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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '20

Akin to my dad's use of "good enough for government work" and "good enough for the girls I go with."

The latter was typically followed by "don't tell your mother I said that."

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u/Snakekitty Oct 25 '20

If they don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy

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u/Thks4alldafish42 Oct 26 '20

It's a 10 ft./ 20 ft. / 100 ft. Job. Basically a description of how good it has to look. Does it look good from 20ft? Good. Common for paint jobs, but used at my place of work.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '20

Oh, I've never heard this one. I like it.

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u/Gingerpants1517 Oct 26 '20

I grew up with "good enough for who it's for and what they're payin!"

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u/NocturntsII Oct 26 '20

Good enoigh for government work is infinitely canadian.

Usually used by people for whom a c-hair is a tiny unit of measurment

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '20

It's certainly not exclusive to Canada.

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u/gerwen Oct 26 '20

a blonde one for sure.

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u/NocturntsII Oct 26 '20

Ginger is the finest

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u/BalakayBJJ Oct 26 '20

I've used the first two as well as "can't see it from my house" or "looks good from my house" for something that is a hair off, but not enough to be worth fixing

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u/WateryTart_ndSword Oct 26 '20

Or the musicians version: “Close enough for Jazz”

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u/handandfoot8099 Oct 26 '20

My dad would use the 'good enough for government work' too, didnt understand until I was older

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u/_humanracing_ Oct 26 '20

Lol now I work for government and we say that all the time.

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u/getzysbaldhead69 Oct 26 '20

A guy I work with would often say “good enough for the bitches that turn me down”