That ship has sailed

[kayT]

She broke through the glass ceiling with the three-inch spike heel of her shoe.

[penultima_thule]

@kayT

She broke through the glass ceiling ;
with the three-inch spike heel of her shoe;

applying a violent clockwise twist ensuring the break was irreparable.

[Mean_Mr.Mustard]

She broke through the glass ceiling
with the three-inch spike heel of her shoe
applying a violent clockwise twist ensuring the break was irreparable
and limped over to Nordstrom for a new pair

Next:

Your really opened up a can of worms

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

You really opened up a can of worms, but at least they are Red Wigglers, the Cadillac of worms

[kayT]

You really opened a can of worms, but at least they are Red Wigglers, the Cadillac of worms, and the fishing this year has been spectacular.

[Monty]

Over in one of The BBQ Pit threads, I posted this line:

Not only is every word of that, including but and and , a lie, so is every punctuation mark.

That’s a jump straight to the emphatic line, I guess.

[Hurrilon]

You really opened a can of worms, but at least they are Red Wigglers, the Cadillac of worms, and the fishing this year has been spectacular, especially for the grizzly bears.

[Chefguy]

@Hurrilon

You really opened a can of worms, but at least they are Red Wigglers, the Cadillac of worms, and the fishing this year has been spectacular, especially for the grizzly bears. . .

who have become TikTok influencers and encouraged millions of teens to try eating worms.

A bird in the hand. . .

[Monty]

@Chefguy

A bird in the hand. . .

Is worth two in the bush,
Two in the bush is worth…

[penultima_thule]

A bird in the hand. . .

Is worth two in the bush,
Two in the bush is worth three in the House of Reps.

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

A bird in the hand. . .

Is worth two in the bush,
Two in the bush is worth three in the House of Reps.
but fruit flies like a banana.

[kaylasdad99]

@Monty

Let’s take a saying such as the one in this thread’s title and make it emphatic, more emphatic, and most emphatic, in that order. Please let someone else post the next level after you post one before you post . The addition to the saying must be related to the saying. For example:

Original saying: That ship has sailed.

Emphatic: That ship has sailed and dropped anchor at destination.

More emphatic: That ship has sailed, dropped anchor at destination, and the passengers disembarked.

Most emphatic: That ship has sailed, dropped anchor at destination, the passengers disemparked, and the entire crew deserted.

Not only am I looking forward to the “next level” additions from the Teeming Millions^tm, I’m looking forward to seeing what old sayings (or even new ones) said TM’s posts.

Most realistic: That ship has sailed, then capsized, gone over a waterfall, and crashed on the rocks

And then the rocks got cancer

— Attributed to slacker superheroine Wonderella