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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: ham (-) fisted #108187 07/21/03 01:41 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 B Bean old hand Bean old hand B Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 And is hamlet (not the play) also related? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ham (-) fisted #108188 07/21/03 08:58 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 and also ham omelette? Oh, sorry, that was a bit ham-fisted... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ham (-) fisted #108189 07/21/03 09:09 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui >and also ham omelette? What if you lived in the French hamlet of vertouefs? noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ham (-) fisted #108190 07/21/03 09:22 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 lol, I am, I am! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter just askin' loike #108191 07/22/03 02:03 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Is it just me, or is this thread beginning to look a lot like a WA thread? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: just askin' loike #108192 07/22/03 02:06 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont no formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: just askin' loike #108193 07/22/03 03:44 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui WA thread? No. The thread is maintaining its Hamitic nature. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ham (-) fisted #108194 07/22/03 02:53 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA I have used the terms forever. With a fine distinction. "ham fisted" = something done in in anger. "ham-handed" = something done awkwardly. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ham (-) fisted #108195 07/22/03 06:03 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 "ham fisted" = something done in in anger. "ham-handed" = something done awkwardly. [e.a.] Fascinating - I would never have guessed that it was used as anything other than my assumed understanding, namely clumsy - so I would completely misinterpret your intention in this case! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ham (-) fisted #108196 07/22/03 09:36 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Well, once once again, I'm throwing my lot yin with my brythonic yang. Hamfisted for "done in anger" would have completely flummoxed me, too. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 4 1 2 3 4 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. 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