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    Gary Wheeler
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    Morass: excerpted from one of my emails today: "the [redacted] effort to support this died in the morass of approvals required to implement mining the data" I think tomorrow's word will be quagmire (in the Vietnam War sense, not Family Guy).

    Software Zen: delete this;

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      Morass: excerpted from one of my emails today: "the [redacted] effort to support this died in the morass of approvals required to implement mining the data" I think tomorrow's word will be quagmire (in the Vietnam War sense, not Family Guy).

      Software Zen: delete this;

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      Mike Hankey
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      I think of something else when I see the word MoreAss.

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        I think of something else when I see the word MoreAss.

        A home without books is a body without soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.4.0 (Many new features) JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator

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        Gary Wheeler
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        I almost used the phrase "python mating ball[^]" instead of "morass", but I knew my audience wouldn't get it.

        Software Zen: delete this;

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          Morass: excerpted from one of my emails today: "the [redacted] effort to support this died in the morass of approvals required to implement mining the data" I think tomorrow's word will be quagmire (in the Vietnam War sense, not Family Guy).

          Software Zen: delete this;

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          PIEBALDconsult
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          Could you describe the morass, sir?

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          • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

            I think of something else when I see the word MoreAss.

            A home without books is a body without soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.4.0 (Many new features) JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator

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            OriginalGriff
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            That's just peachy!

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            • G Gary Wheeler

              Morass: excerpted from one of my emails today: "the [redacted] effort to support this died in the morass of approvals required to implement mining the data" I think tomorrow's word will be quagmire (in the Vietnam War sense, not Family Guy).

              Software Zen: delete this;

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              BernardIE5317
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              I learned of a phrase today id est "warp and woof". I am looking forward to an opportunity to utilize it.

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                I learned of a phrase today id est "warp and woof". I am looking forward to an opportunity to utilize it.

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                Peter_in_2780
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                woof, also know as weft!

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                  I learned of a phrase today id est "warp and woof". I am looking forward to an opportunity to utilize it.

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                  Gary Wheeler
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                  My son-in-law's mother could help you with that. She's a master weaver :-D.

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                    My son-in-law's mother could help you with that. She's a master weaver :-D.

                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                    ChandraRam
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                    There is a word in Tamil for son-(or daughter-)in-law's parents :-D

                    Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon

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                      Could you describe the morass, sir?

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                      Drone A punted it up to MasterDrone B, who wanted BrotherDrone C to chime in, and then B thought Group β should do the work, but somebody from Group ξθ said it was their responsibility, ...

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                        There is a word in Tamil for son-(or daughter-)in-law's parents :-D

                        Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon

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                        :cool: It says something wonderful about a culture when they have names for family relationships like that.

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