Ed and I update old skool idioms

Posted on June 8, 2008 by

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1. “You sound like a broken record.” – “You sound like you’re stuck in repeat mode.”

2. “He’s like a walking encyclopedia.” – “He’s like a walking Wikipedia.”

3. “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” – “Dont judge a book by its thumbnail.”

4. “A picture is worth a thousand words.” – “A pixel is worth a thousand word docs.”

5. “Pag may tiyaga may hiwaga.” – “Pag may tiyaga naka dial-up.”

6. “The writing’s on your wall.” – “The writing’s on your rss feed.”

7. “A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.” – “A chain is no stronger than its weakest hyperlink.”

8. “Aanhin pa ang damo kung  kung patay na ang kabayo.” – “Aanhin pa ang connection kung patay na ang computer.”

9. “The early bird gets the worm.” – “The early registrant gets the domain.”

10. “Mabilis pa sa alaskwatro.” – “Mabilis pa sa t1.”

11. “Daig pa ng maagap ang nagliliveblog”

12. “Push the  envelope” – “Push the manila envelope (to wit, the macbook air pushed the manila envelope)”

13. “Nothing is certain but death and taxes” – “Nothing is certain but death and Google”

14. “Para kang tindahan na bukas sa lahat” – “Para kang hotspot na walang WEP key”

15. “To make the long story short” – “To make a long story a stub” or “to twitter a story”