Net Llama! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:31:02 -0400 (EDT)
http://www.google.com/search?q=speed+of+light+in+furlongs+per+fortnight
The story goes that at NASA a management droid was briefing some senior engineers using a bewildering array of terms and units. The engineers were obviously unimpressed. Finally one of the senior engineers raised his hand and asked him to express the speed in furlongs per fortnight.
"furlongs per fortnight" is a standard way to of saying "cut the crap"
-- Alma
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