Braingle: 'Proverbs By Another Name' Brain Teaser

Proverbs By Another Name

Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.

Puzzle ID:	#18436
Fun:	(3.06)
Difficulty:	(1.84)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	wizecracker55
Corrected By:	horse_luver

Each group of words below is a commonly known phrase. Try to guess what that phrase is.

1.The total entity of substances which exhibit a reflection of light particles in awesome profusion are not necessarily composed of a soft, yellow metallic substance.

2. A couple offers possibility of camaraderie, while trebly aggregates often have the appearances of a multitude.

3. A member of the class of Aves that energizes rapidly from a state of nocturnal hibernation is able to seize by force or stratagem the lumbrious terristris.

4. Homosapiens who inhabit abodes composed of pellucid substances containing silicon materials should be prudent of casting hard cobbles.

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Comments

kesavan7777 Oct 11, 2004	very nice and beautifully ornamented, marvellously clothed.
Tiggr Nov 20, 2004	Very good Thank God I have a heightened lexicon or I would've never gotten those.
(user deleted) Nov 20, 2004	Exceptionally Well Done!!! It is gratifying to see evidence of others utilizing their brain case for something more than simply a convenient recepticle for placing a decorative covering!
Nicky101 Nov 20, 2004	This is more of a science one. Homosapiens? Be courteous to the younger ones! It was good though.
I_am_the_Omega Nov 20, 2004	Heh.. pretty good.. only one i got was "early bird," and got parts of the other ones.. but i'm not sure all those words translate exactly the way you used em ... =P
koty Nov 20, 2004	yes,you have to remember the younger ones!!but that was good!
Chelsie Nov 22, 2004	I loved it, got all BUT number 2. Well Done!!
BrenBeadSP Nov 24, 2004	Great teaser, excellent comments, wish I was as witty.
goldmare Dec 19, 2004	This is a really great teaser. I only got #3 and I never heard #4 before. But either way they were all well done.
alicewashere13 Jan 07, 2005	these are spiffy
smarty_blondy Oct 05, 2005	Splendid.
whazzitt Nov 20, 2005	One of the best, I got all but Number 2. After reading it again, I should have gotten it! Great puzzle. I like the ones you've got to think about and have unusual words. Good Job!
karenokupniak Nov 20, 2005	Got 'em all, but not because I know what any of those words mean. Major-league vocabulary exercise here. Really enjoyed it.
bluehawk Nov 20, 2005	. i MISSED #2, OUCH. VERY GOOD WISECRACKER !
Brainy_1 Nov 20, 2005	Very Good! I got 2 of them, but my brain started to hurt after reading them! Nicely done.
leroy_h Nov 20, 2005	i got the last one. thats good for me.
IMPAUDITOR2 Nov 20, 2005	NICE TO SEE SOME OF THOSE WORDS THAT REGULARLY APPEARED ON MY SENIOR CLASS ENGLISH VOCABULARY TEST
Cregan Nov 20, 2005	Keep 'em coming!
boodler Nov 20, 2005	just one comment, the original quote is "all that glisters is not gold"! One never sees that, though.
martiemr Nov 20, 2005	easy for me [tapped into area of my talent] but challenging none the less. can we have more of the same?
ceeyaaa Nov 20, 2005	Loved it!!! Excellent work...keep them coming
spoonfulofsugar Nov 20, 2005	It was great! I loved it! Had to get a little help with number 3. Where do you guys find the time?
BATBrain Nov 20, 2005	Really like this kind of puzzle -- probably because I can generally figure them out eventually Guess since I like them so much I maybe should make this kind my first try at making up a BRAINGLE
mischievousmiss Nov 20, 2005	Man that is too much like work. Gotta come back when I got more time!!!!
formation007 Nov 20, 2005	Well, i never got close to figuring this one out but all the same, great teaser......
choptlivva Nov 20, 2005	Excellent!!!!!! I got them all, but it was a good workout!!!
chrissydaze Nov 20, 2005	I got them all.
