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Rhiannon12866

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2. Here you go:

Reply to democrank (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 06:26 AM

13 hrs ago

"You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" is an idiom meaning you cannot create something refined or highly valuable from inherently poor or crude materials. It implies that no amount of effort can fundamentally improve something that is intrinsically flawed or of low quality to begin with.

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What is that old saying? democrank 13 hrs ago #1

Here you go: Rhiannon12866 13 hrs ago #2

Let her talk. She'll likely bury herself. Joinfortmill 11 hrs ago #3

They'll fix that in post...with AI no doubt. Ford_Prefect 10 hrs ago #4

Bari thinks she was hired because of the value she would add to CBS. ihaveaquestion 8 hrs ago #5

The law of holes: Danascot 5 hrs ago #6