h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Law of Diminishing Returns: The tendency for a continuing application of effort or skill toward a particular project or goal to decline in effectiveness after a certain level of result has been achieved.

Pure as the driven snow: I always thought it should be pure as the new-fallen snow, but some American starlet (Mae West?) compared the purity of her deliciously wicked self to the driven snow, and I guess like Gresham's Law with money, "bad metaphors drive out good."

Thank you!

Mae West "I am as pure as the driven snow, but I drifted!"

Thank you, Abi, for confirming my idea.

hello, little billy molson here.
I got lost on the way over. Sorry I'm late - did I miss anything?

*strolls in, pretending not to notice the previous, and completely fictious, referrals to his more amorous side* Hi, Billy, welcome aboard! :-) You might have noticed that it's been quite some time since the last post in this thread. This is because there's a new "Newcomers Welcome"-thread every week, to go to the newest thread, click here: http://www.h2g2.com/F617?thread=65179 Cheers, ~Bistro

Hi Bistro,thanks for the advice. As you will have guessed, I'm a bit of a part timer so three weeks between me popping in is not unusual.
But i'll be around at some point.
Later,
little billy molson

You're welcome,

Just pop into the forum with the newest date in the title, when you find the time, there's usually plenty of tea for everyone.


~Bistro

LoL definition of 'noob', I guess. Computers a geekish passion, relocated this (err nut hut) tracking thru some old ECorrespondence. So to SOME Degree I ma noob, not so much, tho.