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Fennel Sun 16-Feb-20 14:39:36

Not exactly a proverb but this has been going round in my head all day!
I beg your pardon Mrs. Arden
There's a rabbit in your garden.
If you don't get him out
He'll eat a brussels sprout.

popsis71 Sun 16-Feb-20 10:46:01

As one door closes - another opens and smacks you right in the teeth !
(First read this as a quote from Tommy Docherty when he got sacked from one of his football managerships.)

Oopsadaisy3 Sun 16-Feb-20 10:39:50

See a pin and pick it up, the rest of the day you’ll be pricking your finger on it in your pocket.

popsis71 Sun 16-Feb-20 10:24:49

A friend in need --- is a pain in the arse!

DoraMarr Sun 16-Feb-20 09:30:52

Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.

BradfordLass73 Sun 16-Feb-20 03:43:33

Grandma2213 My Mum used to say, 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away - if you throw it straight.' smile

Grandma2213 Sun 16-Feb-20 03:04:27

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. An onion a day keeps everyone away.

crazyH Sun 16-Feb-20 00:38:37

All work and no play sends Jack to an early grave..

Callistemon Sat 15-Feb-20 20:57:34

Actions speak louder than words but sometimes words are more satisfying.

May7 Sat 15-Feb-20 20:45:06

So my late grandad always used to say
"Never wee into the wind
You'll always get your own back"

No sure if this is based on a real proverb or one he just thought of.

Used to make us grandchildren laugh though

Greymar Sat 15-Feb-20 19:21:13

A bird in the hand is usually dead.

A stitch in nine is a late night.

BradfordLass73 Sat 15-Feb-20 19:17:24

Cast thy bread upon the waters - and it'll go soggy and sink.....

Oopsadaisy3 Sat 15-Feb-20 14:06:26

Too many cooks leave YOU to do the washing up

MawB Sat 15-Feb-20 13:40:19

“Where there’s a will, there’s a relative” ?

May7 Sat 15-Feb-20 13:05:36

So grin
I heard an old proverb the other day "the early bird catches the worm "and someone added the comment "yes but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese"
It made me laugh and wondered if anyone knew anymore proverbs or sayings that have been altered