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Just recently I was thinking about the expression “Early bird gets the worm.” First off, who even likes to eat worms? Gross. What’s the corollary for night owls
by reidjs 3y ago
Just recently I was thinking about the expression “Early bird gets the worm.” First off, who even likes to eat worms? Gross. What’s the corollary for night owls? “Night owl gets the rat?” I don’t want to eat rats either. And what type of bird represents everyone else? The Pigeon? Pigeons eat whatever they want. Why am I waking up early for worms and staying up late for rats? Pigeons are eating best out of all the birds and they wake up whenever the hell they want.
- thriftwy 3y agoWho do not like jelly worms? Pigeons has high parasite load, due to cramped living, and feed from dumpster cans. Not cool
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- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago> “Early bird gets the worm.” First off, who even likes to eat worms? Birds. Hence the saying. The thing about metaphors is that they're not literal.
- eyelidlessness 3y agoWhat’s a kind of bird that goes woosh?
- anothernewdude 3y agoActually metaphors literally are literal. That's why dictionaries can change the meaning of literally to mean figuratively, instead of understanding figurative language.
- truculent 3y agoThe corollary is “the early worm gets the bird”
- amanaplanacanal 3y agoThe early worm should have stayed in bed.
- imperialdrive 3y agoIt is: The early bird gets the worm, but the second rat gets the cheese.
- happytiger 3y agoDon’t you mean, “the early worm gets the Fremen?” I could have my stories confused, but I swear there was a story about worms.