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Paul Baulch at paul@vic.bigpond.net.au wrote:
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> "Mark Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message
> news:B6BE8C53.DD02%sandlin@nwlink.com...
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> > Remember, your weapon was built by the lowest bidder!
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> So why am I quibbling? Well, when I see the saying "it was built by the
> lowest bidder" being used to justify a less interesting design,
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I think your statement is the source of your issue. The phrase isn't meant
to justify a less interesting design. (Besides, why would I be trying to
justify something Mladen built when I don't know his reasons?)
It's a phrase that's meant to remind you that your weapon isn't the best
that money can buy, it's the cheapest that money can buy while still serving
the intended mission goals with an "acceptable" rate of loss.
Plus, it's just one of those humorous military phrases. :^)
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
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Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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| "Mark Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:B6BE8C53.DD02%s...ink.com... (...) This saying drives me up the wall. I mean, surely it's cheaper to use lead than depleted uranium? Or to build a jet without ejector seats? My point is that (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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