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• ecurity through obscurity (alt. `security by obscurity') A term applied by hackers to most OS vendors' favorite way of coping with security holes -- namely
  ignoring them, documenting neither any known holes nor the underlying security algorithms, trusting that nobody will find out about them and that people who do find out about them won't exploit them....
• After all is said and done, a lot more has been said than done.
• On the other hand, the TCP camp also has a phrase for OSI people.
  There are lots of phrases. My favorite is `nitwit' -- and the rationale is the Internet philosophy has always been you have extremely bright, non-partisan researchers look at a topic, do world-class research, do several competing implementations, have a bake-off, determine what works best, write it down and make that the standard....
• 1935 will go down in History! For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration!
  Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient and the world will follow our lead to the future!...
• The following is a letter to the editor of the Atticus City newspaper.
  "Former Mayor Durant owes an apology to the city of Atticus....
• It's so beautifully arranged on the plate -- you know someone's fingers have been all over it.
  -- Julia Child on nouvelle cuisine....
• The following is a recommendation from the business manager of Monarch Books.
  "Monarch Books should open a caf. in its store to attract more customers and better compete with Regal Books, which recently opened a caf....
• VANQUISH A word most commonly used in solemn ceremonies, usually of the form "Behold the devil, I now vanquish thee" in weird religious ceremonies or bad fantasy books.
  The amusing thing being that the speaker is generally of the mistaken belief that the use of a little Olde English will result in the demise of Satan for all eternity....