The Daily Feud: Proverbs by Windwalker [Game Over]

[Ellen_Cherry]

@Rebo

How do you read the questions without “cheating?” Just curious.

What I mean is, maybe others have the same problem and what can I do to improve the instructions side of things?

I’m sure it’s just me, because I realize now what I said really doesn’t make any sense. I guess what I do is hurry to the actual questions and copy them, without bothering to read, maybe because the longer I linger at the top of the thread the more chance I’ll scoot down too far and “see” ? I don’t know; it’s probably just me being a goofball and I can be more careful now that I know I need to read the instructions. :smack:

[N.Sane]

1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.
2. A penny saved is a penny earned.
3. Elephants never forget.
4. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
5. To thine own self be true.
6. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
7. The Bible
8. 80%
9. faeries
10. waste time

[Queen_Tonya]

1. Still waters run deep.
2. Penny wise, pound foolish.
3. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
4. Love is blind.
5. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
6. Every rose has it’s thorn
7. My parents
8. 75%
9. Gods
10. Tattle

Interesting topic!

[Paintcharge]

1. Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink
2. Money can’t buy happiness
3. Early bird gets the worm
4. Love conquers all
5. All’s fair in love and war
6. Turn, turn , turn
7. parents
8. 70
9. Gods
10. Live hard

[Gangster_Octopus]

1. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
2. A penny saved is a penny earned.
3. Kill two birds with one stone,
4. Love is never having to say you’re sorry
5. Life is like a box of chocolates
6. Live and Let Die
7. Pop culture
8. 60
9. monsters
10. ignore it

Have fun Delores.

[Rebo]

@Gangster_Octopus

1. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
2. A penny saved is a penny earned.
3. Kill two birds with one stone,
4. Love is never having to say you’re sorry
5. Life is like a box of chocolates
6. Live and Let Die
7. Pop culture
8. 60
9. monsters
10. ignore it

Have fun Delores.

Thanks! :rolleyes:

[Sternvogel]

1. Blood is thicker than water
2. A fool and his money are soon parted
3. Let sleeping dogs lie
4. All’s fair in love and war
5. What you don’t know won’t hurt you
6. A House Is Not a Home
7. The Bible
8. 60%
9. Extraterrestrials
10. Sleep late

[gonzomax]

I am fighting for the bottom again. Bottom quarter almost every time. Consistent though.

[42fish]

@Dolores Reborn

1. State a proverb that includes one of the four elements (water, wind, earth, fire.)
2. State a proverb that deals with money.
3. State a proverb that mentions an animal.
4. State a proverb that deals with romance.
5. State a proverb that gives bad advice or has questionable morals.
6. Name a song whose title is a proverb or a reference to a proverb.
7. Name a principal source of your proverb knowledge.
8. To the nearest 10%, what percentage of proverbs contain useful information?
9. Complete this made-up proverb with one word: “Angels, demons, and _______ ; they exist not but at our wit’s end.”
10. Complete this made-up proverb with one or two words: "Death comes early to those who ________. "

1. Fight fire with fire
2. A fool and his money are soon parted
3. The early bird gets the worm
4. Absence makes the heart grow fonder
5. Might makes right
6. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
7. Cultural osmosis
8. 50%
9. Cecil Adams
10. seek it

[Rebo]

Ok - time’s up. Here’s the scoring. I left the answers to 9 & 10 pretty much as is, except for obvious plurals.

1. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire 9

1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink 7
2. Fight fire with fire 5
3. Blood is thicker than water 4
4. Still waters run deep 3
5. If you play with fire, you might get burned 2
6. Water under the bridge 2
7. Water, water everywhere / Nor any drop to drink 2
8. Cast thy bread upon the water 1
9. Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water 1
10. He’s the salt of the earth 1
11. It is an ill wind that blows no good. 1
12. May the wind be at your back 1
13. Once burned, twice shy. 1
14. Out of the frying pan, into the fire 1
15. They have sown the wind, and now must reap the whirlwind 1

