# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/41 "2013-10-09T22:38:40Z")
There’s more than one way to peel an orange. ---
**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, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/42 "2013-10-09T23:24:04Z")
Swearing like a racehorse - I actually had someone say that to me once lol ---
**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, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/43 "2013-10-09T23:37:56Z")
You won’t melt in the rain but your cake with the green icing will. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/44 "2013-10-10T02:38:04Z")
“No sweat off the back of my nose.” ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/45 "2013-10-10T02:49:15Z")
The squeaky weasel gets greased. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/46 "2013-10-10T03:27:18Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > “No sweat off the back of my nose.” Alternatively, there is: “That’s no skin off the back of my nose.” ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/47 "2013-10-10T05:52:59Z")
The road to hell is paved with the bones of the damned and tar. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/48 "2013-10-10T09:25:38Z")
Uneasy lies the head that wears the explosive device. ---
**Author:** ![vontsira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/51bf81/32.png) [@vontsira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vontsira)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/49 "2013-10-10T09:40:18Z")
Fools rush in and get the best seats. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/50 "2013-10-10T10:12:05Z")
Judge not, lest you be arrested for impersonating a judge. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/51 "2013-10-10T10:29:30Z")
The early bird catches the worm, but the **second** mouse gets the cheese 😉 ---
**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 10, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/52 "2013-10-10T12:05:29Z")
(Mr. T voice: ) “A fool and his teeth are soon parted!” ---
**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 10, 2013, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/53 "2013-10-10T12:09:33Z")
You deserve a break tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/54 "2013-10-10T12:10:46Z")
Never give a sucker an even lick. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/55 "2013-10-10T14:41:09Z")
> [@Klytus](#): > > OK, I’m stumped. I don’t recognize which saying this one is subverting. > > /jk 😉 The original saying: Don’t judge a book by its cover. My Aunt used to say: You know how they say, “After they made him, they broke the mold?” Well, you were made with one of those broken molds. I think it was her own invention. ---
**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 10, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/56 "2013-10-10T14:49:13Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Alternatively, there is: “That’s no skin off the back of my nose.” “No skin off my Ashtabula” - Ernie Capadino, _A Leauge of Their Own_ ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/57 "2013-10-10T14:55:19Z")
When the going gets tough, the tough turn the other cheek. ---
**Author:** ![Klytus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Klytus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klytus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/58 "2013-10-10T15:25:49Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > The original saying: Don’t judge a book by its cover. > > My Aunt used to say: You know how they say, “After they made him, they broke the mold?” Well, you were made with one of those broken molds. > > I think it was her own invention. Actually, I was cracking-wise on this part… > [@MacLir](#): > > I saw that one on a bookmark at Barnes and Noble yesterday. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![want2befree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/59 "2013-10-10T15:34:17Z")
Curiosity killed the nosey nanny. ---
**Author:** ![Klytus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Klytus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klytus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/60 "2013-10-10T15:38:20Z")
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