This site is about Lindisms: comic musings of a complex world. On this blog, I'll talk about the saying that I'm riffing on and its meaning.
This Christmas Lindism plays on the saying, "Waste not, want not" which is a directive not to waste so that you'll not be in need. The Lindism plays on our desire to have eggnog during the season and cautions against tasting it to avoid wanting it.
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Today's Lindism tips its hat to "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" which is to say that you shouldn't put all your hopes in one place. The Lindism warns of splurging all your eggs into one omelette, thus putting your health in danger.
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Today's Lindism plays on the saying, "Better late than never" which purports that it's better to get somewhere late than never at all. The Lindism toys with the idea of taking a cab to avoid being late, but still being late and adding an expensively inefficient cab ride.
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Today's Lindism plays on "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" which is an encouragement to treat others as you want to be treated. In the Lindism, I'm saying that you should treat others in a way that you'd be fine with them posting to social media.
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Today's Lindism is a play on "Only the strong survive" which is to say that weakness is fatal. In the Lindism I play with a different idea that rhymes. The message is simple. It's wrong to divide people and you're wrong when you do it.
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Today's Lindism takes the phrase "Do not bite off your nose to spite your face" and twists it. The original is a warning not to hurt yourself by damaging, in anger, something that's yours. In my Lindism, I play with the idea that when we want to hurt mom, being part of us, we'd hurt ourselves.
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Today's Lindism plays on the repeat for this site "All that glitters is not gold" which warns us that what sparkles isn't all of great value. My Lindism is a reminder that what glitters also may not be washable.
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Today's Lindism is a play on the saying, "Monkey see. Monkey do". It's an observation of how someone will act on what they see someone else doing. In my Lindism, I toy with the current ad campaign born out of these fear of terrorism times that urges Americans to say something if they see something suspicious.
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Today's Lindism is a tip of the hat to "Every dog has his day" which is to say everyone has a high time in his life. In my twist, I point out that each "dog" also has his way to "play" suggesting that we all have our own ways.
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Today's Lindism plays on "Count your blessings" which reminds us to be grateful. In my twist, I remind people to keep an eye on how often you mess up; not in terms of trying something new and failing, but messing up in an ignoble way. Doing things with evil intentions is not good and should be kept to a minimum.
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Today's Lindism tips its hat to "Dead men tell no tales." My twist puts our contemporary way of communicating out front.
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Today's Lindism is a play on "Cleanliness is next to godliness" which is to say that keeping things clean is a godly quality. In my twist, I'm saying that cleanliness is not achievable in my home.
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Today's Lindism is a play on "Better the devil you know than the devil you don't". This saying suggests that a poor situation is more tolerable than an unknown situation. In the Lindism I'm saying that the partner you're with, devilish though he may be, might be better than the prospective person you meet on Tinder.
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Today's Lindism takes a swipe at "When in Rome do as the Romans do". The original instructs us to follow the ways of the people who live wherever you visit. My take plays with the term "roaming" which cell phone companies may charge when you travel.
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Today's Lindism toys with "A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client" which purports that it's foolish to defend yourself in the court of law. In my twist, I'm saying that in taking responsibility for building your own case one has to also prepare to be the subject of the cannon of attorney jokes that are so common in some circles.
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Today's Lindism is a spin on the saying, "It is better to give than to receive" which is to say that giving is better than receiving. In my twist I'm saying that it's better to live than to back away from engaging in life.
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Today's Lindism is a play on the expression, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink" which is to say that you can take a person to what they need, but it's on them to take it in. In my twist, I'm saying that you can lead a person somewhere, but they can give in to fears that come out in wanting proof that it's safe.
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Today's Lindism toys with the saying, "Do not cry over spilled milk" which is to say crying over some unpleasant thing that can't be undone has no point. Your energy is better spent taking a step toward fixing it. In my twist, I'm suggesting that crying over fallen items of a shopping cart (with Black Friday upon us) is useless too.
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Today's Lindism plays with the expression, "Do not bite the hand that feeds you" which warns against attacking something that you're profiting from. In my twist, I'm using the "bite" literally in recognition of Thanksgiving and encouraging you not to bite the hand of whoever's feeding you, but rather the turkey.
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Today's Lindism is a play on the expression, "Do not put the cart before the horse." This saying instructs on taking action in proper order rather than trying to skip to the end. In my twist, I play with the idea on a contemporary level.
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