 
slatten49 wrote:
A 1st grade teacher presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb:

1. Don't change horses until they stop running.
2. Strike while the bug is close.
3. It's always darkest before Daylight Savings 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 mister.
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.
A 1st grade teacher presented each child in her cl... (show quote)


They appear to be smarter than most politicians.

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Jul 5, 2023 11:23:59   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
pescado rojo wrote:
They appear to be smarter than most politicians.

True, dat

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Jul 7, 2023 16:00:24   #
TommyRadd Loc: Midwest USA
 
slatten49 wrote:
A 1st grade teacher presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb:

1. Don't change horses until they stop running.
2. Strike while the bug is close.
3. It's always darkest before Daylight Savings 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 mister.
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.
A 1st grade teacher presented each child in her cl... (show quote)


Out of the mouth of babes!…. Perfected…. Humor????

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