"close enough for government work" 1965

[Benjamin Barrett]

I grew up hearing "good enough for government work." BB

On Apr 27, 2008, at 12:12 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

>
> I first heard this in 1973.  The earliest I've found it in print is
>
>  1968 Fred MacKenzie The Men of Bastogne (N.Y.: David McKay) 189
> [ref. to 1944] : [Lieut. Col.] Harry Kinnard quipped, "That's close
> enough for government work."
>
>

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