They comb their hair with a herring-bone comb

[venta]

And another thing...

From the Daily Mail:

Aware that News of the World staff might use their final edition to fire a parting shot at her, Rebekah Brooks is said to have instructed two senior executives to read the paper with a ‘fine toothcomb’.

Now, I don't know if that's the Daily Fail's error, or Rebekah Brooks' error. And it's not the first time I've seen it. But really, guys...

Do you comb your teeth? No.
So is it likely that a toothcomb is a thing? No.

It's a fine-tooth(ed) comb, you idiots.

Comments

Re: I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that

[venta.livejournal.com]

Er, y'know sometimes I'm not very convinced by QI :)

Although it turns out I'm wrong, and a toothcomb really is a thing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothcomb).

Although, I imagine, not the thing that was meant.

Re: I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

Thou shalt not question Stephen Fry!

Re: I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that

[sushidog.livejournal.com]

Oh, I dunno; the QI book wheeled out a bunch of nonsense about Oestre being a hare-headed fertility goddess, and what with his last public meltdown after pontificating about women's sexuality, I think casting a little bit of doubt his way can't be an entirely bad thing...

Re: I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

I was just quoting Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip.

Re: I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

* like *

Re: I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

[giggle]

Re: I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

I don't know, if there were lemurs maybe Rebekah Brooks could claim they authorised the payments to the private investigators. "I always thought we were doing something wrong training long-tailed office pets to forge our signatures", said Brooks, as Murdoch looked on admiringly.

Re: I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that

[venta.livejournal.com]

I think you might be on to something - it's certainly an angle that I feel has been underinvestigated in the media to date...