OT: Hind Lick Maneuver

[Ward Griffiths]

On Friday 27 February 2004 06:34 pm, Bill Campbell wrote:

> We won't go near things like PhD papers which seem to be written with
> the philosophy, never use a one syllable word where a five syllable
> word is available.

Most schools seem to grade doctoral theses by the pound, so that isn't 
too surprising.
-- 
Ward Griffiths    wdg3rd at comcast.net    http://home.comcast.net/~wdg3rd/

"And I don't like the idea of going _anywhere_ near the gods.  We're
like toys to them, you know."  _And they don't realise how easily the
arms and legs come off_, he added to himself.
                                Terry Pratchet, _The Last Hero_