fart in a mitten
n.— «We had a great one back in my social service days (and no, I did not work with Jane Addams at Hull House): “That’s about as effective as a fart in a mitten.”» —“Re: Sometimes I can’t supress the typical female feelings like a sense of colours and creativity” by Frank M. Miller Usenet: alt.culture.fabulous Feb. 11, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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