Bob W wrote:
> Actually Ann, I think you are seeing a mixed metaphor in 'the 800 > pound gorilla in the room'. One person talked about the 800 pound > gorilla. as being, basically, the alpha male, silverback or dominant > person, which is quite a convincing metaphor, but it seems to have got > itself mixed up with the elephant in the room, which is a different > kettle of fish. er... large kettle, what? > > > Personally, I think a gorilla should cost a lot more than 800 pounds, > but that's eBay for you. > > -- > Cheers, > Bob doggedly optmistic are you? ohoh, here we go again ann > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of ann sanfedele > > Sent: 14 November 2006 20:45 > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: way OT: 800 pound gorilla in the room > > > > What is fascinating is the slight variations on what all of you > > (who answered quickly, so apparently have no lives :) :) ) > > mentioned. > > > > I had kinda guessed wrong about the origin, I see. > > > > Thanks to you all! > > > > ann > > > > 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 > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
