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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Dave T reminded me this morning about his meeting with “You hit the hammer on the thumb,” or something to that effect. I had earlier been inspired by that to go looking for similar painful accidents, which I never submitted for your bemusement. Les voici.
You hit the knell dead on the head when you said that.
http://www.mail-archive.com/pc-audio@pc … 39334.html
You hit the knell right on the head.
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You aptly hit the knell at the knob with your common axiom that “an educated mind/leadership will have everything in order”I will like to adopt this your axiom with a slight variation that recommends a total re-orientation of every fabric and sectors of our economy,without which we will be headed to our total annihilation.
Political forum
kerrylee without knowing your family I think you’ve hit the knale on the head with regard to the NHS
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Teena … story.html
I’ve decided to give Tim my official bf status. Why? Because he treats me right and has hit the nose on the head 5 of the 7 things you need for a long lasting relationship.
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The Negro Zone hit the ball on the head as it took a funny look at the serious topic of racism.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376000/
Leticia, you hit the nail on the thumb. This Pres. is a Harvard Constitutional layer. He broke the consistution sending us into Libya. How can we continue to allow this? I’m just miffed.
http://eric-graff.blogspot.com/2011/03/ … ma-is.html
Phil, I think you hit the thumb on the nail there.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt … acksprings
BINGO!!!!! you hit the hammer on the head.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/di … id=7937372
You have truly hit the head on the nose.
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I think Christopher pretty much hit the thumb on the head with that one
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s … =firefox-a
You’ve virtually head the nail on the head there Jeff.
http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/archi … 34077.html
Travis, you nailed the head on this one.
http://jtmoger.blogspot.com/2009/03/get … wrong.html
I think you guys nailed the hammer on the head with the Cyndi review.
http://www.ohhcrapp.net/2008/08/more-br … ovals.html
Hahaha….hilarious and intreeging… capturing the mood perfectly. You guys have nailed the head on the hammer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC10LDrlSOc
Last edited by David Bird (2014-05-30 09:47:41)
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Some wonderful ones in there. I love the Ding! Dong! Knell! variants.
My related list (to which I’ll add some of yours, with your permission, Tocayo):
One fellow may hit the nail on the hammerhead, while another
ï¶ hits it on the nail
ï¶ hits the nail where it really hurts
ï¶ hits the needle in the haystack
ï¶ hits the button right on the head
ï¶ hits the nail on the pinhead
ï¶ hits the nail on the thumb
ï¶ hits his finger with the thumb
ï¶ gets the needle on the pinhead
ï¶ puts the nail on the head
ï¶ hits the nail on the nose
ï¶ hits the nail on the jackpot
ï¶ hits the nose on the head
ï¶ nails it to the head
ï¶ hits the nail on the head from the hip, or
ï¶ â€¦
Hitting the nail on the head from the hip
It may be quite surprising that people can hit the nail that closely to the head. …
(The pic is another of my son’s.)
Last edited by DavidTuggy (2014-05-30 15:57:46)
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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Knale? What on earth? Aiming for knell?
I liked the “Harvard Constitutional layer†too.
Last edited by DavidTuggy (2014-05-30 16:11:57)
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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