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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>Life is hard</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../L.html" title="L"/><link rel="previous" href="life.html" title="life"/><link rel="next" href="light-pipe.html" title="light pipe"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Life is hard</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="life.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">L</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="light-pipe.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="Life-is-hard"/><dt xmlns="" id="Life-is-hard"><b>Life is hard</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">prov.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [XEROX PARC] This phrase has two possible interpretations: (1)
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“<span class="quote">While your suggestion may have some merit, I will behave as though I
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hadn't heard it.</span>” (2) “<span class="quote">While your suggestion has obvious
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merit, equally obvious circumstances prevent it from being seriously
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considered.</span>” The charm of the phrase lies precisely in this subtle
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but important ambiguity.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="life.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../L.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="light-pipe.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">life </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> light pipe</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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