I think it goes back to an old joke: What does an 800 pound gorilla eat?
Whatever the hell he wants to eat! Bob On Nov 14, 2006, at 2:19 PM, Mark Roberts 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" > > etc. etc. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
