tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post7220008832478953715..comments2023-11-27T23:30:40.341-05:00Comments on Anything But Theist: Rethinking Some ClichésAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-73040619405525150092011-08-13T22:37:45.750-04:002011-08-13T22:37:45.750-04:00"Money may not grow on trees, but an apple pi..."Money may not grow on trees, but an apple picker makes a living from the fruits of his labor."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-63558482537475032962011-08-13T22:36:38.856-04:002011-08-13T22:36:38.856-04:00Then he made money from the trees, not what grew o...Then he made money from the trees, not what grew on them. Come back when you find someone who picked fruit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-61677989487695238632011-08-13T22:35:37.478-04:002011-08-13T22:35:37.478-04:00“Money doesn’t grow on trees.”
Excuse me, but my ...<i>“Money doesn’t grow on trees.”</i><br /><br />Excuse me, but my grandfather was a logger. He made a fortune selling wood.Gun-Toting Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16257243603888510320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721082653718997788.post-35670037467442576472011-08-13T02:03:00.022-04:002011-08-13T02:03:00.022-04:00I often clarify to try to sync reality up with the...I often clarify to try to sync reality up with the idiom. For example, I once said he was "quite as a mouse," but then clarified, "not as a busy, mouse, but a mouse that is perfectly still." <br /><br />Now that you mentioned it, though, "chew someone out," is just a ridiculous statement.John Mystehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263634313238599515noreply@blogger.com