My favorite is from the TV show Angel. Harmony, the cheerleader turned vampire hearing Angel talking trash about her ex-boyfriend/sire Spike. “You’re preaching to the horse’s mouth.”
If the horse was standing in a barn with fetlock deep toothpaste on the floor, if the horse then left the barn, and if you led the horse back into the barn, you could indeed put the horse back in the toothpaste.
Granted, it’s not a common expression, but Pig was being creative.
Several years ago (October 23, 2009) the New York Times ran a fun article about mixed metaphors called “All Roads Gather No Moss. A Rolling Stone Leads to Rome.”
In the Army we said that the round is out of the tube, the metaphor referencing that the piece had been fired, the projectile was heading downrange & would land/explode somewhere, & it was too late to see whether it was aimed correctly.
Hello Everyone 14 days ago
I think Pig has made a new Expression!
Robin Harwood 14 days ago
I don’t know whether Pig is right or not, but I’d like to see someone try to put the horse back into the toothpaste.
Bilan 14 days ago
Can you say that the toothpaste has left the barn?
BasilBruce 14 days ago
You shouldn’t throw stones after you burn the bridge.
The Duke 14 days ago
Depends on the size of the horse and the size of the toothpaste tube.
carlsonbob 14 days ago
You can’t put the genie back in the barn.
Keno21 14 days ago
Pig is not the sharpest bulb in the ocean.
Imagine 14 days ago
I prefer mixed drinks.
iggyman 14 days ago
The grass is always greener on the other side of the horse’s cart!
Say What Now‽ Premium Member 14 days ago
If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the glass house.
MeanBob Premium Member 14 days ago
Don’t worry Pig, we’ll burn that bridge when we come to it.
Nuke Road Warrior 14 days ago
You also can’t put the toothpaste back into the horse.
cdward 14 days ago
You can do it, Pig! Swing for the gold!
Differentname 14 days ago
My favorite is from the TV show Angel. Harmony, the cheerleader turned vampire hearing Angel talking trash about her ex-boyfriend/sire Spike. “You’re preaching to the horse’s mouth.”
win.45mag 14 days ago
No, but you CAN give it pearly whites !!
Kurtass Premium Member 14 days ago
Sounds like Crankshaft.
Foob 14 days ago
Pig’s not the sharpest hammer in the bag.
rshive 14 days ago
Pig is correct. Just not metaphorically.
Gent 14 days ago
That a meta joke eh Piggy.
Dom999 14 days ago
people who live in a glass house have to answer the door
Linguist 14 days ago
Pig’s putting the horse before the barn.
The Orange Mailman 14 days ago
“You buttered your bread, now lie in it.”
And from The Little Rascals: “Birds of a feather throw stones together.“
Pocosdad 14 days ago
It’s time to grab the bull by the tail, and face the situation.
daniel2.mueller 14 days ago
We’ll burn that bridge when we come to it …
Gent 14 days ago
The pig that brokes horsies back eh.
Huckleberry Hiroshima 14 days ago
You’ll be published when pigs fly, Pig.
Goat from PBS 14 days ago
Pig bit off more than the cart before the horse.
Slowly, he turned... 14 days ago
Well, the horse is really in the toothpaste now!
Gameguy49 Premium Member 14 days ago
Pig is a mix master.
Ellis97 14 days ago
A bird in hand is a friend indeed.
anamchara42 14 days ago
Thanks Stephan, I needed this.
Kaputnik 14 days ago
If the horse was standing in a barn with fetlock deep toothpaste on the floor, if the horse then left the barn, and if you led the horse back into the barn, you could indeed put the horse back in the toothpaste.
Granted, it’s not a common expression, but Pig was being creative.
rgulyash 14 days ago
I was ate before I was nine
fjc007 14 days ago
A bird in the hand is worth it’s weight in gold!
tsk5565 14 days ago
Pastis didn’t want to try “Put the toothpaste back in the horse”, for the imagery.
CaveCat87 14 days ago
A watched pot doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Frank_Lecanto 14 days ago
Too many cooks and not enough Indians
Don’t cross your bridges before they hatch
A stitch in time is worth two in the bush
poppacapsmokeblower 14 days ago
People who live in glass house shouldn’t throw orgies.
poppacapsmokeblower 14 days ago
I don’t recommend putting the toothpaste in the horse either.
artegal 14 days ago
It’s definitely time that expression did exist!
wirepunchr 14 days ago
Pig can’t even mix meta-threes.
alreadyinuse 14 days ago
Ever notice people will give a penny for your thoughts but then you give them your two cents?
IndyW 14 days ago
You can’t unring that bell pig.
SheMc 14 days ago
Don’t worry Pig, we all do!!!
Katje 14 days ago
Oh, simple: Call a horse hypnotist. Guide the horse back into the tube using soothing suggestions and a pocket watch.
Out of the Past 14 days ago
If horses were wishes, they’d ride beggars.
Paul D Premium Member 14 days ago
We have no time for amateurs, Pig. Leave the creation of word-salads to the professional politicians.
dadlivonia 14 days ago
not a question
Squoop 14 days ago
Don’t cry over spilt black kettles.
zeexenon 14 days ago
Professor said something like that in Literature-202. You can’t make a rolling stone stop with a pig’s ear.
fritzoid Premium Member 14 days ago
You can lead a horse to a deworming, but to put the worms back you’ll need a bigger horse.
fritzoid Premium Member 14 days ago
Once Elvis has left the building, all the King’s wild horses couldn’t drag him back in.
KEA 14 days ago
♬ You can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd…
christelisbetty 14 days ago
Don’t poke a pig to make it drink.
TurbosDad 14 days ago
Don’t change a gift horse in midstream while looking in its mouth…
billdaviswords 14 days ago
I think I’m gonna start saying, “You can’t put the toothpaste back n the barn,” now.
OBBWG 14 days ago
Several years ago (October 23, 2009) the New York Times ran a fun article about mixed metaphors called “All Roads Gather No Moss. A Rolling Stone Leads to Rome.”
Mark Fontanella Premium Member 14 days ago
MY favorite to say is “He’s not the sharpest bulb in the shed.”
Buoy 14 days ago
It’s as easy as falling off a piece of cake.
If we can hit that bull’s-eye then the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards – Checkmate.
docusna 14 days ago
Even a blind squirrel is right twice a day.
Jeffin Premium Member 14 days ago
That metaphor was getting a little long in the tooth anyway.
Jeffin Premium Member 14 days ago
Have we metaphor? Perhaps back in our euphemism?
Scott S 14 days ago
In the Army we said that the round is out of the tube, the metaphor referencing that the piece had been fired, the projectile was heading downrange & would land/explode somewhere, & it was too late to see whether it was aimed correctly.
DaBump Premium Member 14 days ago
I love to mix metaphors, but that’s a paint of a different color!
willie_mctell 14 days ago
You can take the horse out of the toothpaste but you can’t take the toothpaste out of the horse.
Darque Hellmutt 14 days ago
people who live in glass houses, shouldn’t.
TimeLordSoundwave 14 days ago
The 7th Doctor on Doctor Who did this.
eddi-TBH 13 days ago
People who live in grass houses shouldn’t stow thrones.
Daddyobie 13 days ago
You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead. – Stan Laurel
chireef 13 days ago
people who live in glass houses shouldn’t be the one without sin
Swirls Before Pine 11 days ago
I only use toothpaste that has been through a horse’s tubes.