# Subvert a Saying **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 7, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636 "2013-10-07T23:57:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/21 "2013-10-09T02:11:05Z")
It takes a big man to admit it when he’s not a big man. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/22 "2013-10-09T04:05:25Z")
You’re barking up a dead horse. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/23 "2013-10-09T11:48:39Z")
People who live in grass houses should not get stoned. ---
**Author:** ![Klytus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Klytus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klytus)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/24 "2013-10-09T12:05:31Z")
You can’t beat that with a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/25 "2013-10-09T12:19:07Z")
A fool and his girlfriend are soon parted. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/26 "2013-10-09T13:02:14Z")
A bird in the hand is better than two in the tush. ---
**Author:** ![MacLir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@MacLir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacLir)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/27 "2013-10-09T14:09:09Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Don’t judge a book by its movie. I saw that one on a bookmark at Barnes and Noble yesterday. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Klytus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Klytus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klytus)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/28 "2013-10-09T14:42:47Z")
> [@MacLir](#): > > I saw that one on a bookmark at Barnes and Noble yesterday. 😃 OK, I’m stumped. I don’t recognize which saying this one is subverting. /jk 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/29 "2013-10-09T14:56:12Z")
The course of true love never did run smooth, unless you use a lubricant. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/30 "2013-10-09T15:00:31Z")
Those who can, do. Those who can’t, don’t. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/31 "2013-10-09T15:35:28Z")
Let sleeping dogs tell the truth. ---
**Author:** ![Gladys\_Overnow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gladys\_Overnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gladys_Overnow)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/32 "2013-10-09T16:00:26Z")
You can’t teach a dead dog new tricks. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/33 "2013-10-09T16:06:04Z")
When life gives you lemons, squirt life in the eye with lemon juice! ---
**Author:** ![TheSeaOtter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@TheSeaOtter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSeaOtter)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/34 "2013-10-09T17:10:57Z")
Haste makes… an extra attack each round. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/35 "2013-10-09T17:46:18Z")
All that glitters is metallic or crystalline. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/36 "2013-10-09T18:08:40Z")
Any starboard in a storm. ---
**Author:** ![want2befree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/37 "2013-10-09T19:45:44Z")
Never criticize a woman until you’ve walked a mile in her stilettos. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/38 "2013-10-09T21:02:57Z")
Enrich mankind, serve wine. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/39 "2013-10-09T21:30:13Z")
I’m exactly as sober as you think I am. ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/40 "2013-10-09T21:42:18Z")
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