“Give a jackass an education and you get a smartass”
"Give a jackass an education and you get a smartass" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, hats and bumper stickers. "Give a jackass an…
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“Give a man a duck and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to duck & he’ll avoid low flying objects”
"Duck" can be used as a noun or a verb. "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime" is a famous saying. There are several…
“Give a man a duck and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to duck and he won’t walk into a bar”
"Duck" can be used as a noun or a verb. "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime" is a famous saying. There are several…
“Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; give a man a welfare check and he’ll vote for a Democrat”
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” is a popular proverb that means that it's better to have a person be able to support…
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime”
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime." This phrase is popularly used in the business world, where it is often said that having…
“Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day… Unless he ordered steak, then you’re a shit waiter”
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime" is a popular proverb. "Give a man a fish,and he'll eat for a day.. Unless he…
“Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he can rob the world”
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” is a popular proverb. "Give a man a gun and he'll rob a bank. Give a man a bank…
“Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. Give a man a central bank and he can rob the world”
“Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he can rob the world” is a saying that became popular in November 2011 with the Occupy Wall Street protests. A newer version…
“Give a man a gun and he’ll rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he’ll rob the world”
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” is a popular proverb. "Give a man a gun and he'll rob a bank. Give a man a bank…
“Give a man a job, you have an employee. Teach him how to shift blame, you have a manager”
A popular proverb is: "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” A joke variation was posted on Twitter by Billy Dyer on January 11,…
“Give a man a plane ticket and he’ll fly for a day” (joke)
A popular proverb is: "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” A joke variation is: "Give a man a plane ticket and he'll…
“Give a Nigerian a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a Nigerian to phish and he becomes a prince”
A popular proverb is: "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” A version of this involves the Nigerian advance-fee scam: "Give…
“Give a Texan an enema, and you can bury him in a matchbox”
Some people think that Texans are full of it. Hence, this saying: "Give a Texan an enema, and you can buy him in a matchbox." There's a lengthy discussion of this saying at the last…
“Give a weed an inch and it will take a yard”
"Give a weed an inch and it will take a yard" (or "If you give a weed an inch, it will take a yard") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. This is a…
“Give away the store” (conceding too much in a transaction)
To "give away the store" is to give away a substantial amount in a transaction. For example, a sports team desperate to acquire a superstar player might "give away the store" in…
“Give blood—play hockey” (“Give blood—play rugby”)
Both rugby and hockey are violent games. The saying "Give Blood -- Play Rugby" was put on bumper stickers in 1975. The saying "Give Blood -- Play Hockey" has been on bumper…
“Give him someone else’s fish and he’ll vote for you”
Entry in progress -- BP “Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; give a man a welfare check and he’ll vote for a Democrat” is a related saying. "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a…
“Give me a dime for a sandwich.”/“Let me see the sandwich first.”
"Please give me a dime (or another amount) for a sandwich" is what a beggar might request. The line usually means that the beggar is hungry and needs the money to buy himself a sandwich…
“Give me a gun and I can rob a bank. Give me a bank and I can rob the world”
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” is a popular proverb. "Give a man a gun and he'll rob a bank. Give a man a bank…
“Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I’ll win a war!” (General George S. Patton quote?)
World War II General George S. Patton is often quoted as saying: "Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I'll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I'll win a…