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Although tinker's curse is attested in 1824, which was thought to be earlier than tinker's dam, [5] "tinkers damn" is attested in 1823. [7] An alternative derivation is that a tinker's curse or cuss was considered of little significance, possibly because tinkers (who worked with their hands near hot metal) were reputed to swear (curse) habitually.
"Baseball's Sad Lexicon," also known as "Tinker to Evers to Chance" after its refrain, is a 1910 baseball poem by Franklin Pierce Adams. The eight-line poem is presented as a single, rueful stanza from the point of view of a New York Giants fan watching the Chicago Cubs infield of shortstop Joe Tinker, second baseman Johnny Evers, and first baseman Frank Chance complete a double play.
60. 6. "Incident on the Road to Yesterday". R.G. Springsteen. Jan Winters & Winston Miller. November 18, 1960. ( 1960-11-18) 169-3350 TV. An ex-outlaw trying to repay those he robbed 10 years ago returns to his home town to turn himself into the law only to find he is accused of murder.
One can damn or be damned but one cannot "give a damn". The phrase simply means that Rhett does not care (one iota), nor does he "give a dam". I don't dispute the Clark Gable followed his script and uttered the words "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn, I simply dispute the accuracy of the script based on the novel and the meaning of the phrase.
The Court of Appeals 11th Appellate District ruled Heather A. Tinker's sentence for tampering with evidence, obstructing justice and gross abuse of a corpse ...
Alaska Highway News was the paper of record for Fort St. John, the North Peace River region, and Dawson Creek in northeastern British Columbia, Canada.Founded in 1943 by Margaret Lally "Ma" Murray, it was largely under corporate ownership for the rest of its 80-year-old publication history before being shuttered by Glacier Media in 2023.
The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. The dam ruptured after several days of ...
Des Moines Independent Community School District. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969), was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that recognized the First Amendment rights of students in U.S. public schools. The Tinker test, also known as the "substantial disruption" test, is still ...