On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 12:48 AM, Mark Gibbs <mgi...@gibbs.com> wrote:
> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 9:02 PM, Harry Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> I suspect "hand waving" began as a derisive reference to occult >> activities since these might involve the waving of hands and/or a wand. . >> > > You would be completely wrong. In fact, that is perhaps the most > ridiculous conclusion anyone has come to so far. > > Mark, I wasn't referring to your use of the phrase. I was speculating on the cultural origins of the phrase. *poof* Harry Harry
