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Mar 19, 2021 9:55 AM
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TravisTee34
@OP is correct in that most of these were just expanded. That stuff about “blood of the covenant” is complete hogwash, for example
SilentTox
Even then, they still messed up the jack of all trades. I remember it being “but sometimes better” not a definite better
goboltz
The "Cat" was only ok with this because it's got 9 Lives !! Don't listen to them . . "It's a Trap" !
Oteneo
"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb" Is a reference to what, exactly? It's definitely not Biblical.
CrusherOfCities
I appreciate OP noting they're BS in the title, but I still hate every person spreading misinformation in the images.
Phriendzone
A bird in hand is better than two in the bush, especially if she has a STD.
IntrospectiveZombie
A bird in the hand is worth two in the Bush did 911.
MrDomino
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I prefer the original idioms over the revisions presented here
pip1
Hold up, second mouse gets the cheese?
CrusherOfCities
It's a joke retort, implying the first mouse sprung the mouse trap and is dead now... but mouse traps only kill once.
pip1
Oooh, well that actually makes sense. Morbid, but still
Betterbecauseofthem
Maybe these proverbs were embellished over time. So what? The additions make more sense
Kbantar
The phrase "citation needed" originally said, "citation NOT needed, because I will believe every sentence of utter bullshit I hear."
CaKeS18
https://www.reddit.com/r/tumblr/comments/7eguxq/more_from_the_category_sayings_that_have_been/
CaKeS18
Top comment has list of when the proverb first appeared and when it was added to.
ArsenalThePhoenix
first poster needs to learn how to use punctuations and commas
2cusswords
There is no I in team, but there is an I in pie. And there's an i in meat pie. Meat is the anagram of team, IDK what he's talking about.
Blze001
TargaryenLoyalist
I’m reminded of “A few bad apples spoil the bunch” and how that last part gets left out when denying systemic problems in law enforcement.
PerhamHeightsDriveTelevision
“That which kills you, makes you weaker.” ~me, just now.
zeiji
the 2nd mouse gets the cheese, is pretty dark.
JhericFury
In gonna go out on s limb and say these are all bullshit. You know you can just add to a phrase without pretending it's old, right?
Seethreepeeoh
"It is what it is" ... is followed by "but it's not what it isn't"
tzap
You sure? https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/it-is-what-it-is/
Seethreepeeoh
It is when people say it to me. I do enjoy their beady middle management eyes furtively glancing around for an appropriate response.
raosion
Well, it's not what it isn't, is it?
Jazzcabage
I always reply "cant be what it's not"
Seethreepeeoh
this guy gets it
Sprinx
“It is what it i-“
BonafideHomicide
Heh. Nice loop
highhiedyin
*ain’t.
JustDev
Is it "but it ain't what it isn't" or "but it's not what it ain't"?
GizmosBabySitter
Yes.
highhiedyin
It ain’t what it ain’t
BonafideHomicide
I guess it depends on what your definition of "is" is... -Bill Clinton
DangerTrain
It's pretty well known that most of this is the usual "made up bullshit" that users make up to get attention.
DangerTrain
So you're just spreading misinformation.
Hungrypiemonger
"they hate us, cus they ain't us" what's the full version please?
DonaldTwain
These feel good, but I’m skeptical. Wikipedia notes the second Jack of all trades couplet has never shown up before the 21st century.
Tootsie1
It existed before. You're just too young to remember it.
aintnothinbutahounddog28
Yeah that's why the title says they were expanded.... Did you forget to read the title?
Oteneo
Good luck finding an origin for the one about blood being thicker than water.
BenjaminMu
Says Midievel proverb. The rejoinder in old Mayan is “but water tastes better”
leonleonardo
Most of these are rejoinders at a later time. Not to belittle them though, I frankly prefer most with the rejoinder.
mopfmopf
I was a little disappointed, but it was another reminder to not blindly believe what you read on the internet.
idontenglishsorry
do you still need a reminder? after all these years?
Lionskull
This is why i don't care about most quotes. just because someone important said something doesn't make it something important.
wavesquirrel
"The proof is in the pudding" was rearranged from "The proof of the pudding is in the tasting"
BenjaminMu
A simple Google search shows the blood one to be wrong. It IS how familial (blood bonds) are stronger than any other. 12th century Germanic.
tzap
Fun stuff but mostly made up.
tzap
See e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_killed_the_cat
NinjaCongo
Apparently, the earliest form is "care killed the cat", meaning "worry" or "sorrow for others." Makes 0 sense to anyone who's met a cat.
tzap
..Oh, just now read the title. NOTHING TO SEE HERE, PLEASE DISPERSE
JustAnotherLinkInTheChain
These are fake. There's no sources that state that the proverbs we say are unfinished. Someone at some point in time made the other parts up
aintnothinbutahounddog28
Yeah it says they were expanded and not cut down right in the title.... Does no one read the title??
