Was coming back home after meeting some friends (yes I do happen to have those!!!) when I saw an ad on a hoarding say "Those who live in glass houses should change in the dark". Now I don't remember what it was meant to be an ad for but it got me thinking of the other idioms/phrases that we commonly come across, which could be changed in a similar way. So here I present a few, the original on top and the changed one immediately after it. Mind, some of the changed ones are original!!!
Original : Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Changed: Those who live in glass houses should change in the dark! (This is what started the whole exercise)
O: Out of sight, out of mind
C: Out of sight, get new specs!
O: A friend in need is a friend indeed
C: A friend in need is the only kind of friend you will have!!
O: Behind every great man, there's a great woman
C: Behind every great man, there're a great many women!!
O: Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
C: Better to have loved and lost than to have loved and being stuck!!
O: Cut off your nose to spite your face
C: Cut off your nose and improve your face!!!
O: Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration
C: Genius, now-a-days, is 1% inspiration and 99% publicity and hype!!!
O: He who can, does; he who can't, teaches
C: He who can, does; he who can't, manages!!
O: Marry in haste; Repent at leisure
C: Marry; Repent
O: To err is human; to forgive, divine
C: To err is human; to blame it on the computer, more so!!
O: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them
C: Some are born mediocre. some achieve mediocrity, some have mediocrity thrust upon them!!!
O: Absence makes the heart grow fonder
C: Absence makes the heart look yonder!!!
Hope you liked them. This was just an exercise in fun, so no hard feelings. And please contribute if you have any.
Original : Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Changed: Those who live in glass houses should change in the dark! (This is what started the whole exercise)
O: Out of sight, out of mind
C: Out of sight, get new specs!
O: A friend in need is a friend indeed
C: A friend in need is the only kind of friend you will have!!
O: Behind every great man, there's a great woman
C: Behind every great man, there're a great many women!!
O: Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
C: Better to have loved and lost than to have loved and being stuck!!
O: Cut off your nose to spite your face
C: Cut off your nose and improve your face!!!
O: Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration
C: Genius, now-a-days, is 1% inspiration and 99% publicity and hype!!!
O: He who can, does; he who can't, teaches
C: He who can, does; he who can't, manages!!
O: Marry in haste; Repent at leisure
C: Marry; Repent
O: To err is human; to forgive, divine
C: To err is human; to blame it on the computer, more so!!
O: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them
C: Some are born mediocre. some achieve mediocrity, some have mediocrity thrust upon them!!!
O: Absence makes the heart grow fonder
C: Absence makes the heart look yonder!!!
Hope you liked them. This was just an exercise in fun, so no hard feelings. And please contribute if you have any.
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