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   "Careless words may kindle strife,
     Cruel words may wreck a life,
     Timely words may lessen stress,
     Loving words might heal and bless.
     Wise words help us progress
     But words that bring a smile are best."
                                      -- Author Unknown

 

 

. Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine.
. A backward poet writes inverse.
. A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.
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Dijon vu - the same mustard as before.
. Practice safe eating - always use condiments.
. Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death.
. A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy.
. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
. Dancing cheek-to-cheek is a form of floor play.
. Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
. Reading while sunbathing makes one well red.
. When two egotists meet, it's an i for an i.
. A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is just two tired.
. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
. In a democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes.
. She was engaged to a boyfriend with a wooden leg but broke it off.
. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
. If you don't pay your exorcist, you get repossessed.
. With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.
. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.
. The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.
. You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.
. Local Area Network in Australia: the LAN down under.
. He often broke into song because he couldn't find the key.
. Every calendar's days are numbered.
. A lot of money is tainted - It taint yours and it taint mine.
. A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.
. He had a photographic memory that was never developed.
. A midget fortuneteller who escapes from prison is a small medium at large.
. Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.
. Once you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall.
. Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis.
. Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses.
. Acupuncture: a jab well done.

A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn.

Show me a man who stands on his own two feet and I'll show you a man who can't get his pants on.

The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made.

He who laughs last, probably didn't get the joke.

If the shoe fits, buy it.

Today is the last day of your life, so far.

Let not the sands of time get in your lunch.

Life in a vacuum sucks.

May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.

There are three kinds of people: those who can count, and those who can't.

Never lick a gift horse in the mouth.

Everything should be made as simple as possible but no simpler.

Indecision is the key to flexibility.

Behind every great man is his butt.

Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?

A penny for your thoughts; $20 to act them out.

After all is said and done, usually more is said.

Don't judge a book by its mini-series.

Never *MOON* a werewolf.

According to recent surveys, 51% of the people are always in the majority.

There is nothing wrong with having nothing to say unless you insist on saying it.

Procrastinate now !!!

Mexican Proverbs

Make deaf ears to stupid words.

You judge the way you live.

In this world there is neither truth nor lie, everything is like the color of the crystal through which you gaze.

Don't break down, rope; this is the last jerk!

The most desirable woman is the one who belongs to someone else.

The sin carries its own penance.

God does not hear you if you do not speak.

Pray indeed, but get to work!

There is more time than life.

He who lives with hope dies happy.

The devil is wiser not because he's the devil, but because he's old.

In youth we learn, in old age we understand.

Youth is a folly; maturity, a struggle; old age a remorse.

Revenge is a dish that tastes better cold.

The brave man lives until the coward wants.

Money is a good servant but an evil master.

Jealous about honor, careless about providing.

A lamp in the street, obscurity at home.

The deaf cannot listen, but invent well.

It is not enough to know how to ride, you must also know how to fall.

Don't cut your cactus in a neighbor's garden.

It's better to be poor, than to live alone.

Conversation is food for the soul.

Love is blind, but not the neighbors.

A person born to be a flower pot will not go beyond the porch.

It's not the fault of the mouse who wants the cheese, but of the one who sets the trap.

The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman.

The right time to dine is, for the rich man, when he is hungry, and for the poor man, when he has something to eat.

Envious persons do not compliment, they criticize.

We were born to die no matter what.

A change is as good as a rest. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)

A day is lost if one has not laughed. - French

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Contentment makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor. - Ben Franklin (1706-1790)

Different strokes for different folks. - Clarence Darrow (1857-1938)

Diligence is the mother of good luck. - Ben Franklin

Do not attempt too much at once. - Aesop (c.620-560 BC)

Do not squander time for that is the stuff that life is made of. - Ben Franklin

Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. - Bible

Don't call the alligator big mouth until you have crossed the river. - Belizean

Don't find fault, find a remedy. - Henry Ford (1863-1947)

Don't let the grass grow on the path of friendship. - Blackfoot (Native American)

Don't talk unless you can improve the silence. - unknown

Enough is as good as a feast. - Sir Thomas Mallory (d.1471))

Experience is the best teacher. - Latin Proverb

Failure is the path of least persistence. - unknown

Feed a cold and starve a fever. - C. Morley (1939)

Fools are like other folks as long as they are silent. - Danish

Genius is mainly a great aptitude for patience. - Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon (1707-1788)

Genius is ninety percent perspiration and ten percent inspiration. - Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

Give an extra piece of cake to a stepchild.- Korean

Good example is the best sermon. - Ben Franklin

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. - Aesop

Half the truth is often a whole lie. - Ben Franklin

Happiness depends on ourselves. - Aristotle (384-322 BC)

Happiness isn't a goal, it's a by-product. - Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

Hold a true friend with both your hands. - Nigerian Proverb

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. - Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)

If the rich could hire people to die for them, the poor could make a nice living. - Yiddish

If you want to lift yourself up, lift someone else up.- Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)

If youth knew, if age could. - Henri Estienne (1531-1598)

Judge not, lest ye be judged. Bible

Kind words are short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. - Mother Teresa (1910-1997)

Life is short and full of blisters.- African-American

Life is the greatest bargain; we get it for nothing.- Yiddish

Life is too short to waste. - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Life is what you make it. - Grandma Moses (1860-1961)

Life isn't all beer and skittles. - Thomas Chandler Haliburton [no relation to Dick Cheney] (1796-1865)

Manana is the busiest day of the week. -Spanish

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself but talent instantly recognizes genius. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

One who marries for love alone might have bad days but good nights.- Egyptian

Patience is the companion of wisdom. - St. Augustine (354-430)

Plan your life at New Year's, your day at dawn. - Japanese

Praise the young and they will blossom. - Irish Proverb

Quarrels never could last long, if on one side only lay the wrong. - Ben Franklin

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. - Dalai Lama

Rudeness is a weak man's imitation of strength. - Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)

Sing away sorrow, cast away care. - Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)

Sometimes, less is more. - William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Sometimes the remedy is worse than the disease. - Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Tell me what you are conceited about, and I'll tell you what you lack. - Argentinian

Tell me whom you admire and I'll tell you who you are.- African-American

The best things in life are free. - B.G. DeSilva (1927)

The doors of wisdom are never shut. - Ben Franklin

The grand instructor, time. - Edmund Burke (1729-1797)

There would be no great men if there were no little ones. - George Herbert (1593-1633)

There's none so blind as those who refuse to see. - French Proverb

Time is the rider that breaks our youth. - George Herbert (1593-1633)

United we stand; divided we fall. - Aesop

Vices are their own punishment. - Aesop

Well done is better than well said. - Ben Franklin

 

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