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Rocoramore · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:47 pm

The Rolling Stones collect no moose

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Neo · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:15 pm

A penny saved is a penny that's been done like FIVE TIMES ALREADY!

Don't count your chicks before they hatch.

netzen · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:50 pm

Don't eat your chicks before they hatch.

Love your neighbor, but don't cut down your hedge.

Revenge of the Burninated · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:11 pm

Love your neighbor, but don't give him your sand wedge.

Don't cry over spilled milk.

Droideka · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:34 pm

Don't drink spilled milk.

Always remember to brush your teeth three times a day. (As if anyone actually does)

topofsm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:50 am

Remember to brush your parakeet at least 4 times every fortnight.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it.

netzen · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:48 am

You can lead a horse to water, but he prefers a good draft beer.

Oil and water don't mix.

Aayugara · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:09 pm

Oil + Water = 4

The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Rocoramore · **Posted:** Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:21 am

The squeaky criminal gets the noose.

You can't cheat an honest man.

Droideka · **Posted:** Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:36 pm

Honest men don't cheat.

You can always have more when you're done with whats on your plate.

netzen · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:03 am

You can always have more when your done, but why wait?

It's raining cats and dogs.

Shippinator Mandy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:01 am

It's raining hydrogen and oxygen.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!

barwhack · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:14 pm

If you can't love 'em, leave 'em!

Bomb Tech shirt: If you see me running, try to keep up.

barwhack · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:27 pm

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[Please ignore this post with regard to continuing the game. Continue from the one before this.]

JamesCraven wrote:

The idea of this game is to take an old idiom or cliche and rework it into a funny line.

It's getting difficult to remember what's been said, so I made a compilation of all the phrases nobody objected to, up to and including the one just before this:

He who laughs last laughs best.
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
That's the way the cookie crumbles.
Penny for your thoughts?
Fool me once, shame on you...fool me twice, shame on me.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
When in Rome, do what the Romans do.
To be, or not to be; that is the question.
Early to bed, early to rise. Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Good things come to those who wait.
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
Two heads are better than one.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Reach for the stars.
The grass is always greener on the other side.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
I think I can.
Anything you can do I can do better.
Beware the ides of March.
We're in the same boat.
A rolling stone collects no moss.
Don't count your chicks before they hatch.
Love your neighbor, but don't cut down your hedge.
Don't cry over spilled milk.
Always remember to brush your teeth three times a day.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it.
Oil and water don't mix.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
You can't cheat an honest man.
You can always have more when you're done with whats on your plate.
It's raining cats and dogs.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!
Bomb Tech: If you can read this, try to keep up.

Aayugara · **Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:35 am

If you can't read this, get closer.

A Fool and His Money Are Soon Parted

JamesCraven · **Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:22 pm

A fool and his money have invested in a savings and loan. (That was from the 1980's)

When in doubt, punt.

JamesCraven · **Posted:** Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:23 pm

double post. oops

The Snork · **Posted:** Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:15 am

When in eternal self-doubt, punt away your life (figuratively speaking, of course.)

Trust your heart.

PieMax · **Posted:** Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:37 am

quack quack quack quack quack.

quack quack quack quack.

barwhack · **Posted:** Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:23 am

PieMax wrote:

quack quack quack quack.

I know duck!
<translates>Of course you know, this means war...</translates>

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Aayugara · **Posted:** Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:14 am

thats not a phrase, but...the Floppy Magic Jerusalem is an awesome book about Psalms 279,000,002: 27 by Antonio Banderas.

EDIT: Oh man, sorry guys, I forgot to put a phrase....Uh, I'll go with...

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks."

JamesCraven · **Posted:** Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:30 am

You can't teach an old dog algebra.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

netzen · **Posted:** Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:35 pm

When life gives you lemons, throw them back and ask for an apple!

She put him in the doghouse.

SEAN'D! · **Posted:** Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:50 pm

When he realised she wasn't a dog, she apoligised.

Red sky at night, shephard's delight.
Red sky in the morning, shephard's warning.

barwhack · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:18 am

Red sky at night, that's not right.
Fear the giant firey red meteor!

[s]Don't count your chickens before they hatch[/s]. [EDIT]: already done.

Nothing can come of nothing. -W.S.

JamesCraven · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:22 am

Nothing can come from situation comedies.

When it rains, it pours.

netzen · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:41 pm

When it rains, watch out for nightcrawlers.

How do I love you? Let me count the ways....

JamesCraven · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:01 pm

How do I love thee? Pay me $100 for the next sixty minutes and let's find out.

Next: All good things must come to an end.

Shippinator Mandy · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:47 pm

All awesome people must die tragically. It's a law of the universe.

Red touch black, friend of Jack.
Red touch yellow, kills a fellow.

barwhack · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:25 am

Shippinator Mandy wrote:

Red touch black, friend of Jack.
Red touch yellow, kills a fellow.

Red touch black = darker curly haired native american named Jack.
Red touch yellow = native american with drop dead cathayan beautyfullness.
(WELCOME to Central America!)

Once bitte, twice shy.

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