- Shipments
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When you send something by ship, it's called a cargo.
When you send something by road, it's called a shipment.
Hmmmmm.....?
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- Kill All The Lawyers
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"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."
-- William Shakespeare, "Henry VI", Part IV
(one of his best lines, that...)
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- Getting your proverbs mixed
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A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest.
These are great:- As You Shall Make Your Bed So Shall You... Mess It Up.
- Better Be Safe Than... Punch A 5th Grader.
- Strike While The... Bug Is Close.
- It's Always Darkest Before... Daylight Savings Time.
- Never Under Estimate The Power Of... Termites.
- You Can Lead A Horse To Water But.. How?
- Don't Bite The Hand That... Looks Dirty.
- No News Is... Impossible.
- A Miss Is As Good As A... Mr.
- You Can't Teach An Old Dog New... Math.
- If You Lie Down With The Dogs, You'll... Stink In The Morning.
- Love All, Trust.. Me
- The Pen Is Mightier Than The... Pigs.
- An Idle Mind Is... The Best Way To Relax.
- Where There's Smoke, There's... Pollution.
- Happy The Bride Who... Gets All The Presents!
- A Penny Saved Is... Not Much.
- Two's Company, Three's... The Musketeers.
- Don't Put Off Tomorrow What... You Put On To Go To Bed.
- Laugh And The Whole World Laughs With You, Cry And... You Have To Blow Your Nose.
- Children Should Be Seen And Not... Spanked Or Grounded.
- If At First You Don't Succeed... Get New Batteries.
- You Get Out Of Something What You... See Pictured On The Box.
- When The Blind Leadeth The Blind... Get Out Of The Way.
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- Category: Other wordplay
- Up in the Night
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John: My neighbours were up at three o'clock this morning, shouting and yelling.
Pete: Oh dear. Did they wake you up?
John: Nah. I was already up, practising my bagpipes.
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- Unanswered Questions
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Questions that probably shouldn't be answered...
- Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?
- Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?
- If horrific means to make horrible, does terrific mean to make terrible?
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- Category: Other wordplay
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