My mother was a second grade teacher for 25 years. And she always came home with funny things her students said or did during the day. Here is an email I received from her this morning that I thought you all would enjoy. The story goes that a 1stgrade school teacher had twenty-six students in her class and she gave each child in her classroom the first half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these are first-graders, 6-year-olds, because the last one is a classic!
1. Don't change horses... until they stop running
.2. Strike while the... bug is close.
3. It's always darkest... before Daylight Saving Time.
4. Never underestimate the power of... termites.
5. You can lead a horse to water... but How?
6. Don't bite the hand... that looks dirty.
7. No news is... impossible.
8. A miss is as good as a... Mr.
9. You can't teach an old dog new... Math
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll... stink in the morning.
11. Love all, trust... Me.
12. The pen is mightier than the... pigs.
13. An idle mind is the best way to... relax.
14. Where there's smoke there's... pollution.
15. Happy the bride who... gets all the presents.
16. A penny saved is... not much.
17. Two's company, three's... the Musketeers.
18. Don't put off till tomorrow what you... put on to go to bed.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry... and you have to blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as ... Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not... spanked.
22. If at first you don't succeed... get new batteries.
23. You get out of something only what you... see in the picture on the box.
24. When the blind leads the blind... get out of the way.
25. A bird in the hand... is going to poop on you.
And the WINNER!
26. Better late than... going to school.
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Thanks, gmg, for helping delay the inevitable in such a delightful way!
For some reason, this one made me snort up just a bit of coffee! I'm going to e-mail this to my wife and Mom.
What a great way to kick off my Friday morning! Thanks!
Rated for Art Linkletter lives.
Rated~~
I couldn’t help but think of You Know What’s Bullshit! when reading #16.
#7: Ha! Impossible, indeed. So where does that put good news?
And I can certainly attest to the validity of #25.
—Melissa
I think it might me a blast to teach little kids. What a wonderful day you'd have at work.
Tell your mom thanks for the morning refresh and thank you for posting.
Rated for being late.
Pam… I think you are correct about #11
A-H-P… we all can appreciate your addendum
Walter… sorry about the coffee, but loved the snort. You are right about old Art… he could get kids of all ages to speak words of wisdom & make us laugh.
gracielou… message delivered and truly appreciated
scanner… 1st graders love the word ‘snot’, it makes them giggle with joy!
Melissa… so you have had a bird poop on you? Great You Tube video & so true.
BoomerB… What’s happening man… Mom would be happy she made so many smile… for she is a real practical joker herself. Her students loved her!
Hug your Mama and say thank you for this.
I just kept laughing and the last one amde me snort sweet tea!
Mission… I am sure these kids would get a great laugh at your snorting your tea… you know how kids are. Thanks & great to see you stopping by.
That youngster was from a rural one-room schoolhouse, whose older brother’s 4-H project was raising pigs and they had some experience.
Loved this.
Two, actually ;-) Franny and Zooey (whom I’m writing about in The Yellow Starlings) aren’t very good at practicing self-control when they’re hanging out on my hands, arms, and head ;-)
—Melissa