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From: edward@ukma.UUCP (Edward C. Bennett)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Syno-phrases
Message-ID: <1724@ukma.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 2-May-85 18:05:09 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  2 18:05:09 1985
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Organization: U of Kentucky, Mathematical Sciences, Lexington KY
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In article <140@nic_vax.UUCP>, luscher@nic_vax.UUCP writes:
> >        OLD PHRASE      replaced with           MODERN PHRASE
> >        ----------      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~           -------------
> > 
> > He's not playing with                   He's operating with a blank disk.
> > a full deck.
> >
> 	I recently enjoyed:               He's a couple bubbles off of level.
> 
> Jim Luscher/Nicolet Inst./Madison, Wis.
> 
	I'd always heard:		He's about a half bubble off plumb.

	The best thing about this expression are the looks you get from
people who have never seen/used a carpenter's level!

-- 
edward

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