stupid old sayings
category: general [glöplog]
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You can't have your cake and eat it.
That's another one of these which people always get wrong. In fact it's "You can't eat your cake and have it." which makes slightly (as in infinitely) more sense :)
it might make more sense but i'm pretty sure that no one is getting it wrong because there's nothing to get wrong, 'have your cake and eat it too' is how it goes
"People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones", which some comedian proved to be wrong, and in fact only people who are trapped in glass houses should throw stones.
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"Exception that proves the rule"
Ah, now... apparently that one does make sense if you realise that the word "proves" is used in an archaic sense, meaning "tests". But most people just assume that it means "there's an exception to the rule, therefore the rule is correct". I've never figured out the proper way to use that expression though, so... um... yes, that saying is still stupid.
(see also: "That begs the question")
havoc, you forgot:
:D
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one swallow doesn't make a summer yet!
:D
oh and
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when the cat is from home, the mice dance on the table!
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he who burns his arse, has to sit on the blisters
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the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
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morning stand has gold in the mouth
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he who does good, meets good
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a donkey doesn't bump into the same stone twice
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you laugh like a farmer with a toothache!
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That's another one of these which people always get wrong. In fact it's "You can't eat your cake and have it." which makes slightly (as in infinitely) more sense :)
Which is pretty much exactly what I said...?
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bi koyucam kukuştan, sesi gelecek yokuştan
impossible to translate without loosing the true meaning :) and yes, it's a very stupid Turkish old saying. it's slang of course.
a poor attempt of translation would result something like;
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I willl kick/hit/fuck the pussy, sound will echo from the hill.
@sol: Demetri Martin, good stuff.
gasman: interestingly, the hungarian equivalent would be "an exception strengthens the rule" - so yeah, i guess we all got it wrong :)
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the exception confirms the rule
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better one bird in the hand than ten in the sky
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what the farmer does not know he does not eat
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too young gives it not, just too narrow
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even if the lie is quick, the truth will get it back
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who says A must also say B
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when the calf has drowned, people damp the pit
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in the rich of blinds, one eye is king
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who laughs last, laughs the best
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when the cat is from home, the mice dance on the table
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every house has it's cross
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he has heard the bell ring but does not know where the clapper hangs
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You fight like a dairy farmer!
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looking for nails on low water
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dont sell hyde/aoa before the bear has been shot
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stepped with the wrong leg out of bed
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promise makes guilt
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from a nice plate you cant eat
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falling with your nose in the butter
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the first hit is worth a dollar
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two religions on a pillow, there sleeps the devil inbetween
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own fireplace is worth gold
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when the cat is from home, the mice dance on the table!
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in may all birds lay an egg
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the show's not over until the fat lady has sung
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what goes around, comes around
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obtaining old cows from the ditch
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Rhyme yourself or I eat you
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I willl kick/hit/fuck the pussy, sound will echo from the hill.
What do you mean, that makes perfect sense.
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Quem tem cu tem medo.
Is one of my favorite proverbs. Rougly translates to something like "who has an ass fears".
"Exception that proves the rule"
I've heard it way too many stupid people quoting that, believing it makes them look smart..
A: All rules have exceptions
B: x has an exception
..this does not imply that x is a rule!
Also, if all your rules have exceptions, you're living in a crappy world!
(or you just suck at figuring out the correct set of rules)
I've heard it way too many stupid people quoting that, believing it makes them look smart..
A: All rules have exceptions
B: x has an exception
..this does not imply that x is a rule!
Also, if all your rules have exceptions, you're living in a crappy world!
(or you just suck at figuring out the correct set of rules)
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too young gives it not, just too narrow
that sound like something pedobear would say.
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that sound like something pedobear would say.
great
Re: "Exception that proves the rule"
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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
what about translating some phrases word by word to english and then guess the original phrase (and language)
lets go
lets go
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I fight my balls
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a lot goes the female cat to the lard that she leaves there the small leg
You should all know this one:
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Alea iacta est
