PRECOCIOUS KIDS --- USA STYLE!

PROVERBIALLY YOURS

A 1st grade school teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these are first-graders, 6-year-olds , because the last one is a classic! (Thanks, Maeve Keane!)
1. Don't change horses
until they stop running.
2. Strike while the
bug is close.
3. It's always darkest before
Daylight Saving Time.
4. Never underestimate the power of
termites.
5. You can lead a horse to water but
How?
6. Don't bite the hand that
looks dirty.
7. No news is
impossible
8. A miss is as good as a
Mr.
9. You can't teach an old dog new
Math
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll
stink in the morning.
11. Love all, trust
Me.
12. The pen is mightier than the
pigs.
13. An idle mind is
the best way to relax .
14. Where there's smoke there's
pollution.
15. Happy the bride who
gets all the presents.
16. A penny saved is
not much.
17. Two's company, three's
the Musketeers.
18. Don't put off till tomorrow what
you put on to go to bed.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and
You have to blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as
Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not
spanked or grounded.
22. If at first you don't succeed
get new batteries.
23. You get out of something only what you
See in the picture on the box
24. When the blind lead the blind
get out of the way.
25. A bird in the hand
is going to poop on you.

And the WINNER, and last one!

26. Better late than
pregnant

SADNESS - MY VILLAGE IN DECLINE 2010

ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
Advertisements confirming the closedown of the flagship furniture outlet, Curleys, were received with dismay this week. The decrease in passing traffic due to the opening of the new Motorway, M6, is being blamed as a factor in the decision. This closure will leave a huge gap in the economic life of the area. Already there are To Let or To Lease signs in the windows of 8 premises, contributing to an air of decay in the village. There are 10 businesses still trading, though some would claim that turnover is considerably less. A bright spark on the horizon, though not in the sense of economic upturn, is the refurbishment and extension of the local Garda Station which is soon to be completed.
Here are some more empty buildings.........