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Title: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: Ash on May 14, 2009, 09:49:21 PM I was listening to the radio earlier and heard someone use the phrase, "Horseshoes and hand grenades".
What about other words that start with the same letter but are totally different and have no relation? After all, horseshoes have nothing to do with hand grenades. Come up with two words that begin with the same letter but have absolutely nothing to do with one another. The weirder, the better. :teddyr: I'll start... Elephants and Electricity. What can you come up with? Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: Jim H on May 15, 2009, 12:31:04 AM Well, the full expression is "Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades". So they do have that small bit in common, in that if a grenade is close to your target or you're relatively close to the pole in horseshoes, you still score.
Still... This is a rather random thing so, I'll give it a go. Apes and apricots Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: RCMerchant on May 15, 2009, 05:51:04 AM My Uncle always said "He don't know sh!t from Shinola!" Not sure what Shinola is..... :lookingup:
Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: Jack on May 15, 2009, 06:16:00 AM Sufferin' succotash :teddyr:
Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: meQal on May 15, 2009, 06:20:13 AM My Uncle always said "He don't know sh!t from Shinola!" Not sure what Shinola is..... :lookingup: That was explained clearly in the film "The Jerk" when Steve Martin's adoptive father showed him the difference in a horse pen.OK to add to the list. Antidote and anecdote Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: ghouck on May 15, 2009, 02:12:24 PM Sh!t and Syphilis: which is one of my mother's favorite sayings :"If you're looking for SYMPATHY, it's in the dictionary between SH!T and SYPHILIS". Good ol' Mom. . :teddyr:
Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: Ash on May 15, 2009, 02:13:24 PM Well, the full expression is "Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades". Ah. I knew I'd heard that phrase somewhere before but couldn't remember who said it and what it meant. Thanks. :smile: Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: Ed, Ego and Superego on May 15, 2009, 02:42:41 PM My Uncle always said "He don't know sh!t from Shinola!" Not sure what Shinola is..... :lookingup: Its an old brand of shoe polish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinola Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: Psycho Circus on May 15, 2009, 03:06:57 PM Vehicles and Vaginas
Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: The Burgomaster on May 15, 2009, 03:53:15 PM Masticate and mast . . . never mind . . .
Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: Ash on May 15, 2009, 04:14:38 PM Lemurs and lighters
Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: Raffine on May 15, 2009, 04:20:28 PM Quote Apes and apricots In the WIZARD OF OZ the Cowardly Lion asks "What put the Ape in Apricot? What makes the Hottentots so hot? Whatta they got that I ain't got?" Answer: Courage! Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: schmendrik on May 15, 2009, 11:13:59 PM Beets and Beer cans.
Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: Psycho Circus on May 16, 2009, 05:38:19 AM Nevada and Nail-bombs
Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: Ed, Ego and Superego on May 16, 2009, 08:17:44 AM Chalk and Cheese
Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: Ash on May 16, 2009, 05:47:20 PM a***oles and almonds.
Guitars and gravy Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: JJ80 on May 16, 2009, 06:20:41 PM Calcium and Calculus;
Replicants and Reactors; Perambulators and Percussionists; Metallurgy and Mime. Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: Rev. Powell on May 16, 2009, 07:14:15 PM Insects and incest.
Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: schmendrik on May 17, 2009, 07:28:43 AM Jackals and Jewelry
Listerine and Lima beans Thunder and Thimbles Title: Re: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Post by: Psycho Circus on May 17, 2009, 10:27:23 AM Bon Jovi and Bravery
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