On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org> wrote: > 2010/4/30 Maciej Fijalkowski <fijall at gmail.com>: >> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org> wrote: >>> 2010/4/30 Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net>: >>>> Jesse Noller <jnoller <at> gmail.com> writes: >>>>> >>>>> Consider this a plaintitive -1 to any sort of rule-or-decision based >>>>> on committee. >>>>> >>>>> I'd much rather a 2x4 to the forehead. >>>> >>>> Oops, sorry but what does "a 2x4 to the forehead" mean? >>>> (and "plaintitive" by the way?) >>> >>> The former means being hit by a board and by the latter, he probably >>> means "plaintive" meaning melancholy. >>> >> >> Does it only work for english speaking non-metric system users? (2x4 >> is probably something imperial) > > Yes, that's a 5,04 by 10,08 for you. :) Of course "2 by 4" is just the name. The actual measurements of such a piece of lumber in the store are about 1.75 by 3.75 inch. :-) -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido)
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