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Benedict Arnold

Did you ever stumble across a saying/phrase with no sense? Care to share?

Category: Silly Questions.

The proof is in the pudding.



This phrase started out as The proof of the pudding is in the eating, which meant that you have to know what’s in the pudding by eating it. It has since been shortened to The proof is in the pudding. It implies that you should take the initiative to learn by examining the evidence that supports the claim yourself.

Posted - April 3, 2017
Tags : Silly Questions nonsense Sayings Phrases

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  • Don't know if these count but they came to mind.
    Rule of thumb
    Bite the bullet
    Raining cats and dogs
      April 3, 2017 7:59 AM MDT
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  • 6124
    Those absolutely count.  They are good ones too!
      April 3, 2017 8:00 AM MDT
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  • 17260
    Like Harry just said, they are all among some of those I stumbled across. Lol.
      April 3, 2017 8:10 AM MDT
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  • I remember one guy at work complaining about his bad luck. He said, "If it was raining nymphomaniacs I'd end up in the gutter with George." (George was our boss.)
      April 3, 2017 6:12 PM MDT
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  • 6124
    There is a Yiddish one my Nana used to use that I don't have a clue where it could have sprung from.  She would say it to anyone that annoyed her.  "Gai kukken afen yam" (prounounced: gay cocken afin yam), which means: "Go $hit in the ocean."   Nice thing for a grandma to say to her grandchildren.  Another thing she used to say (in English) when she didn't want to explain something to us was: "I'll send you a postcard."  
      April 3, 2017 8:09 AM MDT
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  • 17260
    Haha. Love her. Sounds like she could be part of my family. Lol.
      April 3, 2017 8:11 AM MDT
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  • 6124
    It explains a lot about why I am the way I am.  ;-)
      April 3, 2017 8:15 AM MDT
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  • 17260
    As said, fits into my family. Lol.
      April 3, 2017 8:21 AM MDT
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  • 6124
    Points!
    I was wondering if anyone was going to pick up on that.
      April 3, 2017 6:34 PM MDT
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  • 17260
    I was about to say, wait for WW to come (no pun intended) around. Lolz. 
      April 4, 2017 1:15 AM MDT
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  • You need to get your head examined. Usually said to someone who does something perceived as stupid or strange.
    I heard this a lot when I was a kid.
      April 3, 2017 8:40 AM MDT
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  • 17260
    Care to take me along when having yours examined. Mine might need an examination too. Who know what result they will come up with by comparing our heads. Lolz.
      April 3, 2017 8:42 AM MDT
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  • The customer is always right.

    Father knows best.

    No pain, no gain.

    Winners never quit, quitters never win.

    Everything happens for a reason.

      April 3, 2017 9:02 AM MDT
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  • 17260
    Great ones. :-)
      April 3, 2017 9:03 AM MDT
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  • School sports coaches seem especially prone to such rubbish.
      April 3, 2017 9:08 AM MDT
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  • 17260
    Think it goes for the reporters, and the players too. At times the audience as well. ;-)
      April 3, 2017 9:11 AM MDT
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  • 44660
    My fav is "same difference" WHAT?
      April 3, 2017 1:38 PM MDT
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  • 17260
    Never heard that one before. Makes no sense, alright. :-)
      April 3, 2017 2:17 PM MDT
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  • 6124
    I remember that one!  
      April 3, 2017 4:26 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    'You can if you  want to'  -mother always used to say that. 

    'Yes mother but how do I WANT to' ?
      April 3, 2017 2:43 PM MDT
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  • 17260
    Yus. They could be more accurate in means, no? Thanks. :-)
      April 4, 2017 1:17 AM MDT
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  • 6124
    Another one that my grandmother use to say, "Hurry up and wait."  ????
      April 3, 2017 4:27 PM MDT
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  • 17260
    Haha. I love that grandma. She got style. I see where yours is coming from. Love it. :-)
      April 4, 2017 1:18 AM MDT
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  • 44660
    That refers to Navy chowlines.
      April 4, 2017 5:36 AM MDT
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