But there are also more appealing options, such as thumbtack monograms or a dried-bean mosaic of James Brown. From Wordnik.com. [Kooky DIY With Amy Sedaris] Reference
The sign is simply taking a pro-pushpin anti-thumbtack position. From Wordnik.com. [Parents: don't let your kids go to business school!!] Reference
See how mysterious the explanation for the mundane thumbtack is?. From Wordnik.com. [Bunny and a Book] Reference
June 24th, 2006 at 4:28 pm punaise is French for thumbtack or push pin. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » Ssssh, he’s “deciding.”] Reference
For instance, what's that giant thumbtack-like thing in the last photo?. From Wordnik.com. [It Came From the Baby Shower...] Reference
It took me a while to realize that Craig had put a thumbtack on my chair. From Wordnik.com. [Notes from A Totally Lame Vampire] Reference
Considered the most successful is an ant turned thumbtack known as Pinky. From Wordnik.com. [Reverse Order] Reference
It was 5 X 7, black and white, held by a thumbtack to a cork board by his desk. From Wordnik.com. [The Photo of the Bulletproof Man] Reference
Employers don't want to feel like they're using a hammer to tap in a thumbtack. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Skirt the 'overqualified' stamp] Reference
Then I hung them on my map of Europe thumbtack and took another picture of them. From Wordnik.com. [The keys to the castle « knitnut.net] Reference
These mushrooms look exactly like tiny bird's nests, half the size of a thumbtack. From Wordnik.com. [Why it's cool to have a fungus among us] Reference
My video excerpt of the surge speech is up, along with some thumbtack observations. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Bush Warns Iran: ‘I Recently Ordered The Deployment Of An Additional Carrier Strike Group To The Region’] Reference
But I have the available brainspace of a thumbtack right now and can't think of any. From Wordnik.com. [Philocrites: January 2007 Archives] Reference
We stopped at my office and found a note from Violet hanging from a thumbtack on my door. From Wordnik.com. [Dancing in the Dark]
In addition to a painted body, a felt hat, and a typing-paper color, he has thumbtack feet. From Wordnik.com. [Happy Thanksgiving!] Reference
If an editor -demanded- that I change my protagonist into a thumbtack, I'd say, 'how sharp?'. From Wordnik.com. [My Work Doesn't Need a Broader Audience! If It's Good Enough for the Voices in My Head, Then It's Good Enough for You!] Reference
Have more than two or three and you won’t feel the thumbtack while you’re ROTFL. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » GM Hires Fox News Mouthpiece Sean Hannity As Spokesman] Reference
Except one time, when the thumbtack was loose and the entire year crashed to the floor at once. From Wordnik.com. [Ten Things I Like About Old Movies] Reference
One last thing: What is that thing that looks like a giant thumbtack, sitting there by the cake?. From Wordnik.com. [It Came From the Baby Shower...] Reference
While he was gone, one of the physicians picked up the attorney's shoe and put a thumbtack in it. From Wordnik.com. [Read this one carefully the first time.] Reference
The smallest, either a thumbtack or a paperclip, depending on whether he judged by size or weight. From Wordnik.com. [The Hard War]
An issue that people seem to gloss over is that while the Kinect has a higher cost than a single move wand/thumbtack set. From Wordnik.com. [The big news out of E3 in a nutshell] Reference
"That's like driving a thumbtack with a sledge hammer.". From Wordnik.com. [The Memphis Daily News] Reference
Switcheasy announces thumbtack-size iPod mic (Macworld. com). From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] Reference
Took out retirement money to get out from under the cc thumbtack. From Wordnik.com. [blog maverick] Reference
I feel like I'm in a Toilet Bowl with a thumbtack in my forehead!!. From Wordnik.com. [Slashdot: Science] Reference
Thursday, 19 March 2009 Switcheasy announces thumbtack-size iPod mic. From Wordnik.com. [Macworld UK News] Reference
Maybe he turned around fast and just happened to have a thumbtack in his hand. From Wordnik.com. [Ochuk's blog] Reference
One for your bookshelf and one to clip out and thumbtack to the wall of your cubicle. From Wordnik.com. [Blog@Newsarama] Reference
The little size ones seem made for this application: a thumbtack fits right in the back. From Wordnik.com. [craftlog] Reference
A trap: salted fish with thumbtack scales - an unkeeping of flight, on the snow of the perch. From Wordnik.com. [Popular in the last 8 hours] Reference
Roger drew from his pocket a square of cardboard and affixed it to the board with a thumbtack. From Wordnik.com. [The Haunted Bookshop] Reference
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