Taking a side trip now.......

In class the other night, the instructor gave us a fun quiz. It consisted of 23 phrases reworded so you really have to think about what the phrase is. Here is the first example:

"Scintillate, scintillate asteroid misific."

The answer? "Twinkle, twinkle little star"....

Ok- now here is one for you to solve to get your brain juices flowing this morning.......

"Members of an avian species of identical plumage congregate."

and one more:

"Eschew the implement of correction and vitiate the scion."


Anyway, me being an English fanatic I loved this quiz and got 4 wrong. We weren't allowed to use a dictionary, just our brains. But it was fun so I thought I would share. Is anyone up to it?

Hissy...
Followed the rules, and did not use a dictionary...

1. Birds of a feather flock together

2. Spare the staff and spoil the child.

How'd I do?

*smiles*
Ken

Birds of a feather flock together.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
I think!

Great minds think alike, apparently at the same time!

Though I know some of you might have taken this before long ago in a classroom far away.........LOL


Eleemosynary deeds have their incipience intramurally


Neophytes serendipity

"beginners luck" for the second.

-safron

Way to go saffron! A hint on the one remaining, has to do with good deeds......

Charity begins at home?

A plethora of individuals with expertise in culinary techniques vitiated the potable concoction produced by steeping certain comestibles.


Male cadavers are incapable of yeilding testimony.

Oh, easy!

Too many cooks spoil the broth (soup)

and

Dead men tell no tales


I think I'd better stop answering and give someone else a chance . . .

The person presenting the ultimate cachinnation possesses therby the optimal cachinnation



Aren't you glad we all don't talk like this? LOL


A revolving lithis conglomerated accumulates no congeries of a small green bryophitic plant.



Absentention from any cleatory undertakings precludes a potential escalation of a lucrative nature.

He who laughs first laughs last

A rolling stone gathers no moss

Still working on the third one...

Psst, Mel, "he who laughs last laughs best"

I think the 3rd is a version of "you've got to spend money to make money" only it's said in the reverse, like "people who don't spend money, don't make money"

If you don't take risks.............

I got the meaning of that one translated, but I can't make it into a saying that is right.

That's a hard one!

.... I KNEW that didn't sound quite right :laughing: Thanks for the correction