Proverbs that are obviously Bollocks

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rf_fozzy Jun 2021 12:45am, 7 Jun 2021 14,679 posts	0 rf_fozzy Nice guys finish last. Err Actually this is probably true
AJLB Nov 2022 9:22am, 27 Nov 2022 328 posts	0 AJLB "The night is darkest before the dawn" - no, it gets gradually lighter until sunrise!
Ocelot Spleens Nov 2022 9:39am, 27 Nov 2022 35,442 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens The snail is coming, who knows when it arrives.
Ocelot Spleens Nov 2022 9:54am, 27 Nov 2022 35,448 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens If you like to sled, you have to like to drag the sled
Velociraptor Nov 2022 10:03am, 27 Nov 2022 61,261 posts	0 Velociraptor An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Because doctors are always coming round to your house being controlling about what you eat.
rf_fozzy Nov 2022 1:03pm, 27 Nov 2022 18,864 posts	0 rf_fozzy One is the loneliest number. It's a mathematical construct and so therefore cannot have feelings.
stilldreaming Nov 2022 4:21pm, 27 Nov 2022 1,069 posts	0 stilldreaming [Probably should be on that other thread, but until embarrassingly recently I didn't realise that proverbs come from the Old Testament of the Bible 🤦‍♀️].
AJLB Nov 2022 4:30pm, 27 Nov 2022 329 posts	0 AJLB I don't think any of the proverbs mentioned here come from the book of Proverbs!