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From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-23 13:51:41


>From the Department of Useless Knowledge ...

Red Herrings after some smoking and curing had a truly fearsome smell,
and were used for laying a scent trail to mask another trail
so that it could not easily be followed.

Paul

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| -----Original Message-----
| From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
| [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Rob Stewart
| Sent: 23 March 2005 16:42
| To: boost_at_[hidden]
| Cc: boost_at_[hidden]
| Subject: Re: [boost] Re: boost::iostreams: only with std::cout?
|
| From: "Dirk Griffioen" <dirkgriffioen_at_[hidden]>
| >
| > (And what do you mean by 'red herring' ? :)
|
| >From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_herring:
|
| - in detective work, mystery fiction, and puzzle-solving, a false
| clue which leads investigators, readers, or solvers towards an
| incorrect solution
|
| --
| Rob Stewart stewart_at_[hidden]
| Software Engineer http://www.sig.com
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP using std::disclaimer;
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