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To: Bahbah; csmusaret
-- ["One off"] is a British term for a one-time thing. --

It's common in manufacturing, in the US. I learned and used the term in the 70's. Some items are mass produced, some are produced in small quantities, and some are literally one of a kind. Might be highly engineered one of kind, but still, it'd be a "one off," and all the costs associated with that one item have no further production to amortize costs against.

I think it's asinine to use the term in the context of criminal and terrorist acts. By that usage, Bonnie and Clyde, Valentine's Day massacre, the Bath, Michigan school bombing, Columbine, and on and on and on, are all "one offs," because none is the same as another.

205 posted on 05/09/2010 11:04:39 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt
You wind up using terms like that when you don't take the WOT or even use the term seriously.

This rat adm. has done more to embolden the terrorists than any adm. since the clintonistas who refused to kill Ben Laden.

We need more politicos with guts who will tell it like it is and are unafraid.

If you want a mold just look at Sarah or FNC contributor Liz Cheney! She was awesome on FNS.

208 posted on 05/09/2010 12:00:05 PM PDT by rodguy911 ( Sarah 2012!!! Home of the free because of the brave.)
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