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Screw loose and fancy-free
Take the path of a different Drummer.
It's not rocket surgery.
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Mix a metaphor...Go! (Original Post)
kairos12
Jun 2019
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tblue37
(65,340 posts)1. Hopped on his horse and rode off in all directions. nt
True Dough
(17,304 posts)2. It's easy as falling off a pie.
Does the pope shit in the woods?
genxlib
(5,524 posts)3. My favorite to use
We'll burn that bridge when we get to it.
Glorfindel
(9,729 posts)4. I heard it straight from the horse's ass.
A stitch in time saves none.
Water over the bridge.
Water under the dam.
Mighty pines from little acorns grow.
MLAA
(17,288 posts)8. Good ones!
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)5. You can lead a horse to water
But you can't make him mix a metaphor.
You can't teach an old dog mental gymnastics.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)6. If you can't stand the Heat
Try A Stitch in Time.
Leith
(7,809 posts)7. From the old I Love Lucy show
"He let the cat out of the bean bag."
MLAA
(17,288 posts)9. I am healthy and tired of all these mixed metaphors 😉
MLAA
(17,288 posts)10. It is as cold as dice in here!
earthshine
(1,642 posts)11. The best one ever is from GWB.
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on ... shame on ...
Won't get fooled again!
rurallib
(62,411 posts)12. my favorite was always Dorothy Parker's
"You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think."
Or there is always "he's an order of fries short of a happy meal."
NotASurfer
(2,149 posts)13. A mind like a steel sieve
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)14. Well, this thread is certainly
a horse of a different flavor.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,546 posts)15. You buttered your bread,
now sleep in it!
kairos12
(12,858 posts)16. HaHha LOL.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)17. a friend in need is a pain in the ass
kairos12
(12,858 posts)18. You speak truth to
bread and circuses.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)19. I think, therefore I am
but I'm pink, therefore I'm spam