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Frank J. Wilstach, comp.  A Dictionary of Similes.  1916.
 
Useful
 
  About as useful as a button on a hat.
            —Anonymous		  1
  Useful as a shin of beef, which has a big bone for the big dog, a little bone for the little dog, and a sinew for the cat.
            —Anonymous		  2
  Useful as a cow.
            —Anonymous		  3
  Useful as daylight.
            —Anonymous		  4
  Useful as the useful.
            —Victor Hugo		  5
 
 
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