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  Re: Do you recognise any of these phrases?  
From: Orchid XP v8
Date: 17 Jun 2008 15:41:44
Message: <48581378$1@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:

>   I somewhat similar common expression is "we are light-years ahead of
> our competitors".
> 
>   What they really want to say is "we are years ahead of our competitors"
> (in terms of progress, technology, experience or whatever). It's just
> that "light-years" sounds fancier.

"A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar. Twas light years of 
time since his mission did start."

Like, WTF?

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