# Quote- counterquote game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-counterquote-game/188990>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 16, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-counterquote-game/188990 "2003-07-16T22:11:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![greck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@greck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greck)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-counterquote-game/188990/1 "2003-07-16T22:11:03Z")

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It works like this: a well known quote, saying, dicho, proverb, whatever, and another that contradicts it. preferably the two cancel each other out.

for instance:

“the squeaky wheel gets the grease”

“the nail that sticks up must be pounded back down”

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-counterquote-game/188990/2 "2003-07-16T23:27:58Z")

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“A stitch in time saves nine”  
“All things come to he who waits”

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-counterquote-game/188990/3 "2003-07-16T23:31:50Z")

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“Patience is a virtue.”  
“He who hesitates is lost.”

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**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-counterquote-game/188990/4 "2003-07-16T23:33:53Z")

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“Two heads are better than one”  
“Too many cooks spoil the broth”

“Look before you leap”  
“He who hesitates is lost”

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**Author:** ![sylphishone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@sylphishone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylphishone)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-counterquote-game/188990/5 "2003-07-16T23:34:16Z")

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“He who hesitates is lost”  
“Better late than never”

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**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-counterquote-game/188990/6 "2003-07-16T23:48:49Z")

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'Absence makes the heart grow fonder"  
“Out of sight, out of mind”

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-counterquote-game/188990/7 "2003-07-16T23:55:43Z")

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“Cheaters never prosper.”  
“Nice guys finish last.”

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**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-counterquote-game/188990/8 "2003-07-17T00:21:28Z")

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Larry, that should be “Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat!”

“Up, up and away”  
“Comma comma down doobie do down down”

“Rain rain go away”  
“I’m only happy when it rains” or “Rain/ I don’t mind”

“No one cares about women’s wrestling; it is all about T and A”  
“Ah, up here Gene”

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-counterquote-game/188990/9 "2003-07-17T00:38:56Z")

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“When this old world starts getting me down, there’s room enough for two. Up on the roof.”

“Under the boardwalk, we’ll have some fun. Under the boardwalk. Out of the sun. Under the boardwalk. We’ll be making love. Under the boardwalk. Boardwalk.”\*

\*Probably not exact words.

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**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-counterquote-game/188990/10 "2003-07-17T01:57:13Z")

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“the early bird gets the worm”

“The second mouse gets the cheese!”

🙂