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funny bone

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funny bone, highly sensitive area at the back of the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes close to the surface of the skin in a groove between end prominences of the humerus (the upper arm bone) and the ulna (the large forearm bone). A blow to the area causes the nerve to compress against bone, producing a characteristic tingling in the forearm and the last two fingers.
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He banged his funny bone in the third quarter but still totaled 17points as the Lakers rallied from 12 points down.
IT'S A MISS FOR LAKERS EFFECTS SHOW WITHOUT ODOM IN LOSS TO DALLAS ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The resulting delight to the eye and the funny bone not only crosses boundaries of age, gender, and culture, but has expanded the seven-member troupe's reputation beyond New England.
Snappy dance theater: they're shaking up Boston's dance scene with a ... by Fanger, Iris / Dance Magazine
In any case, Shel Silverstein's or Jack Prelutsky's funny modern poems can be very profitable, inclining publishers toward publishing a book that aims for the funny bone.
Purposeful poetry by Lempke, Susan Dove / The Horn Book Magazine
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