Apologetic proverbs -LRB- also known as Wellerisms after PERSON@1 in PERSON@2 's The Pickwick Papers -RRB- , make fun of established proverbs by showing that they are wrong in certain situations , often when taken literally .

Apologetic proverbs -LRB- also known as Wellerisms -RRB- , make fun of proverbs by showing that they are wrong , in some situations .
