Expressing the Truth 3

Rules:

"One small step for man, one giant bill for the taxpayer."
~ PaulC44446

"Money is the root of all purchases."
~ titojuante

"Where there's a will, there are 20 relatives nobody's ever heard of fighting for what they want."
~ Anni

These, and other truths will be revealed in this contest, where you will expose common sayings to the light of common sense. We're going to teach those 'words of wisdom' a thing or two about being pragmatic.

The rules of the game are thus: take a common expression, saying, old saw, axiom, etc. and change it to say what we all really know to be true. How would it be written, if taken literally? Keep in mind that profanity is not acceptable. As always, quality is a must, we will remove poor entries no matter how much we like you. You will have 10 days for this contest so make your submissions count.

One expression per entry, please. Word guideline: 50

Entries:

All Work...

All work and no play means Jack's employer has an awesome firewall.

Word count: 12


Fury

Hell hath no fury like a cat being bathed.

Word count: 9


A man`s home is his castle.

A man's home is his castle and if married, is ruled by a queen.

Word count: 14


Our days are numbered

Our days are numbered, we keep track using a calendar.

Word count: 10


Beauty

Beauty is in the eye of the magazine editors and television executives.

Word count: 12


Knowledge

The more a man knows, the more annoying he gets.

Word count: 10


Sleep in !!!

The Late Worm avoids the Early Bird !

Word count: 7


Speak Now

Speak now or forever hold resentment that they found love before you.

Word count: 12


A Friend In Need

A friend in need, is a friend you want to keep around until they have paid you back.

Word count: 18


Clean vs Clutter

A place for everything and everything in its place is good for childless homes. For homes with children, just finding it eventually can be nice.

Word count: 25


A Watched Pot

A watched pot never boils, but an unwatched pot makes a mess of the stove.

Word count: 15


Actions vs. Words

Actions speak louder than words...unless you're in a crowded restaurant with a 3-year-old.

Word count: 14


Friends in high places

Friends in high places are out of reach when you are down.

Word count: 12


A Stitch in Time

A stitch in time saves much embarrassment at the beach.

Word count: 10


Compassion

If you hitch your wagon to a star, try to pick one that's not in rehab. They have enough problems.

Word count: 20


Ask Not What

Ask not what your country can do for you: Just shut up and pay your taxes.

Word count: 16


A heart as big as Texas.

A heart as big as Texas usually means blood flow to the brain is restricted.

Word count: 15


Keep body and soul together

Keep body and soul together, unless attempting astral projection.

Word count: 9


The Horse

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink; though if you try really hard you can drown it.

Word count: 23


Lunch

There's no such thing as a free lunch, unless you don't mind dumpsters.

Word count: 13


Beat around the bush

Beat around the bush, and you'll find yourself a bachelor all your life.

Word count: 13


Absence

Absence makes the heart grow cold, bitter and undoubtably paranoid.

Word count: 10


Smoke

Where there's smoke, there's also second hand smoke.

Word count: 8


Money talks...

When Money talks...Everyone is all Ears !!!

Word count: 7


Glitter

All that glitters distracts the intoxicated.

Word count: 6


Eww...

Don't bite the hand that feeds you, unless it's holding brussels sprouts.

Word count: 12


Bird

The early bird gets the worm, but all of the other birds get to sleep in.

Word count: 16


Talk is cheap

Talk is cheap without a cellular phone.

Word count: 7


Words To Live By

There's more than one way to skin a cat...but all will probably get you arrested.

Word count: 16


Skeleton in the Closet

Every family has a skeleton in the closet... which they pull out and put on the Jerry Springer show.

Word count: 19


Spilt Milk

Don't cry over spilt milk. Spilt gasoline, on the other hand, is well worth crying over.

Word count: 16


Chop

The chop is mightier than the source.

Word count: 7


How True it is 5

A lie told often enough is still a lie.

Word count: 9


The best things in life

The best things in life are free of set-up fees, late payment penalties, and credit card limits.

Word count: 17


Real Talk

A slap speaks a thousand words!

Word count: 6


Ask Not

Ask not what your country can do for you, it really doesn't care anyway!

Word count: 14


Blood

Blood is thicker than water, unless you're a hemophiliac.

Word count: 9


Wishes

Be careful what you wish for ... you just might get it, and then you'll realize that wishes do come true and you just wasted a perfectly good wish on something stupid when you should have wished for something totally awesome like the new Yahama FX Waverunner with the 1.8 liter intercooled engine.

