Out of the mouths of babes...

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A first grade teacher collected well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a 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:

Better to be safe than......................punch a 5th grader

Never underestimate the power of.....................termites

You can lead a horse to water but..........................how?

Don't bite the hand that....................looks dirty

No news is...............................................impossible

A miss is as good as a.....................................Mister

You can't teach an old dog new.............................math

If you lie down with dogs, you'll............stink in the morning

Love all, trust..................................................me

The pen is mightier than the.................................pigs

An idle mind is.............................the best way to relax

Where there's smoke there's...........................pollution

Happy the bride who.......................gets all the presents

A penny saved is.........................................not much

Two's company, three's.........................the Musketeers

Don't put off till tomorrow what.......you put on to go to bed

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and............ you have to blow  your nose

None are so blind as..............................Stevie Wonder

Children should be seen and not...........spanked or grounded

If at first you don't succeed................get new batteries

You get out of something what you....see pictured on the box

When the blind leadeth the blind...........get out of the way

And, my personal favorite,

Better late than........................................pregnant!

-- Gary in Indiana (gk6854@aol.com), December 06, 2001

Answers

Giggle, snort, teehee...

-- Jo (mamamia2kids@msn.com), December 06, 2001.

The horse one rings a bell, because if a horse doesn't want to go, you aren't going to make him go!

-- Melissa (me@home.net), December 06, 2001.

Gary . . . your first graders forgot to add one:

Ask me no questions.............................just give me the answer.

Very funny, kids are definitely nice to have around.

-- j.r. guerra (jrguerra@boultinghousesimpson.com), December 07, 2001.


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