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To: nigel bates who wrote (1094)	3/27/2006 8:35:44 AM
From: tom pope	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1255

Nigel's right, Quid, you should define your shoes. Good shoe? Bad shoe? (Time to drop in on the YMB, perhaps.)

To: nigel bates who wrote (1094)	3/27/2006 9:12:35 AM
From: Doc Bones	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1255

Don't feel bad. When they were trying to teach computers to think ['Artificial Intelligence'], one of the biggest problems was that they couldn't tell the difference between alligator shoes and horse shoes. Doc

To: nigel bates who wrote (1094)	3/27/2006 9:31:57 AM
From: quidditch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1255

Sheesh, you blokes over the pond--and you, too, Pope--are so testy and parochial about your shoes (:-: From: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 [Yes, the American Heritage ... of the English Language. shoe PRONUNCIATION: sh NOUN: 1. A durable covering for the human foot...[large snip] 1IDIOMS: the shoe is on the other foot Informal The circumstances have been reversed; an unequal relationship has been inverted. wait for the other shoe to drop Slang To defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved. [snip] And this: The original Cringely frog mascot, circa 1998. July 14, 2005 More Shoes There's More to the Apple/Intel Deal Than Even Bob Thought At First By Robert X. Cringely There's this expression, "Waiting for the second shoe to drop." It means that a first clue is often followed by a second clue that gives more information about what's happening. Lots of us use the expression, but where does it come from? I will acknowledge that the expression may be more commonly used with the implication that the second/other shoe to drop heralds (or should I say "augurs", if herald is too rosy) bad news. But, mornings in America vs. afternoons over the pond. quid