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Re: Why us? and if us, why this way?
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Mon, 17 Mar 2003 21:49:32 GMT
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It just goes to show what happens to you when English is not the tongue of
your parents' household...

It was bugging me so I looked it up...

It's supposed to be "dumb as a sack of hammers" or "dumb as a bag of
hammers."  Apparently, there is even some opinion that the use of the word
"sack" may be funnier than its alternative.

Who knew?  Not me.

Hmmm.

-- Hop-Frog



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  Re: Why us? and if us, why this way?
 
Fredrik: As an american myself I can assure you that most americans are as dumb as hammers. And about as deft as hammers too in their handling of foreign affairs. I'll just basically quote myself from another thread here... Bush (and Blair) Flatly (...) (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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