I am guessing by the belligerent tone of his post and the way he playfully uses the local dialect in such an entertaining way , that he is using the word "bracket "as a simile for the jaw .He obviously has a predilection for literary wordplay , the fun way he skilfully manages to include the malapropism about the "hammer on the head " a la Dickens , was pure genius , if only more members showed this level of literary ambition the site would be a better place to be . well done that man !
now go and sit over their.......with the rest of the educated members of THL
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