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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Close counts only in horseshoes #134613 10/27/2004 2:30 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 4 priya stranger priya stranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 4 Hi, Does anyone know the origin of the expression "Close counts only in horseshoes"? Thanks Priya Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Close counts only in horseshoes #134614 10/27/2004 2:46 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Welcome to you, priya; I assume it came from the game of horseshoes. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Close counts only in horseshoes #134615 10/27/2004 4:03 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA Not familiar with it, but the way I always heard it, it went, "Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades." OTOH, I grew up on military reservations. Maybe we say it differently than everyone else. k Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Close counts only in horseshoes #134616 10/27/2004 4:07 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont nope. we said it, too FF. and added atom bombs... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Close counts only in horseshoes #134617 10/27/2004 4:32 PM Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 4 priya stranger priya stranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 4 I guess I would have to learn the rules of the game to understand how the expression was coined. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Close counts only in horseshoes #134618 10/27/2004 5:41 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont http://www.horseshoepitching.com/rules/nhparul.shtml Section A. Cancellation Scoring 1. In cancellation scoring, only one contestant can score in each inning. a. Ringers - Ringers cancel each other. A ringer of one contestant shall cancel a ringer of the other contestant those shoes shall not score any points. Any uncancelled (live) ringer scores three points. b. Shoes in Count - A shoe in count shall score one point under the following conditions: 1. If there are cancelled ringers and no live ringer, the closest shoe in count to the stake shall score one point. 2. If there are no ringers, the closest shoe in count shall score one point. If the other shoe of that same contestant is the second closest shoe in count, it shall also score one point. 3. If there is one uncancelled ringer and the other shoe of the scoring contestant is the closest shoe in count to the stake, it shall score one point (four points total). and welcome, priya. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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