Re: Committees (was On Wikis and Blogs (was Arthur Ransome Wikia)


[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ TarBoard ]

Posted by Peter H on August 01, 2008 at 21:16:16 user Peter_H.

In Reply to: Re: On Wikis and Blogs (was Arthur Ransome Wikia) posted by Adam Quinan on August 01, 2008 at 16:55:44:

you may make jibes about about the camel being a horse designed by a committee

I don't follow Adam's argument here. This saying is not a "jibe" by Mike Dennis but is very well-known. It has been around for some years, although no one seems to know where it originated (Google on it for plenty of theories). OK, you can justify the use of a camel in desert country, as Adam does, but that's not the point - the saying is merely illustrative of the defects of committees and I think it is a witty and telling metaphor.


Follow Ups:



Post a Followup

Name:
Eel-Mail:

Existing subject (please edit appropriately) :

or is it time to start a New Thread?

Comments:

Optional Link URL:
Link Title:
Optional Image URL:

post direct to TarBoard test post first

Before posting it is necessary to be a registered user.


[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ TarBoard ]