Clock...
Posted by R. Berg on April 04, 2002
In Reply to: Clock... posted by Q on April 04, 2002
: I heard an interesting phrase
yesterday.
: "Even a broken clock is right twice a day"
: No origin needed.
But under what circumstance would you use this phrase.
: Is it wit or profound?
:
Thanks
It's been around a long time. You use it when a poor thinker--or someone
who always harps on the same message--happens to have spoken the truth this time
because of sheer luck or because circumstances have changed. Or you use it to
dismiss someone you don't like; = "Just because he's right this once doesn't mean
he knows how to reason."
Wit vs. profound? Hard to say--and how much of a difference
is there anyway? I suppose it was witty the first time it was said.