Hit and Miss

Mon Jul 24 16:10:08 UTC 2006

Gee ... I think this may be correct, and perhaps inventive, for
thunderstorms--they hit some areas and miss others!

Joel

At 7/24/2006 10:54 AM, you wrote:
>On the weather report last night, the weatherman said that the storms
>in the Chicago area would be "hit and miss". The first time he said
>it, I wasn't sure what I heard--but I remember thinking, he must have
>said "hit or miss". Then it turned up as "Hit & Miss" across the top
>of the screen--and he said it three more times!
>
>Barbara
>
>Barbara Need
>UChicago
>
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