I should have known better

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I should have known better

Post by Bobinwales » Thu Jul 05, 2018 12:27 am

I sat down this afternoon and thought that 40 winks would be a good idea. Of course it should never have entered my head because I immediately started thinking, "Why FORTY winks?".

So instead I ended up with my tablet rather than my usual lap-top and Googled "Why 40 winks?".

I got this... https://english.stackexchange.com/quest ... -short-nap.
Who does he quote? Ken Greenwald on Wordwizard! Did I feel a twerp? Yes! Why did I not come to the obvious pace to look first?

http://www.wordwizard.com/phpbb3/viewto ... 3070&hilit
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Signature: All those years gone to waist!
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