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Mix a metaphor...Go! (Original Post) kairos12 Jun 2019 OP
Hopped on his horse and rode off in all directions. nt tblue37 Jun 2019 #1
It's easy as falling off a pie. True Dough Jun 2019 #2
My favorite to use genxlib Jun 2019 #3
I heard it straight from the horse's ass. Glorfindel Jun 2019 #4
Good ones! MLAA Jun 2019 #8
You can lead a horse to water ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #5
If you can't stand the Heat tazkcmo Jun 2019 #6
From the old I Love Lucy show Leith Jun 2019 #7
I am healthy and tired of all these mixed metaphors 😉 MLAA Jun 2019 #9
It is as cold as dice in here! MLAA Jun 2019 #10
The best one ever is from GWB. earthshine Jun 2019 #11
my favorite was always Dorothy Parker's rurallib Jun 2019 #12
A mind like a steel sieve NotASurfer Jun 2019 #13
Well, this thread is certainly OriginalGeek Jun 2019 #14
You buttered your bread, Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2019 #15
HaHha LOL. kairos12 Jun 2019 #16
a friend in need is a pain in the ass Skittles Jun 2019 #17
You speak truth to kairos12 Jun 2019 #18
I think, therefore I am Skittles Jun 2019 #19

Glorfindel

(9,729 posts)
4. I heard it straight from the horse's ass.
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 06:01 PM
Jun 2019

A stitch in time saves none.
Water over the bridge.
Water under the dam.
Mighty pines from little acorns grow.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
5. You can lead a horse to water
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 06:11 PM
Jun 2019

But you can't make him mix a metaphor.

You can't teach an old dog mental gymnastics.

 

earthshine

(1,642 posts)
11. The best one ever is from GWB.
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 07:12 PM
Jun 2019

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
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 09:16 PM
Jun 2019

"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."

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