hole in ground/hawk from hack-saw

B W Kane bkane4 at VERIZON.NET
Wed Aug 9 16:47:46 UTC 2006


If we're gonna do the classics bit, let's get it straight: Hamlet is reported to have said (II ii) know a hawk from a handsaw (hack-saw is probably a bit later than 1603).
Bernie Kane

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