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[Jonathan Lighter]

Because I heard her say it slowly and clearly, with an edh.

That's how.

JL

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 5:25 PM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com> wrote:

> How do you know he said "to the nail" and not "tooth 'n' nail"??
>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 4:50 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > A.B. Stoddard, MSNBC commentator:
> >
> > "Republicans will fight you to the nail on that."
> >
> > JL
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> > --
> > "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the
> truth."
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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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