God only gave me two hands. The rest he gave to the Indians.

[Mark Mandel]

Might the second half be from some other saying?

m a m

On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 9:44 AM, Grant Barrett <gbarrett at worldnewyork.org>wrote:

> Does anyone know anything about the expression, "God only gave me two
> hands. The rest he gave to the Indians," or if it is even widespread
> at all? I have it from the grandmother of a friend; the grandmother
> has been saying it her entire life. My database and Internet searches
> turn up nothing for it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Grant Barrett
> gbarrett at worldnewyork.org
>

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