- #36
Lisa!
Gold Member
- 649
- 98
Curious3141 said:"Checkered history" ?! Does this guy even know what that idiom means ?
Halazoon!
Curious3141 said:"Checkered history" ?! Does this guy even know what that idiom means ?
Curious3141 said:This is a big, big pet peeve of mine. I just got this email inviting me to a BioMechanics conference. Here's a snippet :
"Checkered history" ?! Does this guy even know what that idiom means ?
I'm sure he meant "glorious" or "distinguished", but ended up giving us all the impression that the conference has previously been embroiled in controversy and shady happenings.
See what happens when you try to convince others you're smarter than you are ? You just end up looking like a great, big fool.