Proverbs - Nathan Meyer style

In March of 2003, I got this e-mail that was going around about well known proverbs. Supposedly a 1st grade teacher asked her class these questions and got some really funny answers. I thought I'd save the e-mail and ask Nathan the same questions some day. That day was yesterday.

Answers by Nathan - age 5.

It's better to be safe than.......to be you (while pointing at Claire - nice).
Strike while the ............................base is there.
It's always darkest before.............bed time.
Never underestimate the power of.................which is true.
You can lead a horse to water but.................you can't ride it.
Don't bite the hand that.............is your dad and mom's.
No news is.........................................you can't watch TV.
A miss is as good as a.....................................man.
You can't teach an old dog new...........................stuff.
If you lie down with dogs, you'll........sniff them.
Love all, trust..............people - and your mom's.....and dad's.
The pen is mightier than the.............................piggy bank.
An idle mind is.........................247.
Where there's smoke there's...............we can't smoke, Mom.
Happy the bride who.....................likes you.
A penny saved is.....................................in your piggy bank.
Two's company, three's.........................four.
Don't put off till tomorrow what.........is your family.
Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and..........you must be sad.
There are none so blind as......................you can't see.
Children should be seen and not...........fussy.
If at first you don't succeed...............cheat. (WHAT?)
You get out of something only what you......(he didn't have an answer for this one).
When the blind leadeth the blind...........wear glasses.
Better late than...................rejoice!


When I got done asking him these, I asked if he had a good time doing it. He said "Yes, we learned a lot." Indeed we did.