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			 Better not take a dog on the space shuttle, because if he sticks his head out when you're coming home read more 
	 Better not take a dog on the space shuttle, because if he sticks his head out when you're coming home his face might burn up. 
		
 
	
			 I wish outer space guys would conquer the Earth and make people their pets, because I'd like to have one read more 
	 I wish outer space guys would conquer the Earth and make people their pets, because I'd like to have one of those little beds with my name on it. 
		
 
	
			 I wish a robot would get elected president. That way, when he came to town, we could all take a read more 
	 I wish a robot would get elected president. That way, when he came to town, we could all take a shot at him and not feel too bad. 
		
 
	
			 If you're a horse, and someone gets on you, and falls off, and then gets right back on you, I read more 
	 If you're a horse, and someone gets on you, and falls off, and then gets right back on you, I think you should buck him off right away. 
		
 
	
			 If you're a Thanksgiving dinner, but you don't like the stuffing or the cranberry sauce or anything else, just pretend read more 
	 If you're a Thanksgiving dinner, but you don't like the stuffing or the cranberry sauce or anything else, just pretend like you're eating it, but instead, put it all in your lap and form it into a big mushy ball. Then, later, when you're out back having cigars with the boys, let out a big fake cough and throw the ball to the ground. Then say, "Boy, these are good cigars!". 
		
 
	
			 The whole town laughed at my great-grandfather, just because he worked hard and saved his money. True, working at the read more 
	 The whole town laughed at my great-grandfather, just because he worked hard and saved his money. True, working at the hardware store didn't pay much, but he felt it was better than what everybody else did, which was go up to the volcano and collect the gold nuggets it shot out every day. It turned out he was right. After forty years, the volcano petered out. Everybody left town, and the hardware store went broke. Finally he decided to collect gold nuggets too, but there weren't many left by then. Plus, he broke his leg and the doctor's bills were real high. 
		
 
	
			 I scrambled to the top of the precipice where Nick was waiting. "That was fun," I said. "You bet it read more 
	 I scrambled to the top of the precipice where Nick was waiting. "That was fun," I said. "You bet it was," said Nick. "Let's climb higher." "No," I said. "I think we should be heading back now." "We have time," Nick insisted. I said we didn't, and Nick said we did. We argued back and forth like that for about 20 minutes, then finally decided to head back. I didn't say it was an interesting story. 
		
 
	
			 If you ever catch on fire, try to avoid looking in a mirror, because I bet that will really throw read more 
	 If you ever catch on fire, try to avoid looking in a mirror, because I bet that will really throw you into a panic. 
		
 
	
			 We tend to scoff at the beliefs of the ancients. But we can't scoff at them personally, to their faces, read more 
	 We tend to scoff at the beliefs of the ancients. But we can't scoff at them personally, to their faces, and this is what annoys me.