'My right hand hasn't seen my left hand in thirty years!'
Maybe I'm just slow, but what the hell does that mean?
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It means he's never caught at any dirty work he's involved in.
..I'd go to middle earth and look for Unspoiled Monsters. Then move to the country.
He's speaking in terms of "The right hand doesn't know what the left hand's doing"
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"I'm vilifying you for God's sake - pay attention!"
yes, it means being clever, covering one's tracks,
planting diversions, setting people against one another
its a metaphor for scheming.
its good that you asked, since you didn't know. :)
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just want to compliment your answer
i think it right
my take before reading yours was that
jj could/would employ a'see no evil speak no evil say no evil'
during those times when it was in his best interest to do so