Horseshoes, Hand Grenades and Asset Allocation - Forbes

Horseshoes, Hand Grenades and Asset Allocation
Forbes
Ask people to name two things where being close counts and you'll likely hear the popular idiom horseshoes and hand grenades. Getting close is good enough in the game of horseshoes where a toss landing near the stake scores points.

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Devils know close doesn't count in horseshoes, hand grenades or Game 1 - SportingNews.com

Devils know close doesn't count in horseshoes, hand grenades or Game 1
SportingNews.com
NEW YORK—Peter DeBoer had no problems saying it, and nobody who watched Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final could disagree. Not honestly, anyway. "That was a closer game than the score indicated," the New Jersey Devils coach said after his team ...

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The third time was not the charm - Worthington Daily Globe

The third time was not the charm
Worthington Daily Globe
WORTHINGTON — It was so close I could almost taste it, don't count your chickens before they hatch and close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades. These are all sayings that could describe my turkey hunting efforts this season.

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Weekly Standard: Keep It Simple, Team Romney - NPR

Weekly Standard: Keep It Simple, Team Romney
NPR
But "almost" only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. How does Romney close the deal? It can only be by promising to do the things that Obama cannot do. And for that, he has to stretch deep into the history of the Republican Party, to understand ...

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Downtown Fredericksburg business relocating - Fredericksburg.com (blog)

Downtown Fredericksburg business relocating
Fredericksburg.com (blog)
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Vintage Boutique has signed a lease for 3000 square feet of space at 1009 Princess Anne St., according to the release. That is the former site of Apple Music near Hyperion Espresso and The Otter House.

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Washington Nationals attendance: Is pitching boring? - Washington Post (blog)

Washington Nationals attendance: Is pitching boring?
Washington Post (blog)
Still, close counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and blogging.] The crowd on a very pleasant evening last night didn't quite accrete to the 20000 mark, and, as always in these parts, you wonder if the number includes people who didn't actually show up, ...

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NBA Playoffs Report Card 5.2.12: Sixers kick the Bulls while they're down - CBSSports.com (blog)


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NBA Playoffs Report Card 5.2.12: Sixers kick the Bulls while they're down
CBSSports.com (blog)
Horseshoes and hand grenades, but at least the effort is commendable. Blew a late lead when they had total control of the game. As soon as the Celtics even casually suggested they should go to isolation sets, the Hakws dove into the one-on-one pool ...

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Mailbag: Why Urban Meyer leads Big Ten in Sporting News' FBS coaching rankings - SportingNews.com

Mailbag: Why Urban Meyer leads Big Ten in Sporting News' FBS coaching rankings
SportingNews.com
I thought close only counted in horseshoes and hand grenades. —SECFan, via SportingNews.com Of all the rankings in our 124, this is the one I have the most trouble defending. Just being honest here. Franklin is one of the best offensive coaches in the ...

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Colorado beer calendar: Colorado Beer Week meets American Craft Beer Week - Westword (blog)

Colorado beer calendar: Colorado Beer Week meets American Craft Beer Week
Westword (blog)
Crazy Mountain Brewing in Edwards is having a pint night from 4 to 6 pm at the Rackhouse Pub, featuring four beers, some of which are rare in Denver: Bourbon Barrel Aged Horseshoes and Hand Grenades; Hookiebobb IPA; Lava Lake Wit; and Cara de Luna ...

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Paul Boutique, Sampling, and the Law - Slate Magazine (blog)

Paul Boutique, Sampling, and the Law
Slate Magazine (blog)
One is that this is not a horseshoes and hand grenades situation. If your album has 300 samples and "only" 15 of them get you sued and you "only" lose five of them, then yes "most" of your samples have cleared. But your business model is still shot.

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