Say What?
This post of Lydia's (which I admit, has me completely baffled!) prompted me to put these up for your enjoyment. This is a collection of familiar cliches, slightly reworded, that I use for one of the lessons in a Drama and Public Speaking class I usually teach in the Spring semester. Can you figure them out?
1. You will fail to instruct an aged canine in new methodology.
2. It is possible to direct an equestrian to a liquid substance, but it is impossible to force him to partake thereof.
3. If initially you achieve not the desired result, attempt, aspire to once more.
4. The end has not arrived until the large female utters vocal melodies.
5. That which travels in a spherical pattern returns to the place from whence it began.
6. A copper coin which remains unspent is equal to the acquisition of the same.
7. It availeth nothing to utilize your tear ducts over the no longer contained white liquid.
8. Refrain from adding your feathered poultry prior to their departure from a hard-shelled nucleus.
9. The proliferate lawn plant is continually a more desirable shade in a location opposite your own position in relation to the barrier of separation.
10. Refrain from lighting upon fire the arched walkway which you have crossed.
11. Occupants of transparent places of abode ought not fling small mineral fragments.
12. Near proximity is of credit solely in equestrian iron wear and small explosive devices.
6 Comments:
LOL!!! Great post, Natalie! I think I figured out all of them except numbers 5 and 12. Did you make up all these yourself? They remind me of something Eugene from AiO would say such as, "I am without perspiration" i.e. "no sweat."
I had no idea my blog inspired others so much in their own posts:) That's the beauty of blogs. I admit I have done the same with some of my own posts. It seems particular ideas breed more of the same ideas among blogs. We have clearly seen that in the political realm.
Keep the creative, though-provoking, inspirational and entertaining posts coming our way:)
Thanks Lydia - good job figuring them out. Though I still say they're not nearly as hard as the one you posted, which still has me stumped, even with your additional hint!
Yes, I did write these to use with my class. We always get a good laugh as they try to figure them out.
Here are the answers:
1. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
2. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.
3. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
4. It’s not over until the fat lady sings.
5. What goes around comes around.
6. A penny saved is a penny earned.
7. There’s no use crying over spilt milk.
8. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
9. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
10. Don’t burn your bridges behind you.
11. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
12. Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
How about this? Completely unoriginal; it's from my old grammar book in the section on avoiding jargon.
Cast your twin visionary orbs in both directions prior to initializing a positive response of an ambulatory nature across the macadamized surface.
In Christ.
oooh! Is it "look both ways before crossing the street"?
That's a good one. I'll have to add it to my list!
Yup, you got it. Fun, eh?
In Christ.
Post a Comment
<< Home