# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![j\_sum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@j\_sum1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_sum1)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/81 "2013-10-11T05:35:20Z")
> [@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. My take on that one… _They broke the mold before they made you._ I don’t get to use it often though. ---
**Author:** ![bahimes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bahimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahimes)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/82 "2013-10-11T09:16:07Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > A bird in the hand is better than two in the tush. A hand in the bush is worth a whole flock of birds. ---
**Author:** ![Haldurson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Haldurson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haldurson)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/83 "2013-10-11T12:56:20Z")
> [@Stana\_Claus](#): > > I’ll burn that bridge when I get to it. I had a boss years ago who used to say this all the time, as well as: “We’ll cross that bridge when we burn it” My contribution: We’ll burn that cross when we get to it. Those who fail history are doomed to repeat it. Give a man a fish and you’re short a fish. Teach a man to fish and you can charge him $10.00 for bait, charge him for a fishing license, sell him a rod and reel, and rent him a boat, charge him docking fees and maintenance for said boat. A book and its cover are soon parted. ---
**Author:** ![want2befree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/84 "2013-10-11T16:26:51Z")
When it rains, everything gets wet. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/85 "2013-10-11T18:07:16Z")
We’ll jump off that bridge when we come to it. ---
**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 11, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/86 "2013-10-11T18:10:19Z")
A day without sunshine is like, night. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/87 "2013-10-11T18:13:33Z")
Little things come in small packages. ---
**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 11, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/88 "2013-10-11T18:19:11Z")
For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/89 "2013-10-11T20:31:29Z")
A stitch in time makes you a Time Lord that can stitch time Break a leg…of the guy you’re competing against Blood is thicker than slurpees Don’t put all your nitroglycerin in one basket Great minds taste the same as regular minds to zombies ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Knot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/87869e/32.png) [@Freudian\_Knot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Knot)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/90 "2013-10-11T21:09:04Z")
I before E except after mc^2. ---
**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 11, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/91 "2013-10-11T21:40:04Z")
An apple a day is no substitute for Obamacare. ---
**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 11, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/92 "2013-10-11T22:51:55Z")
Build a man a fire, and he’s warm for a night. Set a man on fire, and he’s warm for the rest of his life. ---
**Author:** ![want2befree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/93 "2013-10-12T00:38:27Z")
Be there or…don’t. ---
**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 12, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/94 "2013-10-12T01:40:06Z")
How many roads must a man walk down before he stops and asks for directions? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/95 "2013-10-12T02:17:53Z")
The evening breeze uproots the trees tenderly ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/96 "2013-10-12T03:46:57Z")
Hindsight is bootylicious. ---
**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 12, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/97 "2013-10-12T03:54:11Z")
Wherever you go, don’t step on a crack. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/98 "2013-10-12T03:58:29Z")
A penny saved just sits in your car’s ashtray forever. An apple a day can get pretty expensive after awhile. There are some things money can’t buy. For everything else, there’s sex. ---
**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 12, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/99 "2013-10-12T04:04:53Z")
Money can’t buy you love, but it can rent it. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/100 "2013-10-12T04:34:34Z")
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