Either that or I've heard it sometimes used in the same context as, "the elephant in the room". A very well known or obvious condition relating to one or more present, but yet unaddressed.
Jack --- Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
