<OT> google fun

[Kurt Wall]

Quoth Alma J Wetzker:
> >>Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org>  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"

I've certainly never heard it used in this context, but it might
certainly fit.

Kurt
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