Proverbs

Source: Games For All Occasions
Category: GAMES FOR ADULTS



"Proverbs" is a game that will always remain popular. One of the players
is sent out of the room, and during his absence the others decide upon a
well-known proverb which he must, by asking questions, guess on his
return. The answers to the questions must each contain one word of the
proverb. For instance, suppose the players fix on the proverb "It's
never too late to mend," the question asked, and answers given, will
perhaps be similar to the following;--

Questioner (to first player).--"Is the proverb one that you would
guess easily?"

Answer.--"As I'm not in your place =it's= impossible for me to say."

Questioner (to second player).--"Am I mistaken, or did I see you at
the theatre last night?"

Answer.--"I =never= go to theatres, so you must have made a
mistake."

Questioner (to second player).--"Do you consider this game amusing,
or the reverse?"

Answer.--"At the present moment it's really =too= amusing for me to
keep my countenance."

Questioner (to fourth player).--"How was it I didn't see you at
dinner, Mr. Francis?"

Answer.--"I was detained at the office, so arrived =late=."

Questioner (to fifth player).--"Were you skating this afternoon,
Miss Philips?"

Answer.--"No, I meant =to= have gone, but felt too tired after last
night's festivities."

Questioner (to sixth player).--"You're looking terribly bored, Miss
Jones, would you rather take my place?"

Answer.--"I would willingly; but my doing so wouldn't =mend=
matters."

If the interrogator cannot discover the proverb after the first round of
questions and answers, he must go round again, and again. The player
whose answer reveals to him the proverb, must go outside in his place.

The following proverbs are all excellent for this game:--

"A new broom sweeps clean."

"A stitch in time saves nine."

"Make hay while the sun shines."

"Waste not, want not."

"Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day."

"Fine feathers make fine birds."

"Marry in haste, repent in leisure."

"The empty vessel makes the greatest sound."

"Make the best of a bad bargain."

"Out of sight, out of mind."

"Safe bind, safe find."

"Half a loaf is better than no bread."

"A rolling stone gathers no moss."

"One good turn deserves another."

"Look before you leap."

"Faint heart never won fair lady."

"A friend in need, is a friend indeed."

"A bad workman quarrels with his tools."

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

"A cat may look at a king."

"Aching teeth are ill tenants."

"A creaking door hangs long on the hinges."

"A drowning man will catch at a straw."

"After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile."


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