On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 10:50:30AM +0100, Angus Leeming wrote:
> On Thursday 02 August 2001 09:39, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> > >>>>> "Mike" == Mike Ressler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > Mike> "What's that thing?" "Well, it's a highly technical, sensitive
> > Mike> instrument we use in computer repair. Being a layman, you
> > Mike> probably can't grasp exactly what it does. We call it a
> > Mike> two-by-four."
> >
> > I have to admit I do not get this one. Probably knowing what a
> > two-by-four is would help :)
>
> Tradesman's jargon. Go to a hardware store and ask for a 2-by-4 and you'll be
> given a piece of wood that in cross-section is 2 inches by 4 inches.
One of my first lessons in marketing and the evils of capitalism was when I
found out that 2x4's aren't. They're more like 1.5x3.5.
-Amir
