A teacher gave her fourth-grade students the
beginning of a list of famous sayings and asked
them to provide original endings for each one.

Here are  of what they submitted:

The grass is always greener when you leave the
sprinkler on.

The grass is always greener when you remember
to water it.

A bird in the hand is a real mess.

No news is no newspaper.

It's better to light one candle than to waste
electricity.

It's always darkest just before I open my eyes.

You have nothing to fear but homework.

If you can't stand the heat, don't start the
fireplace.

If you can't stand the heat, go swimming.

Never put off 'til tomorrow what you should
have done yesterday.

A penny saved is nothing in the real world.

The squeaking wheel gets annoying.

We have nothing to fear but our principal.

I think, therefore I get a headache.

Better to light a candle than to light an
explosive.

It's always darkest before 9:30 p.m.

Early to bed and early to rise is first
in the bathroom.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with
a blister.

There is nothing new under the bed.

The grass is always greener when you put
manure on it.

Don't count your chickens - it takes too long.

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry, and
someone yells, "Shut up!"

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Posted: at 8-11-2010 06:57 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

is gud to revise b4 u post

Posted: at 8-11-2010 07:29 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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