[78-L] Dept of meaningless lyrics?

[Geoffrey Wheeler]

Ron is perfectly correct about one of the uses of a fine tooth comb. 
Here is what one website has to say on the matter:“The expression of 
“going over things with a fine toothed comb” was first used in the late 
19th century. It was often linked to detection or police work. Just as 
a person would use a fine tooth comb to examine minute sections of 
hair, investigatory proceedings began to go over the minutia of each 
crime scene. Today the expression can apply not just to criminal 
investigation, but also to a very detailed approach to anything. An 
editor might go over a book or article with a fine tooth comb to check 
for any tiny mistakes, as might a teacher use a fine tooth comb 
approach when he/she is examining a student’s work. Computer 
programmers also focus on tiny mistakes that might occur in data entry 
and programming, and referencing the comb as used for lice, check for 
any “bugs” in their programs.”