“Marry in haste… and get your names mis-spelt on all the documents.”
Fools rush in where _________
Fools rush in where there’s a two for one sale.
A stitch in time___________
A stitch in time is a bloody good idea during open heart surgery.
Good fences make…
“Good fences make a profit, bad ones get caught.”
Where there’s muck…
Where there’s muck there’s mire. <— Is that the original?
None are so blind as…
“None are so blind as completely blind people”
“Don’t put all your eggs________”
AFAIK the original is “where there’s muck there’s brass” (although there could be a version before that).
“None are so blind as… those with their eyes poked out by pointy sticks.”
To badly mangle a Confucious (sp?) saying:
The longest journey begins with…
The longest journey begins with quickly vacating one’s bowels.
Two is company,
… a 4-hour layover in Cleveland.
Where there’s smoke…
Where there’s smoke, you’ll probably find a guy smoking some geef.
Two is company…
Two is company, two and a half is hard to explain.
A watched pot…
“A watched pot plant never grows.”
“Don’t put all your eggs_______”
in someone else’s omlette.
“Red sky at night, _________”
your neighbour’s house is on fire.
Where there’s a will _________
“Where there’s a Will there’s a Harry.”
Don’t count your chickens…
…there’s many an anxious relative.
If idiots could fly, …
“Where there’s a Will there’s a Harry.”
Don’t count your chickens…
“Don’t count your chickens as dependents, or the IRS will get suspicious.”
(from ultrafilter)
If idiots could fly, …
If idiots could fly, the roads would be a lot safer.
[a quick aside]
Red sky in the morning, your neighbour’s house is STILL on fire.
[/a quick aside]
Many hands ____________
Damn computer’s been posting whilst I was out of the office…
“Many hands are attached to arms.”
There’s many a slip…