Friday, January 11, 2008

Interesting as to know how different people are when it comes to thoughts & perspectives

Got this from Jane's email, thought of forwarding.. then again, i wonder who reads emails on a regular basis (well at least i dun, i wait until there's 10-20 msgs in my inbox before reading them) So i put it up here. Those filled in the blanks by kids are highlighted in italics, while my own creative input is in brackets~

A 1st grade school teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her class the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. 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. (u meant until they die is it?!!)

2. Strike while the bug is close. (professional pest buster in the making???)

3.It's always darkest before Daylight Saving Time. (i dun quite get this yeah, but never mind.. next please!)

4. Never underestimate the power of termites. (wow! i've never thought of this, termites can reduce one's beautiful wooden house into ruins)

5. You can lead a horse to water but How? (coerce? cheat? con? whatever)

6. Don't bite the hand that looks dirty.

7. No news is impossible (telling signs of overwhelming news & tabloid reports.. it's everywhere!)

8. A miss is as good as a Mr.

9. You can't teach an old dog new Math. (who teaches dogs maths btw?)

10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll stink in the morning. (written based on experience? this kid has slept with the dogs before? LOL)

11. Love all, trust Me.

12. The pen is mightier than the pigs. (the 2 are just so NO LINK leh)

13. An idle mind is the best way to relax. (*raises both hands in agreement* i always do that =p)

14. Where there's smoke there's pollution. (time to do something about heavy pollution in US?)

15. Happy the bride who gets all the presents.

16. A penny saved is not much. (true.. due to extensive inflation, a penny isnt enough to buy candy)

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. (real funny~ but it's true isn't it?)

20. There are none so blind as Stevie Wonder. (in case anyone who dunno who's Stevie, he's a blind singer from US, hmm or i think i should change it to local context... how about using Chen Weilian?)

21. Children should be seen and not spanked or grounded. (good job done in advocating for more children's rights)

22. If at first you don't succeed get new batteries. (i dun think this will work, unless u're a Duracell Bunny!)

23. You get out of something only what you See in the picture on the box

24. When the blind lead the blind get out of the way. (yeah! Danger! Keep out!... But shouldn't u the kind passer-by be lending a helping hand to those blind people?!)

25. A bird in the hand is going to poop on you.

And the WINNER and last one!
26. Better late than Pregnant (leaves u wondering what are the kids learning outside school nowadays)

yunn. at 11:35 PM