Modern Proverbs Appeal (UNCLASSIFIED)

Thu May 24 22:05:23 UTC 2007

Jonathan, I did in fact wonder if that song might have been alluding to some version of our saying! However, as Mr. Seeger et al. presented the image, it is a DESIRABLE thing to hammer promiscuously (well, let's say widely or generously).

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 14:42:02 -0700
>From: Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM>
>Subject: Re: Modern Proverbs Appeal (UNCLASSIFIED)
>
>If I had a hammer, and everything looked like a nail, I'd hammer...all over this land.
>
>  JL

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