PC-SIG: World of Games/PC-SIG World of Games (CDRM1080710) (1993).iso/1691/CLICHE

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/* Here are a bunch of cliches and old sayings, split into chunks so that
they can be rearranged in amusing ways:
*/
cliche: {$noun1 a day keeps $noun2 away.}
     |{$noun1 has $noun1.}
     |{$noun1 $prep1 is worth two $prep1.}
     |{$noun2 can lead $noun2 $prep1 but $noun2 cannot make him drink.}
     |{$noun1 is $noun2 $prep1.}
     |{$noun1 must come down.}
     |{Not even $noun2 fight against $noun1.}
     |{$noun1 is $noun1.}
     |{The best things $prep1 are free.}
     |{Know $noun2.}
     |{The cautious seldom err.}
     |{To go $prep1 is as wrong as $prep1.}
     |{The only thing we have $prep1 is $noun2 itself.}
     |{Love $noun1 as $noun2.}
     |{Early $prep1 and early $prep1 makes $noun1 $adj, $adj, and $adj.}
     |{$expletive what light through yonder window breaks!}
     |{$noun1 is a many splendored $noun2.}
     |{$noun1 of beauty is $noun2 forever.}
     |{The unexamined $noun1 is not $prep1.}
     |{Just do it.}
     |{$noun1 is never having $prep1.}
     |{$noun1 is short, eat $noun2 first.}
     |{What's $prep1, is worth doing $adj.}
     |{Neither $noun1, nor $noun2 be.}
     |{I have not yet begun $prep1.}
     |{When the going gets $adj, $noun1 get going.}
     |{Beam me up, $pron, there's no $adj $noun1 down here.}
     |{He's $adj, $pron}
     |{Every $noun1 has his day.}
     |{Life's $noun1, then you die.}
     |{You're not getting $adj, you're getting $adj.}
     |{If it ain't $adj, don't fix it.}
     |{If it walks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck,
it's $noun1.}
     |{If $noun1 can go wrong, it will.}
     |{Don't worry, be $adj.}
     |{Have a $adj $noun1.}
     |{Never look $noun1 in the mouth.}
     |{If it had been $noun1, it would have bit you.}
     |{He ain't $adj, he's $noun1.}
     |{Don't get $adj, get $noun1.}
     |{Garbage in, $noun1 out.}
     |{Keep it $adj, stupid.}
     |{All that glitters is not $noun1.}
     |{$noun1 by any other name would smell as $adj.}
     |{$noun1 catches the worm.}
     ;

noun1!u: {an apple}
     |{the early bird}
     |{every cloud}
     |{a silver lining}
     |{necessity}
     |{what goes up}
     |{a penny saved}
     |{a man}
     |{a penny earned}
     |{necessity}
     |{thy brother}
     |{love}
     |{thing}
     |{life}
     |{a rose}
     |{love}
     |{a borrower}
     |{the tough}
     |{life}
     |{dog}
     |{a bitch}
     |{a duck}
     |{anything}
     |{day}
     |{horse}
     |{a snake}
     |{my brother}
     |{even}
     |{garbage}
     |{gold}
     |{a gift horse}
     ;

noun2!u: {the doctor}
     |{a bird}
     |{a horse}
     |{you}
     |{the mother}
     |{the gods}
     |{thyself}
     |{fear}
     |{a thing}
     |{a joy}
     |{dessert}
     |{a lender}
     |{tough}
     ;

prep1!u: {in the hand}
     |{in the bush}
     |{of invention}
     |{in life}
     |{beyond}
     |{to fall short}
     |{to fear}
     |{to bed}
     |{to rise}
     |{worth living}
     |{to say you're sorry}
     |{worth doing}
     |{to fight}
     ;

adj!u: {healthy}
     |{wealthy}
     |{wise}
     |{well}
     |{intelligent}
     |{dead}
     |{sweet}
     |{older}
     |{better}
     |{broke}
     |{happy}
     |{nice}
     |{heavy}
     |{mad}
     |{simple}
     ;

expletive!u: {Hark!}
     |{Yo!}
     |{Dang!}
     |{Whoa!}
     ;

pron!u: {Scotty}
     |{Jim}
     ;