Word count: 53


Worth$1000?

A picture is worth a thousand dollars, if painted by someone famous.

Word count: 12


Ability

He who can, does.
He who can't, writes silly phrases hoping to inspire others to do it for him.

Word count: 19


A Woman’s Prerogative

It’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind; just say ‘Yes dear’ and move on.

Word count: 15


Hit the nail on the head

Hit the nail on the head or risk bruised and broken fingers.

Word count: 12


Music

If music be the food of love, I'd like fries with that.

Word count: 12


A penny for your thoughts...

A penny for your thoughts
leaves me with a 100% profit margin;
upon hearing your Two Cents worth !

Word count: 18


Great Minds

Great minds think alike but even the mentally challenged know when it's time to eat.

Word count: 15


Fear Itself

We have nothing to fear but... those hairy, black spiders scurrying up our legs!

Word count: 14


where theres a will...

Where there's a will... theres a way to screw it up.

Word count: 11


Penny

One penny saved is not enough.

Word count: 6


New saying

Easy come,easy go; but casinos always win.

Word count: 7


From a Prospective Heir

Nothing is certain but death and taxes - in that order.

Word count: 10


A Watched Pot

A watched pot never boils until it reaches 100 degrees Celsius (or 212 degrees Fahrenheit) at which point it commences to boil in a perfectly normal manner regardless of whether or not you've been watching it.

Word count: 36


Don't put all your eggs...

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Go to the fertilization clinic to conceive.

Word count: 15


Fish

If you give a man a fish, he'll eat for one day, and if you teach a man to fish, he'll have fish for the rest of his life, but, if you give a man thousands of fish, he'll have fish for the rest of his life and you wont have to spend time teaching him to fish.

Word count: 58


Friend in need

A friend in need had better pay me back later.

Word count: 10


He that knows nothing, doubts nothing.

He who is an idiot, will remain clueless...

Word count: 8


Stuck

"We're all in this together!"

TRANSLATED: "We're all keeping you around to blame"

Word count: 13


How True it is!

Anything than can go right, will eventually go left.

Word count: 9


Truth

When truth comes knocking at your door, don't play games.

Word count: 10


Let sleeping dogs lie..

Until they pass gas and make everyone run for cover.

Word count: 10


FUTURE

Reap what you sow
The future is in your hands

Word count: 10


"He who can, does. He who can't, teaches."

He who can, does. He who can't, works for a low salary as a boring teacher at a highschool where he sits alone when he eats his ham sandwich lunch and has been divorced twice because he can't support his wife.

Word count: 41


A Penny Saved

A Penny Saved isn't worth a plugged nickel.

Word count: 8


Caught between a rock and a hard place

Caught between a rock and an Insurgent Dugout.

Word count: 8


How True it is 4

Three people can keep a secret, Only if two are dead, and the third is deaf.

Word count: 16


Dogs are honest ?

Let sleeping dogs Lie...'Cause the truth hurts !!!

Word count: 8


Confucius?

Mankind differs from the animals only by a little, they usually have less fur.

Word count: 14


Stronger

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Unless of-course, you fall of a building and are paralyzed for the rest of your life.

Word count: 23


A Penny

A penny saved...isn't very much.

Word count: 6


The grass is always greener...

Everything always looks better from far away until you get there and find out its artificial...

Word count: 16


Farmer Almanac

A Penny Saved Is...Not Much.

Word count: 6


Just Between You and Me

Just between you, and me, and the post..... and the fifty other people I know you're dying to tell.

Word count: 19


Abraham

A house divided against itself was probably better off being built by an amateur.

Word count: 14


More politics!

A politician can't change his motives.

Word count: 6


How True it is 2

A penny saved is a penny that someone else dropped on the ground.

Word count: 13


Disgusted

You can't watch the baker bake the cake, and then eat it!

Word count: 12


New saying

Don't use a lot where recession strikes.

Original

Don't use a lot where a little will do.

Word count: 17


A Broken Record ??? (Update )

You sound like a Skippin' C.D. !!!

Word count: 7


Postulates

It is possible to describe a circle with any center and any radius…if you passed math in high school and know what the heck your doing

Word count: 26


How True it is 3

Three can keep a secret, Only if two are deaf and dumb.

Word count: 12


New Saying?

All men are not cast in the same hospital.

Original

All men are not cast in the same mold.

Word count: 19


Saying what?

Don't judge a book by Internet comments,it takes so long to buy it.

Original

Don't judge a book by its cover

Word count: 21