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treborwood | 20:39 Wed 21st Mar 2007 | Phrases & Sayings
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Is there a word or phrase that sums up, when your looking for something that isnt there.
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Invisible. sorry how about illusive
21:08 Wed 21st Mar 2007
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fruitless
21:46 Wed 21st Mar 2007
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sorry i should of added that you find something that isnt there just because your looking for it
22:21 Wed 21st Mar 2007
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Serendipity
The aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.

22:41 Wed 21st Mar 2007
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'A Momentary Lapse of Reason'
23:34 Wed 21st Mar 2007
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Shaney, I think is right with serendipity. It was Walpole who once said," Serendipity is looking for a needle in a haystack, and finding the farmer,s daughter!"
23:59 Wed 21st Mar 2007
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serendipity as Shaneystar says is finding nice things by accident. Is that what you mean? I'm not sure about how you find something that isn't there. Wasting your time looking for something that isn't there is a wild goose chase as tonyted says - or maybe a mare's nest, which also doesn't exist.
01:57 Thu 22nd Mar 2007
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Sounds like the 'kings new clothes' to me from the old Danny Keye song, if thats a phrase ?
13:59 Thu 22nd Mar 2007
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a futile search?
16:29 Thu 22nd Mar 2007

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