I wonder why we say “dead as a door nail.” I think a better expression would be “dead as a coffin nail.” It’s no more or less accurate, but has a more poetic connotation.
Thinking of leaving little “calling cards,” Grim Reaper? Like Paladin’s famed “Have Gun, Will Travel” cards? Cute. Maybe not sufficiently scary if the Chosen doesn’t recognize a door nail….
What Pedmar said earlier, was almost exactly what is said in the opening of A Christmas Carol.
Marley was dead as a doornail. Mind, I don’t mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a doornail, I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors in in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the country’s done for.
I’ve played both Scrooge and Marley in various local productions.
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
Oh, that quote “dead as a door nail.”
Pedmar Premium Member over 8 years ago
I wonder why we say “dead as a door nail.” I think a better expression would be “dead as a coffin nail.” It’s no more or less accurate, but has a more poetic connotation.
Sisyphos over 8 years ago
Thinking of leaving little “calling cards,” Grim Reaper? Like Paladin’s famed “Have Gun, Will Travel” cards? Cute. Maybe not sufficiently scary if the Chosen doesn’t recognize a door nail….
john.kalter over 8 years ago
Why is there a Venus Fly Trap in a Hardware store?
Plods with ...™ over 8 years ago
Oh good. They’re on sale.
Retired Dude over 8 years ago
Made me laugh out loud.
rshive over 8 years ago
Even the Grim Reaper has his DIY needs.
brightshade over 8 years ago
A little background on “Dead as a Doornail” http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/04/origin-phrase-dead-doornail/
Larry Miller Premium Member over 8 years ago
I just figured Death’s Door needed repairs.
kapearlman over 8 years ago
Maybe he just needs them for his manicure. I don’t think he has nails…
Sharon Hayes over 8 years ago
I see Lio is buying Seymour.
neverenoughgold over 8 years ago
OMG! He’s visiting my old hardware store!
Oh, the stories I could tell of strange customers and customer requests…
vanaals over 8 years ago
That’s not Seymour. That’s Audrey 3. And maybe, Lio has brought Audrey along for some holiday shopping?
26 over 8 years ago
Death must be doing reference work.
Mike Parsons Premium Member over 8 years ago
Door nails are dead and deadly, good tools for the Reaper.
Dr_Fogg over 8 years ago
Thought for a smoker…
It’s not the coughing that carries you oftenIt’s the coffin they carry you off in.
abbybookcase over 8 years ago
“whatever you do, don’t feed the plant”dad,s least favorite show (dentists lose their sense of humor for this stuff after a while)
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member over 8 years ago
Subtle! Took me a few seconds to get it! Well done!
Thomas & Tifffany Connolly over 8 years ago
It’s comforting to think that death would take care of those small things.
JR6019 over 8 years ago
What Pedmar said earlier, was almost exactly what is said in the opening of A Christmas Carol.
Marley was dead as a doornail. Mind, I don’t mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a doornail, I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors in in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the country’s done for.
I’ve played both Scrooge and Marley in various local productions.