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.
Today's Lindism plays on the phrase, "Do as I say, not as I do" which is meant as a caution statement given to children by their parents. The Lindism shares the same sentiment, but in reference to what a parent posts on social media.
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Today's Lindism takes the saying, "Clothes make the man" and pokes fun at our contemporary obsession with the clothes worn at Award shows. The original says that what we wear "makes" us; suggesting that we are given opportunity or barred from them based on how our clothing is received by onlookers. In the Lindism, I'm pointing out that same truth as it relates to Award shows.
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Today's Lindism is a riff on "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." The original cautions that the "old dog" can't learn new ways. In my twist, I'm toying with this past summer's trend of people doing their Youtube version of a dance/song called "Whip Nae Nae." Some people went so far as to try to get their pets in on the trend.
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Today's Lindism plays on the phrase, "Behind every great man is a great woman" meaning that a woman's help is necessary for a man to be great. In my twist, I poke fun at an oddity typical to men: not putting their clothes in the hamper.
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Today's Lindism is built from "Beggars can't be choosers" which is to say that if a person asks for something, the giver gets to decide what's given. It's not for the "beggar" to choose. In my twist, I cite a popular criteria we use to determine if we're going to give. "If a beggar looks like he's going to spend on drinking or drugging, I don't want to support that", we'll say.
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Today's Lindism is a play on "His bark is worse than his bite." The original thought was a comment on one's talk being more harsh than their action. In my twist, I comment on a person's darkness being the poorer of his two sides.
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Today's Lindism comes from the expression, "Ask me questions and I'll tell you no lies" which is to warn away inquiries with the threat of lying. In my twist, I posit that without questioning me you won't grow wise.
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Today's Lindism toys with the saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," which is to say that a small amount of precaution can prevent having to use a great amount of cure. In my twist, I play with the idea that preventing overeating could mean weighing a pound less at Weight Watchers.
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Today's Lindism looks at the phrase, "You reap what you sow" and turns it on its head. The original says that what we invest in something is the measure of what we'll get back. In my twist, I'm saying that what we take out on loan, though we really want it at the time, can later bring tears.
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Today's Lindism is a play on the saying, "Accidents happen" which seems to alert us that we should be aware that accidents will happen at times. That's just life. In my twist, I note that accidents can sour things. Just because they happen doesn't mean that they don't impact us negatively.
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Today's Lindism pokes fun at the saying, "You made your bed. Now sleep in it!" The original is an exhortation to deal with the consequences of your actions. In my twist, I'm saying that after making your choice, enjoy it. Have fun with it!
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Today's Lindsim plays on the expression, "Once bitten twice shy" which is to say that if you have a bad experience with someone or something you'll shy away from it a second time. In my twist, I'm supposing that something that "bites" you the first time should have kept you from acting a second time but it didn't and now one asks "why?"
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Today's Lindism plays on the expression, "Truth is stranger than fiction." The original says that what's true can be more fantastically unbelievable than what's made up. In my twist, I point out that telling the truth takes more bravery at times than making up something.
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Today's Lindism tips its hat to "You are what you eat." In my twist, I'm saying that you deem worthy of tweeting tells us who you are.
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Today's Lindism builds on the expression, "A man with a hammer sees every problem as a nail." The Lindism plays with the idea that a man sometimes wants to build things with his hammer when an opportunity presents itself as if he was on a home makeover show.
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Today's Lindism spins the saying, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" which is to say that the onlooker determines if what he sees is beautiful. My Lindism is a comment on how today's filtering tools let us enhance photos to increase their beauty.
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Today's Lindism plays on the phrase "Hindsight is 20/20" meaning that when you look back on something one can see clearly what happened, more so than while it's unfolding. In my twist, I'm saying that age can skew what you recall from days gone by.
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Today's Lindism is a take off on "An honest day's work for an honest day's pay" which speaks to paying fairly for honest work. In my twist, I'm saying that we earn the day of play for an honest day's work.
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Today's Lindism is a play on the expression, "Bad publicity is good publicity" which means that having publicity at all is a good thing regardless of whether it's in a good or bad light. The Lindism points to how bad publicity is toxic.
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Today's Lindism is a play on "A problem shared is a problem halved" which is to say that sharing a problem splits it in half. The Lindism twist says that sharing a problem is what makes up a Dr. Phil episode.
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