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Re: LP POINT 3.2
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Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:36:56 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Selçuk Göre writes:


Jude Beaudin wrote:

pot kettle black

What does that mean?

Selçuk

"The pot calling the kettle black."

Accusing someone of something the accuser is equally guilty of (actually
this statement is used to point out the fact).

Bruce



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  Re: LP POINT 3.2
 
"Bruce Schlickbernd" <corsair@schlickbernd.org> wrote in message news:G4sotK.9BH@lugnet.com... (...) ...in this case, for those who don't recall, a play on the words of MM. (no, I won't spell it out, becuase I could get ToSsed for swearing) ;-) -- (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: LP POINT 3.2
 
(...) Wow, I should have guessed it. We have the very similar one, meaning exactly the same: "Saucepan calling your bottom is black" ..:-) Selçuk (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) What does that mean? Selçuk (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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