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Re: Hindsight is 20/20

Posted by James Briggs on May 30, 2003

In Reply to: Hindsight is 20/20 posted by geekiegirl on May 30, 2003

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The saying sound right, although I don't think I've ever heard it. It means that it's very easy to be wise/knowledgeable after events have happened. The 20/20 is a way of medically recording perfect vision.