Let's Remember Together
For the visits when you run out of things to say.
Quick Quiz
Game 86
Sayings that finish themselves
Words from the kitchen table
A video by Lost 1960s TV and Radio
The game's question
One of you starts each saying, the other finishes it. Add any others from home.
These sayings were part of every home, said over the washing-up or on a rainy morning. Finish them together: (1) ‘The early bird catches the…’ (2) ‘Every cloud has a silver…’ (3) ‘Don’t count your chickens before they…’ (4) ‘A stitch in time saves…’ (5) ‘Many hands make light…’ (6) ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a…’
Six endings to say out loud, one after the other
Need a hint?
Say only the first half and leave a pause; swap who starts each time. Who in the family had a saying for every occasion?
See the answer
Answer: Worm · lining · hatch · nine · work · way – one ending for each saying.
Why this game : Finishing a saying heard a thousand times is warm and familiar, and it brings out the voice of whoever said it most.
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