Could you rephrase this

[DavidG]

Could you rephrase this and run it by me again?

1. Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity.
2. Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid minific.
3. Members of an avian species of identical plumage will congregate.
4. It is fruitless to become lachrymose over precipitately scattered lacteal fluid.
5. The stylus is more potent than the claymore.
6. Freedom from incrustations of grime is contiguous to divinity.
7. It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers.
8. Eschew the implement of correction and vitiate the scion.
9. The temperature of the aqueous content of an unremittingly ogled saucepan does not rise to a state of rapid energetic vaporization.
10. Neophyte's serendipity
11. Male cadavers are incapable of yielding testimony.
12. Individuals who make their abode in vitreous edifices should abstain from hand-launching missiles of crusty geomorphic material.
13. Where visible vapors originate from excessive caloric effluence from carbonaceous material, there is conflagration.
14. Omnifarious articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous.
15. Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted.
16. Exclusive dedication to necessary chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders Jack a hebetudinous juvenile male.
17. A plethora of individuals with expertise in culinary techniques vitiates the potable concoction produced by steeping comestibles.
18. A revolving solid geological conglomerate accumulates no diminutive glaucous bryophitic plants.
19. Ligneous growths or articles of plerous consistency may fracture my osseous structure, but appellations will eternally be benign.

[Robert WA]

Could you rephrase this and run it by me again?

1. Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity.
2. Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid minific.
3. Members of an avian species of identical plumage will congregate.
4. It is fruitless to become lachrymose over precipitately scattered lacteal fluid.
5. The stylus is more potent than the claymore.
6. Freedom from incrustations of grime is contiguous to divinity.
7. It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers.
8. Eschew the implement of correction and vitiate the scion.
9. The temperature of the aqueous content of an unremittingly ogled saucepan does not rise to a state of rapid energetic vaporization.
10. Neophyte's serendipity
11. Male cadavers are incapable of yielding testimony.
12. Individuals who make their abode in vitreous edifices should abstain from hand-launching missiles of crusty geomorphic material.
13. Where visible vapors originate from excessive caloric effluence from carbonaceous material, there is conflagration.
14. Omnifarious articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous.
15. Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted.
16. Exclusive dedication to necessary chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders Jack a hebetudinous juvenile male.
17. A plethora of individuals with expertise in culinary techniques vitiates the potable concoction produced by steeping comestibles.
18. A revolving solid geological conglomerate accumulates no diminutive glaucous bryophitic plants.
19. Ligneous growths or articles of plerous consistency may fracture my osseous structure, but appellations will eternally be benign.

Can't work them all out, but here is a start.

2. Twinkle, twinkle little star.
4. Don't cry over spilled milk.
5. The pen is mightier than the sword.
6. Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
7. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
8. Spare the rod, spoile the child.
9. A watched pot never boils.
11. Dead men don't lie. ????????????? That doesn't quite work.
12. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
13. Where there is smoke there is fire.
16. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
17. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
18. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
19. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.
3. Birds of a feather flock together.

That's enough. Someone else finish it.

[journeyman Mick]

1) beauty is only skin deep
3) birds of a feather flock together
10) beginner's luck
11) dead men tell no tales
14) not all that glitters is gold
15) :confused:

David,
you've obviously been living in the ACT for too long and have started to speak bureaucratic hogwash!

Mick

[DavidG]

Mick
Naah! I nicked it from another site.
Dave..

[hexbaz]

15) :confused:

Beggers can't be choosers.

[AlexS]

As a superannuated former occupant of public office (public servant) I had no trouble understanding the originals, but don't expect me to put it into words that can be understood by just about anyone!

[hexbaz]

Here's another:

20. Elementary sartorial techniques intitially applied, preclude repetitious actions to the squares of three.

[Bob Willson]

Dressed to the nines

[hexbaz]

Dressed to the nines

Not quite! I must admit that it kind of fits though... 'repetitious' is important.

[Tankstand]

A stitch in time saves nine?

[hexbaz]

A stitch in time saves nine?

Yes

[Iain]

He displays all the sagacity of a lavatory rodent.

[Driver]

He's as cunning as a sh*thouse rat.

He might also be said to be as well-lubricated as a rodent with auric dentition.

[Iain]

Smooth/slick as a rat with a gold tooth?

[Driver]

Got it in one, Iain. (I prefer slick myself- it carries a connotation of greasy sleaziness. Smooth is a bit too James Bond).