[WEB4LIB] RE: testing web pages- a question

Chris Gray cpgray at library.uwaterloo.ca
Mon Aug 12 23:05:51 EDT 2002


A note on the BOFH's tool of choice for helping users upgrade to
standards-compliant browsers.

clue-by-four

[Usenet: portmanteau, clue + two-by-four] The notional stick with which
one whacks an aggressively clueless person. This term derives from a
western American folk saying about training a mule "First, you got to hit
him with a two-by-four. That's to get his attention." The clue-by-four is
a close relative of the LART. Syn. `clue stick'. This metaphor is commonly
elaborated; your editor once heard a hacker say "I smite you with the
great sword Cluebringer!"

(Source -- The Jargon File
<http://tuxedo.org/jargon/html/entry/clue-by-four.html>)

Note: LART stands for Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool

Chris




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