Cliched saying pet peeve "John Henry" vs "John Hancock"

prole_for_peace

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Thu May-13-04 10:39 AM
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Cliched saying pet peeve "John Henry" vs "John Hancock"

i used to work with stupid people that would say "Put your John Henry here." instead of John Hancock. it drove me NUTS!! i tried to correct them once but they thought i was wrong. I AM NEVER WRONG!!

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mac56

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Thu May-13-04 10:40 AM
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1. Not to be confused with one's "John Thomas".

:evilgrin:

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Rabrrrrrr

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Thu May-13-04 10:41 AM
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3. ROTFL!

Great imagery there.

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Maine-i-acs

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Thu May-13-04 10:40 AM
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2. Hit the paper with a sledgehammer.

That'll learn 'em.

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prole_for_peace

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Thu May-13-04 10:42 AM
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5. i imagined driving a spike through the signature line

everytime they said that.

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Robb

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Thu May-13-04 10:41 AM
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4. I worked with a guy once

...who always said "Just put yer Jon Lovitz right there...." :)

It was funny the first four or five times, actually.

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rock

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Thu May-13-04 10:51 AM
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6. Thank God the phrase isn't "Johnson"

Put your Johnson right here.

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ZenLefty

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Thu May-13-04 10:54 AM
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7. To me, they always say "Put your John Holmes here."

Never had a problem with it. :shrug:

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Hand

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Thu May-13-04 02:22 PM
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8. My dentist's receptionist ALWAYS says this...

Edited on Thu May-13-04 02:23 PM by Hand

Fortunately, I only have to deal with her once every six months...

One day I'm going to lose it, however, and say, 'IT'S JOHN HANCOCK, NOT JOHN HENRY! JOHN HENRY WAS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN RAILROAD WORKER IN THE LATE 1800'S AND ALMOST CERTAINLY ILLITERATE DUE TO A JIM CROW EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM!!! However... here's my John Henry." Then scrawl a big X on the line.

Actually, I doubt that I'll ever do such a thing. I'll just suffer in aggrieved silence forever, and eventually die.

:nuke:

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BigMcLargehuge

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Thu May-13-04 02:27 PM
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9. How about when they sing John Hancock was a steel driving man!!!

that just throws me over the edge...

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geniph

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Thu May-13-04 02:36 PM
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10. Actually, for my husband, that works

since his first name is John and his middle name is Henry...

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