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[-] Railing5132@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

The oft-forgotten full phrase is: "a broken clock is right twice a day, but you still wouldn't use it to tell time."

Similarly, often in reference to corrupt cops or politicians: "one bad apple spoils the whole bunch."

[-] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

Aren't most of those "full phrases" made up inventions from Tumblr?

this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2026
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