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misfortune

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MISFORTUNE

A SUBMERGED MAN SHOULD NOT COMPLAIN OF THE COLD.

MISFORTUNE

HE'S GOT A TOUGH ROW TO HOE.

MISFORTUNE

WE GET THE NECK AND THE ASS; THE OFFICERS GET THE REST.

MISFORTUNE

WHEN A POOR MAN PLANS A WEDDING, IT HAILS.

 

SAD

AH DONE BEEN IN SORROW'S KITCHEN, AND AH LICKED THE POTS CLEAN.

SAD

IF YOU COULD LICK MY HEART YOU WOULD BE POISONED.

SAD

SO LOW I'D HAVE TO HAVE A STEPLADDER TO KICK A DUCK IN THE HINEY

 

SORROW

I FELT SO BAD IT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY GLASS EYE.

SORROW

THAT RIVER ATE OUR DINNER ONCE TOO OFTEN.

 

TOO LATE

THAT'S LIKE CLOSING THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE COW GOT OUT.

TOO LATE

THAT'S LIKE PLUCKING A CHICKEN AFTER IT'S BAKED.

TOO LATE

WHEN THE GLASS IS BROKEN, IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED.

 

TROUBLE

FOX IN THE HEN HOUSE

TROUBLE

PATSY SPOKE OUT OF TURN AND FORGOT TO DUCK.

TROUBLE

STIRRING UP A HORNET'S NEST

TROUBLE

THAT'S A FINE KETTLE OF FISH.

TROUBLE

THE MORE YOU STIR A STINK, THE WORSE IT GETS.

TROUBLE

THERE'S A BUG IN THE MEAL

TROUBLE

YOU'D GIVE AN ASPIRIN A HEADACHE.

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margaret brown             calamity jane           saws          sailing of the ill-fated steamship titanic   
shakespeare           theatre in st louis           oral communication          anatomy of the theatre
performance workshop I           performance workshop II          teaching english: secondary
writing and performing the 10-minute play              university seminar
home 
        fall 2008          speech exam directives       10-minute play scripts