Blind Squirrel (1951)

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BLIND SQUIRREL--3,570 Google hits, 6,900 Google Groups hits

I saw this today and just realized that I hadn't talked about "blind
squirrels." Sometimes the phrase ends in "acorn" and sometimes in "nut."


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 Odessa American    Thursday, July 08, 1971 Odessa, Texas
...at the seventh. I suppose even a BLIND SQUIRREL finds an acorn once in a..


 Times Bulletin     Tuesday, July 30, 1974 Van Wert, Ohio
...at Edgecreek. Comments like "Even a BLIND SQUIRREL will also find an
acorn..
 Daily Herald   Tuesday, October 16, 1984 Chicago, Illinois
...we arc. Vmcc Lom- bardi said 'even a BLIND SQUIRREL can find an acorn
once..

(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
    Mouse Trap' Play Successful on Bay
By WALTER HAIGHT Post Reporter. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington,
D.C.: Jun 26, 1951. p. 14 (1 page):
And please, no wisecracks like "even a blind squirrel funds an occasional
acorn."

    Haight, Admitted Duffer and Puffer on Links, Almost Stymied Himself Into
Apple Business
By Walter Haight Post Reporter. The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington,
D.C.: Jan 3, 1952. p. 19 (1 page):
But as a blind squirrel finds an occasional acorn, Haight came up with an
occasional big inning.

    Horses and People
By Walter Haight. The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959).
Washington, D.C.: Nov 7, 1955. p. 17 (1 page)