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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread a shot in the dark #51218 12/29/2001 11:44 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 What is the origin of the phrase "a shot in the dark"? And can anyone confirm the punning meaning of that phrase in the Peter Sellers movie so titled? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted a shot in the dark Keiva 12/29/2001 11:44 PM Re: a shot in the dark wwh 12/30/2001 12:53 AM Re: a shot in the dark WhitmanO'Neill 12/30/2001 1:18 AM Re: a shot in the dark GallantTed 12/30/2001 2:35 AM Re: a shot in the dark Wordwind 12/30/2001 10:24 AM Re: a shot in the dark wwh 12/30/2001 4:47 PM Re: a shot in the dark Wordwind 12/30/2001 5:58 PM Re: a shot in the dark Faldage 12/30/2001 7:57 PM Re: a shot in the dark GallantTed 01/01/2002 4:11 AM Re: Opposite of a shot in the dark Faldage 01/01/2002 3:24 PM Re: Opposite of a shot in the dark Wordwind 01/01/2002 3:53 PM Re: Opposite of a shot in the dark Faldage 01/01/2002 4:07 PM Re: Opposite of a shot in the dark Wordwind 01/01/2002 7:04 PM Re: Opposite of a shot in the dark GallantTed 01/02/2002 1:20 AM Re: Opposite of a shot in the dark Wordwind 01/02/2002 9:43 AM Re: Opposite of a shot in the dark Faldage 01/02/2002 12:06 PM Re: a shot in the dark wow 01/02/2002 2:31 PM Re: fixing wow's waggin' Keiva 01/02/2002 4:33 PM Re: fixing wow swaggin' Faldage 01/02/2002 4:45 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,325 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,168 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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