Only Funny Thing This Week

Annie

Annie

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From teacher site:

A first grade school teacher in Virginia had twenty-five students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the first half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb.

It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these are first graders, 6-year-olds, because the last one is a classic!

1. Don't change horses........................... until they stop running.
2. Strike while the................................. bug is close.
3. It's always darkest before................... Daylight Saving Time.
4. Never underestimate the power of ....termites.
5. You can lead a horse to water but . .. how ?
6. Don't bite the hand that ................... looks dirty.
7. No news is........................................ impossible.
8. A miss is as good as a ................... Mr.
9. You can't teach an old dog new ......... math.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll .......stink in the morning.
11. Love all, trust ............................. me.
12. The pen is mightier than the .......... pigs.
13. An idle mind is............................... the best way to relax.
14.. Where there's smoke there's ............ pollution.
15. Happy the bride who........................ gets all the presents.
16. A penny saved is ............................ not much.
17. Two's company, three's ................ the Musketeers
18. Don't put off till tomorrow what ..... you put on to go to bed.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and..... you have to blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as ............ Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not .....spanked or grounded.
22. If at first you don't succeed ........... get new batteries.
23. You get out of something only what you ... see in the picture on the box.
24. When the blind lead the blind ......... get out of the way.

And the WINNER and last one:

25. Better late than.................................... pregnant
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I wonder how many they had to go through to get those funny answers. Shame that the kids will be indoctrinated so much that later all their answers will be the same.
 
Damo most of those are good things to know.

Funny thing is there are a couple I cant remember the real answer to.

11 and 21 have always bothered me.

The rest of them (that I know) are inciteful little ditties.

There is a cohesiveness to society sharing common phrases.

It only gets scary when they are not combined with the honoring of individual thought.
 
I love kids' fresh perspectives! They help us look a little differently at what's become habit and familiar.

I grew up when the Cinderella story was pretty much understood as it was apparently intended. A friend of mine has a 4-yr-old daughter who saw the movie and was puzzled as to why Cinderella was crying. My friend explained that she cried because she didn't have a dress and couldn't attend the Ball. The little girl exclaimed, "Why doesn't she just go to WalMart?"! So different from what we understood, and this was a great reminder of how much things have changed.
 
Desh's post made me wonder, how many of these could I finish?

1. Don't change horses...........................midstream.
2. Strike while the.................................iron is hot.
3. It's always darkest before...................the dawn.
4. Never underestimate the power of ....stupidity?
5. You can lead a horse to water but . ..but can't make him drink?
6. Don't bite the hand that ...................feeds you.
7. No news is........................................good news.
8. A miss is as good as a ...................mile.
9. You can't teach an old dog new .........tricks.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll .......wake up with fleas.
11. Love all, trust ............................. none?
12. The pen is mightier than the .......... sword.
13. An idle mind is............................... the devil's playground.
14.. Where there's smoke there's ............ fire
15. Happy the bride who........................ ?
16. A penny saved is ............................a penny earned.
17. Two's company, three's ................a crowd
18. Don't put off till tomorrow what .....you can do today.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and..... cry alone
20. There are none so blind as ............those who won't see.
21. Children should be seen and not .....not heard.
22. If at first you don't succeed ...........try, try again.
23. You get out of something only what you ...put something in?
24. When the blind lead the blind ......... ?

And the WINNER and last one:

25. Better late than.................................... never
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Those are nearly all right, good job!

#4. Never underestimate the power of ... a woman (though I like your answer better! :) )
#11. I'm not sure, it could be "few" instead of "none".

I have no idea on earth about the happy bride saying, or the blind leading the blind. Maybe the kids had it right after all!
 
Thorn said:
I love kids' fresh perspectives! They help us look a little differently at what's become habit and familiar.

I grew up when the Cinderella story was pretty much understood as it was apparently intended. A friend of mine has a 4-yr-old daughter who saw the movie and was puzzled as to why Cinderella was crying. My friend explained that she cried because she didn't have a dress and couldn't attend the Ball. The little girl exclaimed, "Why doesn't she just go to WalMart?"! So different from what we understood, and this was a great reminder of how much things have changed.
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Oh that is a great story Thorn. It cracks me up the things they come up with. My niece has stumped me more than once.
 
Thorn said:
Those are nearly all right, good job!

#4. Never underestimate the power of ... a woman (though I like your answer better! :) )
#11. I'm not sure, it could be "few" instead of "none".

I have no idea on earth about the happy bride saying, or the blind leading the blind. Maybe the kids had it right after all!
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I looked them up, my 'stupidity' one dates quite a while back, wish I'd invented it! LOL!

You are right on 11, "...a few" by Wm. Shakespeare no less. ;)
 
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