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Sun 2008-11-09 12:27 |
:) Yeah, I can't remember when I actually looked up the original, I know osmosis had filled the phrase in (complete with nuance) earlier on :)
Although when I use it in mostly the original sense, it actually tends to be something like how I read this post -- a nominal solution, which sounds completely ridiculous, and you describe as a "modest proposal" to make it clear you're not yet advocating it, yet you can't help but wonder if maybe it _would_ be sensible after all. |
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