"like a herd of turtles"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Is that like a "crash" of rhinos?

JL


On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 7:26 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Has JL has also rounded up all instances of <a turd of hurdles> (var.
> <terd>, <hurtles>)? How we (s)tumble/bumble so readily into his playful
> little pitfalls!
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