Warp wrote:
> Mueen Nawaz <m.n### [at] ieeeorg> wrote:
>> 110%
> 
>   That's an especially funny expression because it's so easy to defend,
> and so easy to debunk at the same time.
> 
>   "Doing 110% means that you not only do everything you can, but you
> make extra effort and surpass yourself and give a little more."
>   But if you could surpass your efforts by 10%, that means you weren't
> doing it at 100% to begin with...
> 

That's a personal pet peeve of mine.  Especially since, as the article 
pointed out, you get effort inflation ('What? Only 101?')

The one I found most amusing was 'You can't have your cake and eat it, 
so you have to step up to the plate and face the music.'

Now THAT's a lot of mixed metaphors :)

...Chambers

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