Monday, April 18, 2011

Out of the mouths of babes..

A first-grade teacher had 26 students in her class. She presented each child with the first half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder. Their insight may surprise you...


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 is 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.


25. A bird in the hand --- Is going to poop on you.


26. Better late than --- Pregnant!

18 comments:

  1. Stevie Wonder! haha...ni budak sekolah mana la ni...harus cikgu english dia bunuh diri dah...

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  2. hehehehe...otak budak2 ni berfikir amat le creative, cikgu boleh tersandar???

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  4. Although I'm not a babe, can I contribute one?

    If you can't stand the heat --- switch on the a/c.

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  5. As always, when you want it .. your posting can be hilarious.. mujor dok pecah perut. ;))

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  6. Thank God I'm home-schooled. purrr...meow!

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  7. just another sign of changing times. hopefully not for the worse

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  8. MA - that's my personal favourite too..hahaha.. stevie wonder!

    maz & DD - indeed, but i certainly wouldn't mind having this bunch as my students. i think they are so 'blur blur' creative!

    Oldstock - in my ageing eyes, you'll always be one of the babes.. hehehe.. btw, that's a good one!

    ayohwang - as they say, laughter is the best medicine.. :D

    cat - you are so fnny and voluble and you belong right there with the kids.. :D

    izad - indeed times are a-changing... hopefully for the better..

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  9. Aida Marie MohamadApril 19, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    HAHAHAHAHA!!! So funny. I think kalau I jadi cigku depa dah masuk mental hospital. Thanks Kak Puteri.

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  10. kak puteri...

    i dok minum nih tersedak tau baca kekekekekkeke....cikgu bule pengsan kekekeke

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  11. Kak,
    Thank you for sharing.
    Kelakar giler.

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  12. They all make sense and are easy to understand. Biar mati anak jangan mati mak ( as a grandpa I would give full marks for 'tok ki' instead of mak)- hopefully that mak is ready to produce more anak.

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  13. Assalamualaikum

    This is funny and true, honest answers.

    Salam dari Tanamera Kayu Ara Spa

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  14. Thank god for teachers! And students like this.

    Makes the sitcoms seem way overrated. The mornings brighter.

    And the evening after the news still bearable.

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  16. Hahaha.....kelakar dan terima kasih.

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  17. Niceo one. Love the proverb 'when the blind leading the blind'

    Salam muhibbah
    Jul

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