Re: Multipath WLAN problem?

On Wed, 4 Mar 2009 11:17:09 -0800, Dave Platt <dplatt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article <d7mdnRvu8bERHjPUnZ2dnUVZ_v_inZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Frnak McKenney <frnak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

My apologies. The word was once highly thought of in educational
circles, but Progressive Education seems to have been quite
effective at disparaging not only the use of, but even references to
the "garret and stick" approach.

Ouch.

I was thinking more of the "garret and schtick" principle... the
general rule that bad comedians tend to die in abject poverty.

Ah. I wasn't aware of that one, but it may be a corruption of the
French term used to describe a comedian's demise following a
particularly bad sketch (pardon my grave-ly unaccented ASCII):

"garrote-en-schtick"


Frank
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people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation
of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to
appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world
a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a
redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.ÿ
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