JustAnotherLinkInTheChain
And while that's fine or whatever it is not fine to claim that these mostly medieval Proverbs are the modern day recreations
GuevesaBriar
You're correct, hence the title of the post. I'd've gone into more detail, but I didn't want it to get too wordy. Besides, who cares?
thefatlonelyjew
People who will repost this thinking they're some kind of modern day genius
ExplosionFish
Good on you op. Also, this is one of those posts that gets almost as many hearts as upvotes. Then you know you've done a good job!
Covidnineteen
Read the title, but these are simply quips that witty people have came up with over the years
oldscrotumthewrinkledretainer
Someone at some point made the first bits up too.
greggor
Yeah, no shit. But arguing that we’ve pared down the “original” form of each proverb is completely false.
ThatQuietlySmirking
"I'm still trying to figure out what happened to the other mouse."
GizmosBabySitter
zeiji
either mouse trap, or curded the cheese while drowning in the milk.
Seethreepeeoh
"There's no I in team" ... "but there is U in cunt"
redstaterefugee
But there is in win
YourNeighborhoodLesbian
There is an I in team, it's in the A hole
DrZev
There is No L in Christmas.
YELLOWTOAD
Molochi819
I'll C U Next Tuesday!
HandoB4Javert
fubfubfub
I always thought it was "...but there are four in 'platitude-quoting idiot'!"
HandoB4Javert
apollo1983
There's no I in "win" - Steve Holt
apollo1983
You can control your bladder when you're dead. -Steve Holt
taurondir
There no P in Urine. No wait.
Seethreepeeoh
Theres no D in Uranus. No, wait.
thinkstopthink
RealRaceRiotsAreAboutGettingBlueshelledInMarioKart
There's no I in Team America! ...uh yes there is.
Bulldog12123
Fake news
RealRaceRiotsAreAboutGettingBlueshelledInMarioKart
StarscreamAndHutch
But there is a M and E.
tinybartender
Without 'me' a team is just 't' and 'a'.
SecondSince
Mandy?
myhastar360
Beat me to it. Touché
Beefkins
"Group? No! Crew? No! Einsemble? You mispronounced that word just to make it sound like it had an I in it!"
myhastar360
There’s an M and an E however.
GhengisDon
But there is one in win. Fuck you, team.
IllBeOverAt5
More like the team fucks you if you're the person who always does all the work
CallsignFatNinja
There's no I in team, but there is meat.
Margleblargle
There is no I in Team, but there is an A-hole
alphanius
The i is in the A-holes
SkyxzStone
Depends on the font
alphanius
Actually, it fits in most fonts
Trollero
"There's no I in denial"
sirava
Not since the start of the pandemic.
Seethreepeeoh
goboltz
"There's No Crying in Baseball ! "
PoorSucker
#2 refers to blood spilled on the battlefield, not by choice.
faroutfelix
How so?
Snooj
I think you tagged the wrong one.
Oteneo
no he didn't, but there's no proof that interpretation is accurate either.
Climb512
Its a bible quote actually, the covenant of Christ's blood - its saying Christian "family" is stronger than biological family.
PoorSucker
No it isn't, prove me wrong.
geoffreyfourmyle
No, it isn't. It's not from the Bible. It's from the internet in the last decade.
CloakerJosh
These are awesome. Another one of these sayings that's often cut in half to dodgy effect is "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush...¹
cepacolusmaximus
moonshadowkati
"But a hand in the bush is worth two birds."
TheShogunMustGoOn
As long as the other bird doesn’t find out
CloakerJosh
..."But that doesn't mean you should blow your money on hookers and blow instead of investing it, Steve. God, you moron." True story. ²
AstronglywordedEmail
Fuck you, don't tell me how to live my life.
Commentsaboutyourusername
Yeah! You launch those cats!
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FiveShiftOne
I miss cangarejos.
EvilAbedsBoneSaw
What happened?
FiveShiftOne
I dunno. Just haven't seen them in ages.
tzap
Nice but the proverb first appeared in the 15th century.
Fairemont
Steve had a lot of time to get his shit together then, but didn't.
Commentsaboutyourusername
Very true. That's a fairemont of time to do something
Fairemont
I'm fairely proud of that pun you made.
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