On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:06:27 +0200 tlaro...@polynum.com wrote: > There is an english expression, IIRC: penny wise and pound fool.
Very close: penny wise and pound foolish. (Possibly capitalise Pound to be correct.) I had not heard this expression for years. Now you've reminded me of it, I wonder what else it could be applied to. Gcc perhaps?