On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Guido van Rossum <gu...@python.org> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Benjamin Peterson <benja...@python.org> > wrote: >> 2010/4/30 Maciej Fijalkowski <fij...@gmail.com>: >>> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Benjamin Peterson <benja...@python.org> >>> wrote: >>>> 2010/4/30 Antoine Pitrou <solip...@pitrou.net>: >>>>> Jesse Noller <jnoller <at> gmail.com> writes: >>>>>> >>>>>> Consider this a plaintitive -1 to any sort of rule-or-decision based >>>>>> on committee. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'd much rather a 2x4 to the forehead. >>>>> >>>>> Oops, sorry but what does "a 2x4 to the forehead" mean? >>>>> (and "plaintitive" by the way?) >>>> >>>> The former means being hit by a board and by the latter, he probably >>>> means "plaintive" meaning melancholy. >>>> >>> >>> Does it only work for english speaking non-metric system users? (2x4 >>> is probably something imperial) >> >> Yes, that's a 5,04 by 10,08 for you. :) > > Of course "2 by 4" is just the name. The actual measurements of such a > piece of lumber in the store are about 1.75 by 3.75 inch. :-) >
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