Old Sayings Confusion

Fozzie Bear

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Hey, gang!

An idea hit me from this thread here when I saw a post by GelflingWaldo which read:

But I try not to judge a book before it hatches, and I don't count my chicken by their cover.
And I almost posted this in the same thread:

Never book a judge by its cover.

But, that was going to take the thread WAY off topic, so instead I thought, "Wouldn't it be a fun game if we were to mix-up old sayings and confuse folks with them?" And then I responded and said, "Yup, it might."

Now, I'm on medication for talking to myself and answering, but I suppose we might be able to have some fun, so post away!
 

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Hm. Not many people seem interested in this thread Fozzie. Maybe you were barking up the wrong tree without a paddle.

But I do have a good, and thought provoking, one from Star Trek: Lefler's Law #32: "If life hands you lemonade, don't try to make lemons out of it."
 

christyb

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I head a good one on a rerun of "I Love Lucy". Here it is...

Don't cross your chickens before your bridges is hatched.
 

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The plain in Spain falls mainly in the rain.
 

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It's raining cats and dogs- don't step in a poodle!
 

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Well, Catch the Tail by the Tiger...

To quote Gobo.
 

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Well there's this offensive one that I really don't believe but it falls under this category:

Just because I'm dumb doesn't mean I'm blonde.

Again, being blonde, don't appreciate it, but I thought it was a funny twist of words.
 

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Bush around the beat (beating around the bush)

getting a meal square (getting a square meal)

eating pie humble (eating humble pie)

Clean your dessert before you can have a plate (clean your plaet before you can have dessert)

Goat your getting (getting your goat)

And my fav-
Beeswax your own mind. (mind your own beesewax)
AND
Getting out of the side on the wrong bed (getting out of bed on the wrong side)



hehe..
 
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