2. A penny saved is a penny earned 18
2. A fool and his money are soon parted 13
2. The love of money is the root of all evil. 5
2. Neither a borrower nor a lender be 2
2. Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves 1
2. Money can’t buy everything. 1
2. Money can’t buy happiness 1
2. Penny wise, pound foolish. 1

3. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 7
3. Let sleeping dogs lie 6
3. The early bird gets the worm 5
3. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink 4
3. Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched 3
3. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks 3
3. A leopard doesn’t change its spots 2
3. Curiosity killed the cat 2
3. Every dog has his day 2
3. Kill two birds with one stone 2
3. When the cat’s away, the mice will play 2
3. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth 1
3. Elephants never forget. 1
3. You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear 1
3. You lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas. 1

4. All’s fair in love and war 13
4. Absence makes the heart grow fonder 6
4. ‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. 4
4. Love conquers all 3
4. Love makes the world go round 3
4. Marry in haste, repent at leisure 3
4. Love is blind. 2
4. Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free 2
4. Good kissin’ don’t last; good cookin’ do 1
4. If you marry for money, you’ll earn every penny. 1
4. It is just as easy to fall in love with a rich man as it is a poor man 1
4. Love is all you need 1
4. Love is never having to say you’re sorry 1
4. Treat a whore like a queen and a queen like a whore 1

5. All’s fair in love and war 7
5. Might makes right 3
5. Spare the rod and spoil the child 3
5. He who hesitates is lost 2
5. Never give a sucker an even break 2
5. The end justifies the means 2
5. What you don’t know won’t hurt you 2
5. Absence makes the heart go wander 1
5. All things come to him who waits. 1
5. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 1
5. An eye for an eye 1
5. Dogs that bark don’t bite 1
5. Don’t take any wooden pussy. 1
5. Finders keepers, losers weepers. 1
5. Good fences make good neighbors 1
5. If life deals you lemons, make lemonade 1
5. If you can’t find someone who meets your standards, lower your standards. 1
5. Life is like a box of chocolates 1
5. Look before you leap. 1
5. Love means never having to say you’re sorry 1
5. Make hay while the sun shines 1
5. Neither a borrower nor a lender be 1
5. Nothing is certain but death and taxes 1
5. Set a thief to catch a thief 1
5. Slow but steady wins the race 1
5. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach 1
5. There’s a sucker born every day 1
5. To thine own self be true. 1

6. Turn, Turn, Turn 14
6. Every Rose Has Its Thorn 4
6. Once Bitten, Twice Shy 3
6. All You Need Is Love 2
6. Let It Be 2
6. Like a Rolling Stone 2
6. A House Is Not a Home 1
6. Be Not Afraid 1
6. Cruel to be Kind 1
6. Don’t Fear The Reaper 1
6. Fools Rush In 1
6. If a Picture Paints a Thousand Words 1
6. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 1
6. Lemon tree 1
6. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 1
6. Live and Let Die 1
6. Papa was a Rolling Stone 1
6. The Show must go on 1
6. Tomorrow 1
6. Video Killed the Radio Star 1
6. You Can’t Hurry Love 1

7. Parents/Family 11
7. The Bible 10
7. Aesop’s fables 8
7. Word of mouth 3
7. Books 2
7. Osmosis 2
7. Poor Richard’s Almanack 2
7. Benjamin Franklin 1
7. My brain. 1
7. Pop culture 1
7. Shakespeare 1

8. 50 12
8. 90 8
8. 80 7
8. 20 3
8. 60 3
8. 70 3
8. 75 3
8. 30 1
8. 40 1
8. 95 1

9. Gods/God 12
9. ghosts 3
9. saints 3
9. Cecil 2
9. friends 2
9. Man 2
9. monsters 2
9. politicians 2
9. Children 1
9. Clowns 1
9. Dan Brown 1
9. Extraterrestrials 1
9. fairies 1
9. Love 1
9. Luck 1
9. Phantasms 1
9. sense 1
9. spirits 1
9. The Detroit Lions 1
9. trolls 1
9. unicorns 1
9. wizards 1

