Tasks / Proverb Proof
Perform an experiment to verify or disprove a common proverb, when interpreted literally. Can you really catch more flies with honey than vinegar? How many more? Does a stitch in time really save nine? Or does it only save seven? Please note that aphorisms or non-metaphorical proverb-like sayings are not acceptable for this task.
1 to 10 players
25 points
Level 2
In the zone of: EquivalenZ
Created by rongo rongo
12 completed :: 17 in progress
Interested in collaborating on this: (no one yet!)
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Another shameless use of the already thankless work of webcomic artists for the purposes of a task.
That task is fantastic! Thanks Rongo Rongo for adding it!
it gives me great joy that the proper folkloristic definition of proverb is used in this task.
Would anyone be interested in collaborating on this task? I need a few brief pieces of fiction written to loose requirements.
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