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(01-29-2023, 11:16 AM)Norgarth Wrote: [ -> ]

I will note that 'fly off the handle' is incorrectly depicted as an animal idiom. It's about a weighty chunk of mass literally and suddenly detaching from a handle, presumably while at speed and at considerable risk of causing injury.

(01-29-2023, 05:40 PM)hazard Wrote: [ -> ]

(01-29-2023, 11:16 AM)Norgarth Wrote: [ -> ]

I will note that 'fly off the handle' is incorrectly depicted as an animal idiom. It's about a weighty chunk of mass literally and suddenly detaching from a handle, presumably while at speed and at considerable risk of causing injury.

Well, John Atkinson certainly didn't draw a fly on the handle. We have a trope for this sort of thing.

Oh, and source.

(01-31-2023, 06:16 AM)Norgarth Wrote: [ -> ]

Needs a better resolution.

(01-31-2023, 09:21 AM)robkelk Wrote: [ -> ]Needs a better resolution.

<rimshot>

(02-01-2023, 05:40 AM)Norgarth Wrote: [ -> ]

I don't have it off the top of my head, but it's easy enough to find the travel agent to arrange a tour with them, just look for the signs that say "Navy Recruiting Station."

Go interesting places! See interesting people! If the offer is valid in your region, you might even get some free education out of it! I hear there's more interest than seats most of the time, though, so best talk to them before making more arrangements.

(02-03-2023, 02:17 PM)Norgarth Wrote: [ -> ]

2 pairs of scissors, or a pair of a pair of scissors.
Look, I can't help it English is dumb.

Source