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Deep Thoughts

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By Kendall Defoe Published about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
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Deep Thoughts
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An apple a day makes you type out clichés.

A bird in the hand is worth a whole meal at KFC.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be without money problems.

If you can't say something nice about people, Tweet it.

Blood is thicker than water that did not come from a tap in Detroit.

Actions speak louder than words, unless the person shouts while doing something really crazy.

The early bird catches the worm because no one else wants to eat it.

The pen is mightier than the sword, especially if you write with a gun.

No man is an island; most are archipelagos that seem endless and very distant.

Do not judge a book by its cover; read the first page and then get disappointed.

It takes two to tango, but only one to embarrass yourself.

Practice what you preach, unless you are an amateur proctologist.

Two wrongs don't make a right, but three comes pretty close.

All's well that ends by the time the clock runs out.

Familiarity breeds contempt; families breed too much.

Love is blind, deaf, dumb, and often ignores the senses of smell and taste.

Cleanliness is next to godliness, unless you are using a dictionary (mine has it next to ''cleavage'').

Look before you leap, and then take the stairs.

Practice makes perfect...that's why I keep practicing...

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Kendall Defoe

Teacher, reader, writer, dreamer... I am a college instructor who cannot stop letting his thoughts end up on the page.

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  • Lilly Cooperabout a year ago

    Amusing and brief. Perfectly Vocal 😆 Well done!

  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    Haha. That's great.

  • Lol, this was hilarious! My favourite is this: Love is blind, deaf, dumb, and often ignores the senses of smell and taste. Love is definitely retarded, lol!

  • Sofie Weberabout a year ago

    Great job with your free verse! I love how you've taken familiar sayings and turned them on their heads with your clever twists. It's both humorous and thought-provoking at the same time. Keep up the good work 😀

  • cd3about a year ago

    hahahahaahhahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love it!!!!!

  • Dana Crandellabout a year ago

    Thanks for the laughs! This was really clever and well done!

  • Paul Stewartabout a year ago

    Loved this. Made me laugh a lot, and you hit the nail on the head with so many of these run-ragged cliches!

  • L.C. Schäferabout a year ago

    Very clever! I love wordplay 😁

  • Andrei Z.about a year ago

    Great lines!

  • ThatWriterWomanabout a year ago

    Haha - I loved this! Thanks Kendall!

  • Roy Stevensabout a year ago

    My favourite: 'Love is blind, deaf, dumb, and often ignores the senses of smell and taste.' As cringey as it is funny!

  • You really are on a roll today. Well done & lots of fun.

  • Nice💖

  • Brenton Fabout a year ago

    A cliché mash of sorts - well done!

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