May 15, 2003

Life is hard

prov.

[XEROX PARC] This phrase has two possible interpretations: (1) While your suggestion may have some merit, I will behave as though I hadn't heard it. (2) While your suggestion has obvious merit, equally obvious circumstances prevent it from being seriously considered. The charm of the phrase lies precisely in this subtle but important ambiguity.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:40 AM

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