There have been a couple of generations in the last sixty years that have missed the boat but this group isn't one of them. 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 1st 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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artist wrote:those are funny! Now my question to everyone - how many do you know? These are the ones I am not certain of -2, 8, 10, 15, and 24. And I think I know 11 but not 100% sure. Anyone know these and care to share? OR should we see what others come up with?
1. Don't change horses...........until they stop running.
2. Strike while the............................iron is hot
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....................................mile
9. You can't teach an old dog new...........................math.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll ......wake up with fleas
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.....................marries an orphan? LOL
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................it's a meandering parade? LOL
And the WINNER and last one!
25. Better late than......................................pregnant
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1. Don't change horses...........until they stop running.
2. Strike while the............................iron is hot
3. It's always darkest before..............dawn.
4. Never underestimate the power of ....................love?
5. You can lead a horse to water but........................how?
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................................ no one.
12. The pen is mightier than the...................... ......pen.
13. An idle mind is........................the best way to relax.
14. Where there's smoke there's.......................fire
15. Happy the bride who.....................marries an orphan? LOL
16. A penny saved is ...................................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..... You have to blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as.......................Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not.....heard.
22. If at first you don't succeed................try, try again.
23. You get out of something only what you ................put it.
24. When the blind lead the blind................it's a meandering parade? LOL
25. Better late than......................................never.
2. Strike while the............................iron is hot
3. It's always darkest before..............dawn.
4. Never underestimate the power of ....................love?
5. You can lead a horse to water but........................how?
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................................ no one.
12. The pen is mightier than the...................... ......pen.
13. An idle mind is........................the best way to relax.
14. Where there's smoke there's.......................fire
15. Happy the bride who.....................marries an orphan? LOL
16. A penny saved is ...................................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..... You have to blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as.......................Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not.....heard.
22. If at first you don't succeed................try, try again.
23. You get out of something only what you ................put it.
24. When the blind lead the blind................it's a meandering parade? LOL
25. Better late than......................................never.
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lurker_from_nc wrote:1. Don't change horses...........until they stop running.
2. Strike while the............................iron is hot
3. It's always darkest before..............dawn.
4. Never underestimate the power of ....................love?
5. You can lead a horse to water but........................how?
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................................ no one.
12. The pen is mightier than the...................... .....sword.
13. An idle mind is........................the best way to relax.
14. Where there's smoke there's.......................fire
15. Happy the bride who.....................marries an orphan? LOL
16. A penny saved is ...................................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..... You have to blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as.......................Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not.....heard.
22. If at first you don't succeed................try, try again.
23. You get out of something only what you ................put it.
24. When the blind lead the blind................it's a meandering parade? LOL
25. Better late than......................................never.
I fixed #12 for you. You said "the pen is mightier than the pen" and I figured that was a mistake so I changed it to sword.
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artist wrote:those are funny! Now my question to everyone - how many do you know? These are the ones I am not certain of -2, 8, 10, 15, and 24. And I think I know 11 but not 100% sure. Anyone know these and care to share? OR should we see what others come up with?
I think I know them all...
1. Don't change horses...........in mid stream.
2. Strike while the............................iron is hot.
3. It's always darkest before..............dawn.
4. Never underestimate the power of ....................human stupidity. (there are a lot of answers to this one)
5. You can lead a horse to water but........................but you can't make it 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...........................new tricks.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll ......wake up with fleas.
11. Love all,trust................................ a few, do wrong to none.
12. The pen is mightier than the...................... ......sword.
13. An idle mind is........................the devil's workshop.
14. Where there's smoke there's.......................fire.
15. Happy the bride who.....................the sun shines on.
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..... you cry alone.
20. There are none so blind as......................he who will not see.
21. Children should be seen and not.....heard.
22. If at first you don't succeed................try, try again.
23. You get out of something only what you ................put in.
24. When the blind lead the blind................both will fall into a ditch.
And the WINNER and last one!
