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Date:      Sat, 24 Aug 2002 08:52:06 +1200
From:      "Juha Saarinen" <juha@saarinen.org>
To:        <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: ports problems -- FIXED
Message-ID:  <05b101c24ae6$f0b06220$0c01a8c0@den2>
References:  <200208231250.g7NCoJQ3073804@lurza.secnetix.de> <00d801c24ad9$683d1f30$11fd2fd8@ADMIN00>

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Scot W. Hetzel wrote:
> Here's a start for the man page:
>
> SHOOT_FOOT(3)    FreeBSD Library Functions Manual      SHOOT_FOOT(3)
>
> NAME
>     shoot_foot - shooting foot operations
> SYNOPSIS
>     #include <sys/types.h>
>
>     void
>     shoot_foot(int gun, int bullets);
>
> DESCRIPTION
>     To shoot ones own foot, aim gun at foot and pull trigger.
>
> FreeBSD 9.x         September 20, 2050         FreeBSD 9.x
>
>
> Couldn't resit with creating the Man page for shoot_foot.

"Shooting yourself in the foot" doesn't actually refer to making a mistake.
It's what soldiers did in the Great War, to escape the hell in the trenches.
You don't usually die from a rifle bullet in the foot, but it certainly
takes you out of service for a long while. It describes an act of
desperation.

--
Juha


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