Rewriting an English Idiom

by | October 1, 2014

The Elim Family Worship Centre in Peterborough, Ontario has rewritten the English idiom

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

and ignores the warning

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is the number-one cause of skin cancer.

Son

Sunscreen protects our skin from the the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light; a healthy dose of skepticism protects us from the damaging effects of exposure to “the son” and religion.

One thought on “Rewriting an English Idiom

  1. Bubba Kincaid

    It can’t be called “skepticism” if what you are skeptical about is patently false.

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