Originally Posted by 2wheelwoman
The saying - you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear means that you can't start with something poorly suited or inferior and expect to make it into something wonderful anyway. If you want a silk purse, you need to start with silk. (At least that's how I interpret the old saying)
Hummmm....I think it's more like, you can't make something be what it's not. Just like.....
"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It annoys the pig and frustrates you"