On 02 Sep 2008 06:10:51 GMT, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
At the risk of bike-shedding,
[snip]


Peter Pearson wrote:
(startled noises) It is a delight to find a reference to
that half-century-old essay (High Finance) by the wonderful
C. Northcote Parkinson, but how many readers will catch the
allusion?


It is pretty common geek speek:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_of_the_bikeshed

Cheers,
Alan Isaac
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