[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ann sanfedele wrote: > > >>any of you guys know where this originated? it is >>turning up in a commerical here in the USA - seems >>to me to mean something akin to sticking out like a sore >>thumb. >>the gorilla says >>"but what do I know, I'm only the 800 pound gorilla in the >>room" >>after offering advice to a couple pondering something or >>other - >>maybe investments. > > > The "800-pound gorilla" is a metaphor for any person or agency that is > so big and powerful that he/she/it dominates totally and whom no one > can challenge. > > "Adobe is the 800-pound gorilla of the image editing software business" > > "Frank Theriault is the 800-pound gorilla of the blurry photo business" > Dont forget:
"Mark Roberts is the 800-pound gorilla of the metaphor business" > etc. etc. > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
