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    Where did this old saying come from, "...as the blind man picked up his hammer and saw?"

    Question #41649. Asked by live4trivia. (Nov 26 03 9:23 PM)


    McGruff

    		This is an example of what is called a "Tom Swiftie" which are "excruciating adverbial puns" originated by Edward Stratemeyer in a series of strip cartoons about a character called Tom Swift in the 1920s.

    The full sentence is:
    "I see," said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw.

    Dec 04 03, 2:20 AM

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