{"id":5650,"date":"2013-09-09T22:34:46","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T08:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/?p=5650"},"modified":"2013-09-09T22:36:03","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T08:36:03","slug":"first-grade-proverbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/simplify-your-life.com\/blog\/?p=5650","title":{"rendered":"First Grade Proverbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 1st grade school teacher presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1.<\/td>\nDon’t change horses<\/td>\nuntil they stop running.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nStrike while the<\/td>\nbug is close.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nIt’s always darkest before<\/td>\nDaylight Saving Time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nNever underestimate the power of<\/td>\ntermites.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nYou can lead a horse to water but<\/td>\nhow?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nDon’t bite the hand that<\/td>\nlooks dirty.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nNo news is<\/td>\nimpossible.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nA miss is as good as a<\/td>\nMr.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nYou can’t teach an old dog new<\/td>\nmath.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nIf you lie down with dogs, you’ll<\/td>\nstink in the morning.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/td>\nLove all, trust<\/td>\nme.\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/td>\nThe pen is mightier than the<\/td>\npigs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/td>\nAn idle mind is<\/td>\nthe best way to relax.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/td>\nWhere there’s smoke there’s<\/td>\npollution.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/td>\nHappy the bride who<\/td>\ngets all the presents.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/td>\nA penny saved is<\/td>\nnot much.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/td>\nTwo’s company, three’s<\/td>\nthe Musketeers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/td>\nDon’t put off till tomorrow what<\/td>\nyou put on to go to bed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/td>\nLaugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and<\/td>\nyou have to blow your nose.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/td>\nThere are none so blind as<\/td>\nStevie Wonder.\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.<\/td>\nChildren should be seen and not<\/td>\nspanked or grounded.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22.<\/td>\nIf at first you don’t succeed<\/td>\nget new batteries.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23.<\/td>\nYou get out of something only what you<\/td>\nsee in the picture on the box.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24.<\/td>\nWhen the blind lead the blind<\/td>\nget out of the way.\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25.<\/td>\nA bird in the hand\tis<\/td>\ngoing to poop on you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Lots of commenters had their doubts that kids could come up with answers as these, so I tested it on Leilani. I got a lot of good answers too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
3.<\/td>\nIt’s always darkest before<\/td>\nyou get up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nNever underestimate the power of<\/td>\nelectricity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nYou can lead a horse to water but<\/td>\nnot to lava.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nDon’t bite the hand that<\/td>\nwrites.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nNo news is<\/td>\ngood.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nA miss is as good as a<\/td>\nmister.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nIf you lie down with dogs, you’ll<\/td>\nbe a dog.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/td>\nLove all, trust<\/td>\nall.\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/td>\nThe pen is mightier than the<\/td>\npaper.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/td>\nAn idle mind is<\/td>\ndumb.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/td>\nHappy the bride who<\/td>\nis getting married.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/td>\nA penny saved is<\/td>\nmoney \/ time saved.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/td>\nTwo’s company, three’s<\/td>\nfriendship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/td>\nLaugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and<\/td>\nthe whole world cries with you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/td>\nThere are none so blind as<\/td>\nMikey.\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23.<\/td>\nYou get out of something only what you<\/td>\nwant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24.<\/td>\nWhen the blind lead the blind<\/td>\nthey keep bumping into telephone poles.\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25.<\/td>\nA bird in the hand\tis<\/td>\na good companion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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