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LostGirl18
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Paraphrasing Quote

Posted: 25th February 2017 8:41pm
Edited: 27th February 2017 2:44pm
poet Anonymous

Poetry Contest

another person's quote in your own
*Take a Favored Quote (or Quotes) and put your own spin on it.
Do Not Alter Quote, keep it consecutive or exact wording; only change a word or a few.



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Honor to Whom the Quote is Due … this is a must!
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Your EXAMPLE should look EXACTLY like this:


As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a writer!
~DevlinDLC

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.
~GoodFellas




*Host's Note:  comp Does Not construe as plagiarism; already checked into this.  Thank you, if there was any concern.

Posted: 25th February 2017 9:38pm
berea440oh
berea440oh
Dangerous Mind
2awards
Joined 25th June 2015
Forum Posts: 3208
Do you think you have a chance against us, Mister Neanderthal?

Yabba-Dabba-Doo, You Piece Of Shit!
--Two altered quotes from berea440oh

Do you think you have a chance against us, Mister Cowboy?

Yippee-ki-yay, Motherfucker!
--Two quotes from the 1988 film 'Die Hard'.

Posted: 27th February 2017 2:47pm
JohnFeddeler
JohnFeddeler
Tyrant of Words
United States 83awards
Joined 18th Jan 2013
Forum Posts: 325

'I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars
makes me dream.'  Vincent VanGogh

I know nothing with any certainty,
but the sight of a dame makes me dream...  (noir poet)


Posted: 27th February 2017 3:24pm
lepperochan
lepperochan
Craic-Dealer
Guardian of Shadows
Palestine 67awards
Joined 1st Apr 2011
Forum Posts: 14456
"Anything ever by Don Trump" - D Trump

"lets fight gravity
til it surrenders

it'll be tremendous"  - an obviously wise and profound man



Posted: 28th February 2017 2:45pm
rabbitquest
rabbitquest
Dangerous Mind
Ukraine 2awards
Joined 20th May 2012
Forum Posts: 2051
If we have no peace
It is because we have forgotten
that we belong to each other
Mother Theresa

"I got no peace"
YOU belong to ME
"OK, I got peace"


Posted: 1st March 2017 10:26am
Edited: 1st March 2017 11:30am - edited 2 times
Jade-Pandora
Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
Tyrant of Words
United States 154awards
Joined 9th Nov 2015
Forum Posts: 5134
Love is either a daring adventure or nothing but sex.
-Jade Pandora

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
-Helen Keller

Posted: 1st March 2017 10:39am
Edited: 1st March 2017 11:31am - edited 2 times
Jade-Pandora
Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
Tyrant of Words
United States 154awards
Joined 9th Nov 2015
Forum Posts: 5134
My lover shrinks or expands in proportion to his courage.  
-Jade Pandora

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.  
-Anais Nin

Posted: 1st March 2017 11:42am
Jade-Pandora
Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
Tyrant of Words
United States 154awards
Joined 9th Nov 2015
Forum Posts: 5134
Loving is like riding a bicycle.
To keep your balance, you must straddle.
-Jade Pandora

Life is like riding a bicycle.
To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
-Albert Einstein

Posted: 1st March 2017 1:34pm
Jade-Pandora
Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
Tyrant of Words
United States 154awards
Joined 9th Nov 2015
Forum Posts: 5134
Life is what happens to you
while you're busy making pie from scratch
-Jade Pandora

Life is what happens to you
while you're busy making other plans.
-John Lennon

Posted: 1st March 2017 1:42pm
Jade-Pandora
Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
Tyrant of Words
United States 154awards
Joined 9th Nov 2015
Forum Posts: 5134
The lovely boys embarrass me.
They make me regret I am not a man.
-Jade Pandora

The lovely flowers embarrass me.
They make me regret I am not a bee.
-Emily Dickinson

Posted: 2nd March 2017 6:35pm
Edited: 2nd March 2017 6:41pm
LostGirl18
LostGirl18
Fire of Insight
Canada 10awards
Joined 15th Feb 2017
Forum Posts: 105
Men aren't necessities. They're luxuries.
-Cher

Diamonds aren't luxuries. They're necessities.
-LostGirl

Posted: 2nd March 2017 6:42pm
LostGirl18
LostGirl18
Fire of Insight
Canada 10awards
Joined 15th Feb 2017
Forum Posts: 105
Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.
-Cher

Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being divorced.
-LostGirl

Posted: 2nd March 2017 6:44pm
Edited: 2nd March 2017 7:13pm
LostGirl18
LostGirl18
Fire of Insight
Canada 10awards
Joined 15th Feb 2017
Forum Posts: 105
I'd luv to kiss ya, but I just washed my hair.    

-Bette Davis

I'd luv to kiss ya, but I just saw my husband.

-LostGirl

Posted: 2nd March 2017 6:46pm
Edited: 2nd March 2017 6:47pm
LostGirl18
LostGirl18
Fire of Insight
Canada 10awards
Joined 15th Feb 2017
Forum Posts: 105
The best way to hold a man is in your arms.

-Mae West

The best way to hold a man is in handcuffs.

-LostGirl

Posted: 2nd March 2017 6:48pm
LostGirl18
LostGirl18
Fire of Insight
Canada 10awards
Joined 15th Feb 2017
Forum Posts: 105
Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
-Mae West

Whenever I'm caught between two men, I take the one I've never tried.
-LostGirl

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