Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Giochi di parole in Inglese

Salve a tutti, è la prima volta che scrivo a questo newsgroup.
C'è qualcuno che mi sappia dire alcuni giochi di parole o proverbi in
inglese?
grazie in anticipo!
Gienda
NO_SPAM...@libero.it

 inglese?
Ecco una lunga serie intorno al maiale:
THE DOMESTIC PIG
The domestic
pig is
a moneybox-shaped
animal,
generally lacking
the necessary slot
on his hogback.
If he has it,
it's well dissembled
under a crest
of unaesthetic
bristles.
A pig's leg
- seen from below -
is pretty strange:
short and thin
at first,
it
suddenly
widens out
into a real ham.
The pig
has typically
piggy eyes.
Out of
his ears,
anyway,
you must
remember
not to try
to make
a silk purse.
And if you take
the wrong sow
by the ear,
be aware
that you
may get on
the wrong side
of her.
As for tails,
pigs cannot
be surely
included
amongst the most
hyperendowed
animals.
Sometimes
the pig
goes into raptures
(or looks like
a stuck pig)
and that's when
he might easily
fly,
if only
he had wings.
If a pig
gets disassembled,
he proves
to be
internally rich
in salami.
There are pigs
who,
instead of
"Let's shake paws",
say rather
"Let's shake trotters".
The pig
has his meals
(generally
hog-wash)
in a strange container
named "trough",
where he does
a strange thing:
he roots
in it.
Some people
cast pearls
before swine,
but - generally
speaking -
a pig prefers
going around
unadorned.
If a pig
stays too long
in the sun
he gets
curiously
pig-mented.
Not always
is the pig
patient:
certain situations
do gripe
his middle
kidney.
Some people
say that pigs,
while sleeping,
produce
horrible sounds.
The truth is
that they are awake.
The less
expensive pig
is the guinea-pig,
of which
you can easily
imagine
the cost.
If in his
reckless
night-wanderings
a pig happens
to entangle
himself
in brambles,
he risks
changing
into a pork-upine.
If a pig
has the bad-habit
of smoking,
he tends
to produce
smoked bacon.
The most
learned
pigs
LARD
their speeches
with quotations.
Strange to say,
the happiest moment,
for a pig,
is when
he is
in shit.
Pig-headed
as he is,
a pig is rarely
willing
to listen to
others'
advice
or change
his mind.

 inglese?
A questa pagina ne trovi una sfilza:
http://www.aurora.ru/index_eng.htm
A bad beginning makes a bad ending
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit
A bargain is a bargain
A beggar can never be bankrupt
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
[...]
Non mi paiono tutti impeccabili dal punto di vista sintattico, però potrei
sbagliarmi.
--
Ciao
Anna

 on his hogback.
Molto bella! da dove viene?
gienda

 Gienda
Does this mean you're crook or you're a bloke. ;-))
cheers,
Loki

"loki" <lo...@asgard.invalid> ha scritto nel messaggio
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sorry, Loki
but my ignorance of the English language is as deep as the sea!
what do "crook" and "bloke" mean?
cheers
gienda

 Molto bella! da dove viene?
Copyright Edizioni Libri Molto Speciali, Venezia
www.librimoltospeciali.com

what do "crook" and "bloke" mean?
crook: Mike Tyson
bloke: Mike Tyson
:-)
-- 
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching
http://web.tiscalinet.it/alfabeto_auschwitz/

 do "crook" and "bloke" mean?
Sorry, I couldn't resist using the idioms. ;-)
Bloke - man 
crook - feeling unwell  (e ladro, ma non in questo caso)
They're really more used in Australia and New Zealand.
Cheers,
Loki
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