mogur Nov 20, 2005	Great one, loved it. But don't you mean "lumbricus terristris" for earthworm? And "trebly" is an adverb, not an adjective.
mogur Nov 20, 2005	Now you have me doing it. I mean lumbricus terrestris.
hidentreasure Nov 20, 2005	That was H-A-R-D. But fun.
jimbo46 Nov 20, 2005	Good one!!! I got it right away. Enjoyed this.
bob_the_mang_o Nov 20, 2005	I dunno, I'm young (less than 18 years) and I know about homosapiens and Aves... I liked these, got them too!
jcann Nov 20, 2005	I like these! You don't have to know the meaning of every word--just figure out a phrase or two, and if you are familiar with the saying it will jump out at you. I'm sure it takes longer to make these up than to fignure them out! Good work!
likeaboss92 Nov 20, 2005	very easy but im a genius lol great job im 13 and figured this out
Maggirl23 Nov 20, 2005	i never get any of these!!!!! but they made sense so that means it's a great, really hard teaser.
stephiesd Nov 20, 2005	had no idea what and Ave was, but i guessed number four by the "prudent about tossing hard cobbles" part and recognized the phrase. kinda.
peccarypie Nov 20, 2005	Quite well elocuted. I'm amazed I got them all...
shawneeo Nov 20, 2005	I got these pretty fast, I thought they were easy, but I'm "old" (meaning I'm over 15, LOL). Good work!
lthomason Nov 20, 2005	This was fantastic My favorite teaser so far
schatzy228 Nov 20, 2005	yes it was wordy and it was nerdy not too much hype but not my type but still it was fun and now we are done
thimblenoggin Nov 20, 2005	sprinkled with enough clues to be easy
timon_dmlybots Nov 20, 2005	good!
riddlelover Nov 20, 2005	Very hard, but fun! I didn't get any of them figured out, but I still love riddles and teasers like this! Keep 'em comin'!
meme2559 Nov 20, 2005	Hey fooled me!
filetmerlot Nov 21, 2005	The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. good one
suganue Nov 21, 2005	I LOVED IT!!!! I actually got all of them. i did have to use a dictionary to get #2 . thanks for the great teaser
jacstop Nov 21, 2005	I love to Sesquip, which is where you received the idea for your teaser no doubt Nonetheless, this made for an instant classic.
David1966 Nov 27, 2005	That waz imposible and made no sense!!
tamjp May 01, 2007	Those were fantastic.! I got them all but had to read some of them twice. I made one like this a long time ago. Good fun!
Knitch May 01, 2007	Quick and too easy. Still fun tho.
RRAMMOHAN May 01, 2007	Excellent! Got all except # 3.
RRAMMOHAN May 01, 2007	Excellent! Got all except # 3.
RRAMMOHAN May 01, 2007	Oops. Sorry for the repetition!
cloughme May 01, 2007	Good job, but rather easy.
riddle_of_fate May 01, 2007	LOL it made me laugh. good one
kitty728 May 01, 2007	good one..... i knew aves meant something about birds, but still couldnt get it....thanks for a good one, though.... L8R G8RS
lmurray May 01, 2007	ENJOYABLE, BUT DEFINITELY ON THE EASY SIDE.
bradon182001 May 01, 2007	These were really enjoyable to figure out. You had to think thru the entire sentence to understand what it meant.
doehead May 01, 2007	Easy,but not my thing.
gaylewolf May 01, 2007	I thought these were clever and provocative. I got 3 out of 4 and wished I had spent enough time to get the last one! Was in too big of a hurry. Thanks!
starrychelx May 01, 2007	I liked these. I got them all (well, I kind of got #2, I was a little off because I haven't heard that phrase in forever). Good job, kudos on the awesome teaser!
phyllisa May 01, 2007	Good teaser, and I got them all
Yorkshire-Boy May 01, 2007	I love these type of teasers, easy, but exquisite use of the English language....In the words of a grate (ha ha) leader - 'Mission Accomplished!'
babycee May 01, 2007	excellent use of the english language. one for the favs.
katjojo May 01, 2007	#3 totally got me! Good Job!
auntiesis May 01, 2007	Very well done. You get an A+ from me. Thank you.
