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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,634 posts) Fri Oct 27, 2017, 11:40 AM Oct 2017

Before The Knack, there was The Knack, and of course The Knack! 📻

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Before The Knack, there was The Knack, and of course The Knack! 📻 (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2017 OP

Don't forget the old British movie: panader0 Oct 2017 #1

OLD! God, I was 18 when it came out! Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2017 #2

Don't forget "the Knack": sl8 Oct 2017 #3

Don't forget "The Knack...And How to Get It" (1965) VOX Oct 2017 #4

panader0

(25,816 posts)

1. Don't forget the old British movie:

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Fri Oct 27, 2017, 01:56 PM

Oct 2017

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knack_%E2%80%A6and_How_to_Get_It

Floyd R. Turbo

(26,634 posts)

2. OLD! God, I was 18 when it came out!

Reply to panader0 (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 27, 2017, 02:04 PM

Oct 2017

Nice catch! I’ll look it up.

sl8

(13,949 posts)

3. Don't forget "the Knack":

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Fri Oct 27, 2017, 04:19 PM

Oct 2017

...
Doctor: "It's worse than I feared."
Mother: "What is it?"
Doctor: "I'm afraid your son has ... the Knack."
Mother: "The knack?"
Doctor: "The Knack. It's a rare condition characterized by an extreme intuition about all things mechanical and electrical ... and utter social ineptitude."
Mother: "Can he lead a normal life?"
Doctor: "No. He'll be an engineer."
Mother: "Oh, no! [crying]"
Doctor: "There, there. Don't blame yourself."
...

VOX

(22,976 posts)

4. Don't forget "The Knack...And How to Get It" (1965)

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Fri Oct 27, 2017, 06:42 PM

Oct 2017

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