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Comments on Puzzle #30015: My proverb
By Belita (belita)

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Puzzle Description:

Can you guess it?

#1: Claudia (clau_bolson) on Jul 16, 2017 [SPOILER]

Is that a house hat?
#2: Liz Walls (walls1276) on Jul 16, 2017 [SPOILER]
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
#3: Belita (belita) on Jul 16, 2017 [SPOILER]
You got it, Liz. The house is a famous Mies Van Der Rohe glass house, or the closest I could get in a 30 x 30 grid. I've heard it said that you know when someone's brain has made all the connections and they're thinking like an adult when they understand that proverb. If they think it's about breaking glass, they aren't there yet.
#4: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Jul 16, 2017
Nice one. Also, good advice.
#5: diane v (dmv) on Jul 17, 2017 [SPOILER]
This reminds me of a really bad joke told by my 7th grade music teacher, who was always telling punny jokes:

In a particular small country, there was a king. He was much beloved of the people, and so they built for him a castle. But they were poor people and could only afford to build it out of grass. So they worked for weeks, and finally completed a lovely woven grass castle for him. And the king was pleased.

Another country, significantly richer than the first, presented a peace offering of an ornate throne. The king accepted this gift graciously and was most pleased. The only trouble was, the throne was very uncomfortable. So the king got himself a more comfortable chair and kept the massive throne in the attic. Naturally, it fell through the floor and killed him.

The moral of this story: People who live in grass houses shouldn't stow thrones.
#6: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Jul 17, 2017
Groan!
#7: Teresa K (fasstar) on Jul 17, 2017
i love punny jokes, and that was a good one, Diane. Thanks.

Belita, I love this puzzle. It was fun to solve, and fun to guess the proverb. I hope you are inspired to make more puzzles for us. Please? :-)
#8: besmirched tea (besmirched tea) on Jul 17, 2017 [SPOILER]
I heard it as "People who live in glass houses should dress in the basement"
#9: Teresa K (fasstar) on Jul 17, 2017
:-D
#10: Aurelian Ginkgo (AurelianGinkgo) on Jul 18, 2017
All of these plays-on-words are very funny. I love puns so much; they're the most clever kind of joke. When a pun compounds with some sort of language device, it is the best. Turning a proverb into a pun is a good example. The paradoxical pun is my favorite, and I have only achieved it once. My favorite compound pun is this, "I butter get out of this jam, or I'm toast." Say that next time you're in trouble at breakfast.
#11: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Jul 18, 2017
Funny one, Aurelian. :)
#12: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Jul 19, 2017
Shoulda put that throne in the basement!

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