jcann May 01, 2007	One of my favorite kind of teasers. Well done and lots of fun!
saleprice1 May 01, 2007	loved this one got 3 out of 4 with #3 throwing me off. I had early to bed early to rise etc oh well can`t win `em all ( not with ny brain anyway Ha,ha....
2ndhandrose May 01, 2007	i loved this. I got 2 right . almost three , I guessed All is not What it Seems, I had the gold part but couldn't get the rest. More of these please .....and i also could have used a dictionary, I will look up the words later 4 sure thanks Excellent
cassiemark May 01, 2007	Got them all! Loved it!
lilredc5 May 01, 2007	This is the first teaser that I really enjoyed.
smartymommy May 01, 2007	Good one! I got 2/4. I new 2 and 4 but never heard of 3 and 4. What can I do? If you don't know, you don't know!
oddrey May 01, 2007	A++++++
Stupidenator May 01, 2007	Great! Couldn't get the third one though.
hradilv May 01, 2007	Pretty easy - but still fun. Thanks!
OhEmGee May 01, 2007	i didnt get it. it was confusing. m e s s a g e m e n o w p l e a s e
jabdr May 01, 2007	Clever and nicely worded. I got them at first read, which is an exception for me, and a real treat! Thanks
Shikamaru May 01, 2007	those are the best ones ive ever seen.
318830 May 01, 2007	I got all except the third one... great teaser!
Odessius May 01, 2007	i came to sad conclusion today. If there was a riddle for the probability of me guessing tomorrows daily teaser, I'd acquiese to bestowing ascent.
animaru2413 May 01, 2007	supposed to be glisters... good quiz
nerdyiscool May 01, 2007	I got two's company and also the glass houses... Fun Fun Fun!
I_Write_Books May 01, 2007	Fun, fun, fun!
GrandmaB May 01, 2007	Nicely done! I'm sure it took you a lot longer to write that beautiful prose than it took us to figure them out. Now there's an exercise I'll have to try!
grams60 May 01, 2007	enjoyable teaser, my gray cells are not working I did get #2 and #4. had lots of fun.
Trishgal May 02, 2007	Got three of the four .I really enjoyed it ,it was well written . I vote Send more,please
s_o_s May 07, 2007	Great teaser! It was fun and I also increased my vocabulary - had to look up what aves meant but got the others.
Badger May 08, 2007	Easy for me, but very fun! The mental picture of a bird "energizing from nocturnal hibernation" made me laugh for some reason... Thanks for submitting.
lovedoit May 12, 2007	FABULOUS BUDDY
Qrystal May 15, 2007	I had fun solving this teaser~!! I struggled a bit on #2 because I couldn't quite remember the first part of the phrase, but I didn't give up, and soon enough it came to me.
SammyBean Sep 03, 2007	wow that was really really funny but it to hard dumb it down your to smart
pengzoid May 01, 2010	Missed #3. Fun teaser.
night_baroness May 01, 2010	Brilliant! You made my day.
patiencewithaP May 01, 2010	Got 'em all but #2. Great teaser!
emu77alu02 May 01, 2010	That was great!
drfred May 02, 2010	See? There's a reason they made you study vocabulary in school!
avonma May 02, 2010	Got 'em all! Wasn't really sure about #3, though. Fun!
Babe May 01, 2013	I got all but #3 and would have gotten that if I had taken more time, But I hurried through. The hour is late. great teaser !
JQPublic May 01, 2013	Pretty easy except for the third one (I had to look up Aves). Great job; I love this kind of teaser!
lukasiwicz May 01, 2013	Very nice, but the first one, as translated into its best-known form, is patently untrue, insofar as "All that glitters is not gold" means, essentially, "Nothing that glitters is gold." But gold is one thing that does glitter." Hence the proverb is mistaken, and would better be rendered as, "Not everything that glitters is gold."
thecatladycac May 02, 2013	Number 3 threw me. I got the "awakening bird" but couldn't come up with "worm" - actually I spent only about 20 seconds thinking about it, so didn't really try I guess. I really enjoyed the teaser - you did a great job!!