> > > > Iss "nice and gimlet-eyed" achar
> > >
> > > Wha- Huh??
> > >
> > > Wolf "grommet for your gimlet?" spirit
> >
> > Maybe you already know this and are only kidding me, but for the curious:
> >
> > gimlet (gim-l&t), n.: a small tool with a screw point, grooved shank, and cross handle for boring holes
> >
> > gimlet-eyed (gim-l&t-Id), adj.: sharp-sighted
> >
> > I'm accustomed to thinking of "gimlet-eyed" as being especially descriptive of critics, editors and perfectionists. "The professor read my essay with a gimlet eye, marking the tiniest deficiencies with red ink."
> >
> > Iss "turkey and gimlets" achar
>
> LOL. One of my favourite jokes from Terry Pratchett's "Reaper Man":
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> One character: "Did you see his eyes? Like gimlets!"
> Another character: "Eh? What? What do you mean? You mean like that dwarf who runs the delicatessen on Cable Street?"
>
> Brunnen-"you need knowledge of The Lord of the Rings for this to be funny. Oh, and you also need a terminally awful sense of humour. Fortunately I have both these things."G

I get the "dwarf" part, but not the part about the delicatessen on Cable Street. What's that all about?

Iss "'Laverne and Gimli' could've been a great sitcom" achar