# 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:** 13\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![julius5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@julius5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/julius5)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/161 "2013-10-20T00:31:37Z")
More fun than you can shake a barrel of monkeys at. ---
**Author:** ![Sario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sario/32/18580_2.png) [@Sario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sario)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/162 "2013-10-20T04:36:54Z")
> [@julius5](#): > > More fun than you can shake a barrel of monkeys at. Easier than shooting a barrel of monkeys ---
**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 20, 2013, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/163 "2013-10-20T04:58:25Z")
I’ve used “We’ll just have to burn that bridge when we get to it.” I also like “Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory”. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/164 "2013-10-20T05:11:29Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > I’ve used “We’ll just have to burn that bridge when we get to it.” I also like “Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory”. I like quoting Ted Kennedy: “I’ll drive off that bridge when I come to it.” ---
**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 20, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/165 "2013-10-20T05:17:06Z")
We’ve passed a lot of water under bridges since then. (shamelessly stolen from Pratchett) ---
**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/166 "2013-10-20T18:32:48Z")
I’m not long to get a hard with. ---
**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 20, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/167 "2013-10-20T18:37:39Z")
Too many crooks spoil the burgle. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/168 "2013-10-20T18:43:14Z")
The bridge is crossed, so stand and watch it burn–Point of No Return, lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe ---
**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 20, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/169 "2013-10-20T19:56:19Z")
If you can’t beat 'em you’re a loser. ---
**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 20, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/170 "2013-10-20T21:13:13Z")
To err is human, to not care about it is even more humaner. ---
**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 20, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/171 "2013-10-20T21:22:39Z")
Cogito Ergo Cogito. ---
**Author:** ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/172 "2013-10-21T06:12:56Z")
> [@bahimes](#): > > A hand in the bush is worth a whole flock of birds. Not to split the hairs of the bush I’m beating around… ---
**Author:** ![knel3030](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecae2f/32.png) [@knel3030](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knel3030)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636/173 "2013-10-21T09:14:44Z")
The grass is always greener before you smoke it. A little pain never hurt anyone. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636.md?page=8)