# Who says an ill wind blows no good?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 5, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-says-an-ill-wind-blows-no-good/267597 "2004-10-05T02:54:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-says-an-ill-wind-blows-no-good/267597/1 "2004-10-05T02:54:41Z")

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[CNN story](http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/04/tornado.porn.ap/index.html)

:eek:

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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-says-an-ill-wind-blows-no-good/267597/2 "2004-10-05T05:04:52Z")

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As if having his home wrecked wasn’t enough …

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-says-an-ill-wind-blows-no-good/267597/3 "2004-10-05T07:19:10Z")

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[nitpick]The expression is actually _ **It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good** _, meaning that whatever happens, there will always be some benefit, somewhere.

The linked story is quite an apt example.