For another change of pace, here's a game ash calls "flip a phrase." It consists of taking a classic cliche or piece of conventional wisdom and rhetorically turning it on its head. There are 23 examples below. Submissions are welcome.
Life is very long.
Everything’s an accident.
It’s a huge world.
What doesn’t kill me nearly will.
You’re as old as you are.
They can – and do – legislate morality.
It’s a restricted country.
Hit the ground and bore a hole into it.
A DUPE uses the same method over and over, getting the same (desired) results, until one day they’re different.
The American people aren’t that smart.
Lie in your bed before making it.
Eat your cake because it’s yours.
When life hands you a lemon, trade it for fruit you like better.
Knowledge is powerless without a forum.
There’s no light at the end of the tunnel. The tunnel doesn’t end.
It’s WHAT we report, and HOW we report it, that influences your decision (the FOX cable network motto).
Two roads diverged, and I reached an impasse.
Those who can’t do, do it anyway.
Cold hands, cold nose.
Tell me no secrets, and I’ll keep mine, too.
Tell me no secrets; I’ll pry them out of you.
Eat, drink, and don’t wear a belt.
Keep your enemies close, within swinging distance.
Curiosity taught the cat.