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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: jbe who wrote (45369)7/13/1999 5:05:00 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
And as to who is the faster typist, I am ready to challenge you to a contest on that
one. That's easily measurable.

As to quantity, it's possible he has the edge over you.

As to quality, it's possible he has the edge over Emile, though maybe not. You win that one hands down.

PS: do you have a dictionary of slang which would tell the origin of "hands down" in that context? After I typed it, I was curious about where it came from.
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