Just plain wrong.

[Crumb]

So this thread is about aphorisms, proverbs, adadges (etc) that are just plain wrong.

For instance:

"If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything."

Or alternatively, it can be about a pair of the buggers that condradict one another.

For instance:

"The early bird gets the worm." & "Good things come to those who wait"

so...shoot :popcorn:

(For some reason I am in a thread starting mood this evening.)

[beyelzu]

Might makes right,



oh wait that one isnt wrong at all :tmgrin:

[John Carter]

Well, I don't think that "The early bird gets the worm" necessarily contradicts "Good things come to those who wait". The early bird thing refers to getting up early in the morning, not to being impatient.

That said, I like what Heinlein had to say about that adage: "All that shows is that the worm should have stayed in bed."

[Crumb]

Yeah, I have heard and repeated "The early worm gets the bird."

[Skep]

Whenever God closes a door, He opens a window.

[beyelzu]

Whenever a church bell rings an angel gets gangbanged in heaven , or something like that.


Everyone who has seen Dogma knows that angels dont have sex organs.

[xouper]

Crumb: "The early bird gets the worm."
The second mouse
gets the cheese.

[ceptimus]

Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Many hands make light work.

Look before you leap.
Hesitate and you are lost.

[Godless Dave]

Everything happens for a reason.

[Godless Dave]

All you need is love.

[Dingfod]

Don't make waves.

It is better to live one day as a lion than one hundred days as a sheep.

[livius drusus]

Father knows best.

[Ymir's blood]

The nail that stands up gets hammered down.

[Crumb]

I've never heard that one before Ymir's blood, but it seems to contradict "The squeaky wheel gets the grease." I think getting the grease is supposed to be a good thing; getting "hammered down" obviously isn't.

[kensloft]

When the going gets tough the tough get going.

[ceptimus]

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Out of sight, out of mind.

[Ymir's blood]

I've never heard that one before Ymir's blood, but it seems to contradict "The squeaky wheel gets the grease." I think getting the grease is supposed to be a good thing; getting "hammered down" obviously isn't.
It's Japanese, originally. Essentially if you are different, stand out or 'make waves,' then you will be put back in place. It seems applicable to growing up in America, and even in adulthood in conservative places.

[Darren]

There's no smoke without a fire.

[CARLA]

"An Apple a day keeps the Doctor away" which true by the way..

"All roads lead to Rome" how is that possible

"All is fair in love & war" No its not.

"Cold hands warm Heart" No it means your anemic.

"Two's company, Three's a crowd." Maybe, maybe not. :frolic: :slide:

[livius drusus]

"All roads lead to Rome" how is that possible

Hey back when and where they coined that phrase, it was pretty close to true. :caesar:

:frolic: :slide:

Awww... They're so cuuuute!

[CARLA]

LIVIUS,

OK I'll concede on this one.. :bow: :bow:
Hey back when and where they coined that phrase, it was pretty close to true.

"Don't put the cart before the horse" why would you want to do that?? :doh:

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" Amen sisters, we know this is 100% true. :cancan3:

"A good man is hard to find" Hummmm!! can read this two ways :slide: :vogue: :bliss: :frolic:

[Legs]

You can't tell a book by its cover
It's the clothes that make the man

Two heads are better than one
If you want something done right ~ do it yourself

You can't take it with you
Save it for a rainy day

You can't teach an old dog new tricks
It's never too late to learn

Many hands make light work
Too many cooks spoil the broth


The Truth shall set you free
(not in Court it won't)

[Crumb]

Wow legs, great list. That's the kind of thing I was thinking of, but don't have the memory recall to come up with.

[Legs]

Hi ya Crumb, this was a great idea for a thread - you inspired me.

Birds of a feather flock together
Opposites attract

[Crumb]

ha. Well I am glad I could inspire you. Just an idea that has bounced around in my head every once in awhile for a long time. I came up with some a few months ago, but then I forgot them. :( I should write stuff down more often. You are coming up with many more than I ever did though.

[Legs]

You are coming up with many more than I ever did though.

Well, I had a dinner party tonight, so I had a bunch of middle aged drunk people helping me :wink:

[Crumb]

Well, next time you have a dinner party you can ask me ahead of time if you need another topic. :wink:

[CARLA]

CRUMB,

Here is a link to a site that has pages of proverbs. If you click on a PROVERB it will give you the meaning. You can also print them out.. :yup:

http://www.bartleby.com/59/3/ :D

[Crumb]

Thanks CARLA, cool site.