EppsNet Archive: W.S. Gilbert

More People I’m Sick Unto Death Of

 

As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,      I’ve got a little list–I’ve got a little list Of society offenders who might well be underground,      And who never would be missed–who never would be missed! — W.S. Gilbert, The Mikado People who use the word “bandwidth” to mean “time,” as in “I’ll see if Sally has the bandwidth to handle that.” Analog signals have bandwidth, communication channels have bandwidth . . . people don’t have bandwidth. Read more →

More People I’m Sick Unto Death Of

 

As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,      I’ve got a little list–I’ve got a little list Of society offenders who might well be underground,      And who never would be missed–who never would be missed! — W.S. Gilbert, The Mikado People who say “pitcher” when they mean “picture” . . . Read more →