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Always posing such interesting questions in such interesting ways.

This poem was mentioned in the Archival Review thread, in a picking through Lit's archive of over 37,000 poems.

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There is no such saying as 'Cut and Dried'. It doesn't make any sense. The real saying is carpentry terminology. It is 'Cut and Tried'. In other words, you cut the board and try it to see if it fits. Not really a great approach. Better to use another saying: 'Measure twice, cut once'. Phil