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Owen O’Malley @owenomalley.bsky.social

One of my mom’s coworkers, who was a non native English speaker mashed up “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones,” and “You shouldn’t kick a dead horse,” to “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t kick dead horses.”

aug 25, 2025, 8:34 pm • 2 0

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Ellen Friedman @ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Ted points out I have troubles getting traditional expressions untangled. So time to get my ducks in a barrel, I guess

aug 30, 2025, 3:57 pm • 1 0 • view
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Ellen Friedman @ellen-friedman.bsky.social

😊💙 Your mom was entirely correct!

aug 30, 2025, 3:55 pm • 0 0 • view