Quoth Alma J Wetzker: > >>Net Llama! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:31:02 -0400 (EDT) > >> > >>http://www.google.com/search?q=speed+of+light+in+furlongs+per+fortnight > > The story goes that at NASA a management droid was briefing some senior > engineers using a bewildering array of terms and units. The engineers > were obviously unimpressed. Finally one of the senior engineers raised > his hand and asked him to express the speed in furlongs per fortnight. > > "furlongs per fortnight" is a standard way to of saying "cut the crap"
I've certainly never heard it used in this context, but it might certainly fit. Kurt -- Yes, but which self do you want to be? _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
