Well Known Phrases

See how many of these well known phrases you can recognize without the use of a dictionary or a thesaurus . . . .

1. Scintillate, scintaillate, asteroid minific
   
   
2. Surveillance should precede caltation
   
   
3. Members of an avian species of identical plumage congregate
   
   
4. Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity
   
   
5. It is fruitless to become lachrymose over precipitately departed lacteal fluid
   
   
6. Freedom from incrustations of grime is contiguous to rectitude
   
   
7. The stylus is more potent than the scimitar
   
   
8. It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers
   
   
9. Eschew the implement of correction and vitiate the scion
   
   
10. The temperature of the aqueous content of an unremittingly ogled saucepan does not reach 212 degrees F.
    
    
11. All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly suriferous.
    
    
12. Where there are visible vapors having their prevalence in ingnited carbonaceous materials, there is conflagration.

ANSWERS:


1. Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
   
   
2. Look before you leap.
   
   
3. Birds of a feather flock together.
   
   
4. Beauty is only skin deep.
   
   
5. No use crying over spilt milk.
   
   
6. Cleanliness is next to godliness.
   
   
7. The pen is mightier than the sword.
   
   
8. Can't teach an old dog new tricks.
   
   
9. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
   
   
10. A watched pot never boils.
    
    
11. All that glitters is not gold.
    
    
12. Where there's smoke, there's fire.

[ Author Unknown -- from 'Buffalos Chips' (buffalos-g-jokes.yahoogroups.com) ]