Modern adaptions of old proverbs
A supporter has forwarded this list which are puns on old proverbs. You will recognise the original proverbs with their modern technology terms. They do not qualify as true proverbs but are included here for a laugh.
* A burden in the bush is worth two in the hand.
* A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click.
* C:\ is the root of all directories.
* Don't byte off more than you can view.
* Fax is stranger than fiction.
* Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; Teach him to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks.
* Great groups from little icons grow.
* Home is where you hang your @.
* Modulation in all things.
* Oh, what a tangled web site we weave when first we practice.
* Pentium wise, pen and paper foolish.
* Speak softly and carry a cellular phone.
* The e-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail.
* The geek shall inherit the earth.
* The modem is the message.
* There's many a slip 'twixt the dock and the ship.
* Too many clicks spoil the browse.
* Virtual reality is its own reward.
* What boots up must come down.
* Windows will never cease.
* You can't teach a new mouse old clicks.