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raccoon

(31,111 posts) Fri Jan 23, 2015, 05:31 PM Jan 2015

Do the Chinese come up with any proverbs any more?

You know how you hear of "ancient Chinese proverbs."

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Do the Chinese come up with any proverbs any more? (Original Post) raccoon Jan 2015 OP

Not since Chairman Mao died. TreasonousBastard Jan 2015 #1

... pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #2

They tried jmowreader Jan 2015 #3

Those who break wind in church must sit in their own pew. panader0 Jan 2015 #4

been outsourced rurallib Jan 2015 #5

Man who go to bed with sex problem on mind... hay rick Jan 2015 #6

Bwah-ha this actually made me laugh. The key word is "ancient" n/t UTUSN Jan 2015 #7

"Wise men say... Generic Brad Jan 2015 #8

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single deflated football First Speaker Jan 2015 #9

Yeah, but still no one listens..... DeSwiss Jan 2015 #10

They done used 'em all up stuffing fortune cookies years ago Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #11

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. Not since Chairman Mao died.

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Fri Jan 23, 2015, 05:38 PM

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pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

2. ...

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Fri Jan 23, 2015, 05:47 PM

Jan 2015

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)

3. They tried

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Fri Jan 23, 2015, 08:26 PM

Jan 2015

"He who crosses the State shall buy his own bullet" and "Happy is he who stays out of labor camps" didn't sell well.

panader0

(25,816 posts)

4. Those who break wind in church must sit in their own pew.

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Fri Jan 23, 2015, 08:42 PM

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rurallib

(62,423 posts)

5. been outsourced

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Fri Jan 23, 2015, 10:04 PM

Jan 2015

hay rick

(7,624 posts)

6. Man who go to bed with sex problem on mind...

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Fri Jan 23, 2015, 10:44 PM

Jan 2015

wake up in morning with solution in hand.

Oldie but goodie.

UTUSN

(70,708 posts)

7. Bwah-ha this actually made me laugh. The key word is "ancient" n/t

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Fri Jan 23, 2015, 10:52 PM

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Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)

8. "Wise men say...

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Fri Jan 23, 2015, 11:43 PM

Jan 2015

...only fools rush in."

That may not be a Chinese quote, but it should be.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

9. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single deflated football

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Fri Jan 23, 2015, 11:52 PM

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DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)

10. Yeah, but still no one listens.....

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Sat Jan 24, 2015, 01:11 AM

Jan 2015

- I think there might be a market out there for tattoo-needles with spell-checker software! And a library of better proverbs!!

Brother Buzz

(36,444 posts)

11. They done used 'em all up stuffing fortune cookies years ago

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Sat Jan 24, 2015, 01:25 AM

Jan 2015

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