25. Better late than......................................never.
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Good job Regit!
The answer to 4 for me has always been "Never underestimate the power of a woman".
Try these everyone - after several people have given their guesses I will post the answers, probably tomorrow some time. Have fun! Oh - there can be several words after each one. :
1. There is no fool ....
2. A bird in the hand ...
3. A chain is no stronger ...
4. A closed mouth catches ...
5. A day is lost if one has ....
6. A fault confessed is ....
7. A few germs ...
8. A friend in need ...
9. A little learning can be ...
10. A man's house is ...
11. A rolling stone ...
The answer to 4 for me has always been "Never underestimate the power of a woman".
Try these everyone - after several people have given their guesses I will post the answers, probably tomorrow some time. Have fun! Oh - there can be several words after each one. :
1. There is no fool ....
2. A bird in the hand ...
3. A chain is no stronger ...
4. A closed mouth catches ...
5. A day is lost if one has ....
6. A fault confessed is ....
7. A few germs ...
8. A friend in need ...
9. A little learning can be ...
10. A man's house is ...
11. A rolling stone ...
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I didn't know some of them so I put my own answers in italics
1. There is no fool ....like an old fool
2. A bird in the hand ... is worth two in the bush
3. A chain is no stronger ...than its weakest link
4. A closed mouth catches ...no flies
5. A day is lost if one has ....been surfing the internet all day
6. A fault confessed is ....sure to be used against you eventually
7. A few germs ...will make your immune system healthy
8. A friend in need ...is a friend indeed
9. A little learning can be ...a dangerous thing
10. A man's house is ...his castle
11. A rolling stone ...gathers no moss
1. There is no fool ....like an old fool
2. A bird in the hand ... is worth two in the bush
3. A chain is no stronger ...than its weakest link
4. A closed mouth catches ...no flies
5. A day is lost if one has ....been surfing the internet all day
6. A fault confessed is ....sure to be used against you eventually
7. A few germs ...will make your immune system healthy
8. A friend in need ...is a friend indeed
9. A little learning can be ...a dangerous thing
10. A man's house is ...his castle
11. A rolling stone ...gathers no moss
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What if we had a little fun by making up our own? I'll start:
1. There is no fool ....I haven't been before
2. A bird in the hand ... might leave a little surprise in your palm
3. A chain is no stronger ...than emotional bondage
4. A closed mouth catches ...no flak
5. A day is lost if one has ....been drinking tequila all day
6. A fault confessed is ....a step in the right direction
7. A few germs ...are clinging to you for dear life
8. A friend in need ...is going to take a lot of patience
9. A little learning can be ...a good sleeping aid
10. A man's house is ...usually pretty messy if he doesn't have a wife!
11. A rolling stone ...can knock you on your butt
1. There is no fool ....I haven't been before
2. A bird in the hand ... might leave a little surprise in your palm
3. A chain is no stronger ...than emotional bondage
4. A closed mouth catches ...no flak
5. A day is lost if one has ....been drinking tequila all day
6. A fault confessed is ....a step in the right direction
7. A few germs ...are clinging to you for dear life
8. A friend in need ...is going to take a lot of patience
9. A little learning can be ...a good sleeping aid
10. A man's house is ...usually pretty messy if he doesn't have a wife!
11. A rolling stone ...can knock you on your butt
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Those were fantastic prettywitty!! 
I thought that the #4 from the previous lot was...
Never underestimate the power of..... The Force!!
I thought that the #4 from the previous lot was...
Never underestimate the power of..... The Force!!
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Were you talking abou the police force? Ha ha ha! Glad you liked them.
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Re: Generation Gap...
TexasStooge wrote:And the WINNER and last one!
25. Better late than......................................pregnant
They were all pretty clever twists to the old cliche's.
However, #25, while funny at first, is pretty sad overall when you think that a 6 YEAR OLD CHILD answered this...
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