10. Seek it 4
10. Fear it 2
10. kill themselves 2
10. Play feuds 2
10. anger me 1
10. Aspire 1
10. court it 1
10. desire it. 1
10. die young 1
10. don’t tip 1
10. drink and drive. 1
10. drive bad 1
10. Eat my jello! 1
10. Fail to live 1
10. Hold their breath 1
10. ignore it 1
10. jaywalk 1
10. live fast 1
10. Live hard 1
10. Live in fear 1
10. Never laugh 1
10. never lived 1
10. Shoot themselves 1
10. Sin 1
10. skydive 1
10. Sleep late 1
10. smoke 1
10. smoke cigarettes 1
10. Tattle 1
10. Tempt fate 1
10. tempt it 1
10. try to cheat it 1
10. wait 1
10. want it 1
10. waste time 1
10. Whine 1

[Rebo]

And the winner is ~drumroll~ RickJay!!! Woo-hoo! ::flings confetti:: Good job! Is this your first win? RickJay got 6/10 right, and perfect was 254.76.

Thanks everyone, and thanks Windwalker for an interesting and thought-provoking Feud!

New one up in a bit.

**RickJay 214.29 **
Petrobey Mavromihalis 192.86
cmkeller 185.71
swampbear 176.19
Scarlett67 173.81
Gala Matrix Fire 173.81
Larry Borgia 164.29
drm 159.52
Fretful Porpentine 157.14
42fish 157.14
tarragon918 154.76
Windwalker 154.76
notfrommensa 152.38
Thudlow Boink 147.62
astorian 147.62
Baker 138.10
Purgatory Creek 138.10
zamboniracer 135.71
Paintcharge 135.71
delphica 135.71
ShibbOleth 135.71
gonzomax 121.43
Sternvogel 121.43
Dolores Reborn 116.67
This’ll Do 114.29
N. Sane 114.29
pravnik 111.90
El_Kabong 109.52
Queen Tonya 107.14
5 time champ 104.76
Freudian Slit 102.38
jsgoddess 102.38
Jack Batty 100.00
OtakuLoki 97.62
Elendil’s Heir 97.62
WVmom 95.24
Chronos 85.71
MsWhatsit 83.33
MadTheSwine 83.33
Gangster Octopus 80.95
Ellen Cherry 57.14
Cunctator 40.48

[wonky]

I did better than I expected (not good, but better than I expected!)

Congrats, RickJay! You are apparently a cliched thinker.

[Rebo]

Apparently I forgot to number them!

**1. RickJay 214.29 **
2. Petrobey Mavromihalis 192.86
3. cmkeller 185.71
4. swampbear 176.19
5. Scarlett67 173.81
5. Gala Matrix Fire 173.81
7. Larry Borgia 164.29
8. drm 159.52
9. Fretful Porpentine 157.14
9. 42fish 157.14
11. tarragon918 154.76
11. Windwalker 154.76
13. notfrommensa 152.38
14. Thudlow Boink 147.62
14. astorian 147.62
16. Baker 138.10
16. Purgatory Creek 138.10
18. zamboniracer 135.71
18. Paintcharge 135.71
18. delphica 135.71
18. ShibbOleth 135.71
22. gonzomax 121.43
22. Sternvogel 121.43
24. Dolores Reborn 116.67
25. This’ll Do 114.29
25. N. Sane 114.29
27. pravnik 111.90
28. El_Kabong 109.52
29. Queen Tonya 107.14
30. 5 time champ 104.76
31. Freudian Slit 102.38
31. jsgoddess 102.38
33. Jack Batty 100.00
34. OtakuLoki 97.62
34. Elendil’s Heir 97.62
36. WVmom 95.24
37. Chronos 85.71
38. MsWhatsit 83.33
38. MadTheSwine 83.33
40. Gangster Octopus 80.95
41. Ellen Cherry 57.14
42. Cunctator 40.48

[gonzomax]

22 smack in the middle. That is 25 % above my norm. Victory.

[Petrobey_Mavromihalis]

Second! Blimey o’Reilly.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Tied for 34th. :: shrug ::

Oh, well. It was fun - thanks!

[Ellen_Cherry]

Woo, I really sucked on this one!