On 2/2/06, Cedric Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> what's that ??
> harsh ?

"(to open) a can of worms", idiom: to ask for general stylistic advice
on a professional mailing list, often resulting in contradicting
advises that turn into flame wars, ending with somebody crying and
repeated demands for the thread to be discontinued.

see also: 'Tell me more about "_global"'

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_idioms_in_the_English_language#C>

hth,
mark

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