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Missokyst -> Old sayings (12/11/2013 6:20:30 PM)
As I get older I find more and more that the old sayings really are true. Things like: "A fool and his money are soon parted" "Birds of a feather, flock together." "You don't know what you've got until it's gone." But every now and then one of those old sayings gets a pretty decent update.. like this one “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free,” here’s an update for you. Now 80 percent of women are against marriage, why? Because women realize it’s not worth buying an entire pig, just to get a little sausage. Are there any old sayings you want to update?

MistressDarkArt -> RE: Old sayings (12/11/2013 8:03:54 PM)
I heard a similar version of that: 'Why buy the entire pig when you just want 4 ounces of sausage?' [image]local://upfiles/905271/756BA1BEBD104B308E9D5FE92EF27BE6.jpg[/image]

sloguy02246 -> RE: Old sayings (12/11/2013 9:24:59 PM)
FR As I have grown older, what I have found totally amusing is that for almost every one of those "wise" old proverbs, there is another "wise" old proverb that states the exact opposite. Examples: Look before you leap. (BUT) He who hesitates is lost. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. (BUT) Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Curiosity killed the cat. (BUT) What you don't know can't hurt you. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. (BUT) Out of sight, out of mind. I'm sure there are a ton more that contradict each other.

tommonymous -> RE: Old sayings (12/11/2013 9:26:09 PM)
"A bush on the hand is worth two birds in the bar." EDIT: I forgot a word.

areallivehuman -> RE: Old sayings (12/12/2013 2:51:56 AM)
A couple more updated ones: "A fool and his money are soon partying." " People who live in grass houses shouldn't get stoned."

LadyPact -> RE: Old sayings (12/12/2013 3:51:43 AM)
Still the best one of all time...... "You can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit." Think about it.

DarkSteven -> RE: Old sayings (12/12/2013 6:04:31 AM)
I can remember when they were all new sayings. [sm=injured.gif]

LorraineCA -> RE: Old sayings (12/12/2013 9:02:04 AM)
"Never look a gift horse in the mouth." "Never accept gifts from strangers."

mnottertail -> RE: Old sayings (12/12/2013 9:04:22 AM)
Never pee on an electric fence.... should be updated to: Never pee on an electric fence, when it is on.

Missokyst -> RE: Old sayings (12/12/2013 3:23:21 PM)
Two steps forward, one step back. ...means you won't pass your sobriety test.

playfulotter -> RE: Old sayings (12/12/2013 7:40:41 PM)
A few that I have liked through the years are: "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." "Beauty is only skin deep." "A broken clock is right twice a day." So many more.....

MistressDarkArt -> RE: Old sayings (12/12/2013 10:12:16 PM)
My dad had some great old chestnuts: 1. Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas 2. Don't sweat the small stuff (it's all small stuff) 3. Money buys convenience I continue to strive for #2. I totally believe #1 and #3.

BecomingV -> RE: Old sayings (12/12/2013 10:56:31 PM)
"A good man is hard to find." turned into "A hard man is good to find." to the post-viagra A hard man is easy to find... in about 20 minutes." (but take him to the ER if he's still hard after 4 hours)

MasterCaneman -> RE: Old sayings (12/13/2013 9:57:16 AM)
"Life is a like a shit sandwich. The more bread you have, the less shit you have to eat." I believe that was George Carlin.

jlf1961 -> RE: Old sayings (12/13/2013 10:23:15 AM)
'You never worry about the bullet that has your name on it, worry about the one addressed "to whom it may concern".'

Zonie63 -> RE: Old sayings (12/13/2013 10:57:27 AM)
"Nobody forgets where they buried the hatchet."

LookieNoNookie -> RE: Old sayings (12/13/2013 4:26:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Missokyst As I get older I find more and more that the old sayings really are true. Things like: "A fool and his money are soon parted" "Birds of a feather, flock together." "You don't know what you've got until it's gone." But every now and then one of those old sayings gets a pretty decent update.. like this one “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free,” here’s an update for you. Now 80 percent of women are against marriage, why? Because women realize it’s not worth buying an entire pig, just to get a little sausage. Are there any old sayings you want to update? My Father once told me; "You can lead a horse to water but....if you think you can get him to mow your lawn, your as stupid as your Mother once told me you were"

LookieNoNookie -> RE: Old sayings (12/13/2013 4:27:35 PM)
No.....wait a second....that wasn't my Father....that was my uncle in Cincinnati....my Father once told me..... "Son, there are two kinds of women....and you'll never get either one".

LookieNoNookie -> RE: Old sayings (12/13/2013 4:29:36 PM)
Wait....no....that was my Aunt from Syracuse (she always hated me)....my Father always told me..... "Never look a gift horse in the mouth because....well....there's no such thing as a gift horse....it's a fucking horse you moron".....

LookieNoNookie -> RE: Old sayings (12/13/2013 4:31:02 PM)
Gawdaammmmmit....that was my cousin from St Louis.....my FATHER always told me...... "Never count your chickens....before they rip your lips off". Yeah....that's what my Father always told me.

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