Here’s the answer to last post’s riddle:
Two thongs don’t make a kite.
And here are the instructions again, followed by today’s riddle:
How to solve these riddles
Every answer rhymes with a well-known aphorism, saying, or proverb. The clues to the rhyming words are indicated by italics. Each new aphorism will have at least two changed words.
The underlining at the end of each riddle also provides clues. They indicate the number of words in each answer, as well as the number of letters in each word. One more hint: if you have figured out a word or two that’s likely part of the answer, think about what these words rhyme with. This will help you figure out the original aphorism, and then the answer should come fairly easily.
Riddle #2
A man of few words said to a woman whose husband drank a bottle of alcohol and then fell asleep:
_____, ___ ______
~ Zoe Weil
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