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a friend was talking about having to work for someone who was a "bean counter". I said that should be "legumatician". it got a good laugh, and today a search netted zero hits...
anybody else heard it before?
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What, bean counter, as in "accountant"? Worked for them, had them work for me, and by-god married one of them, old son.
I nearly wrote "What 'bean counter' as in 'timeo donaos et donas ferentes'?" But that would have been just a <i>bit</i> too obscure.
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I didn't say there was anything wrong with being a bean counter, did I? I jes' thought it were a clever coinage, legumatician...
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Well, I like it.
And we could pay them peanuts.
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On balance, I'd have to say that it is a nice coinage, etaoin. While giving credit where it is due, I hope the effort of creating the word wasn't too taxing for you.
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so, a bit better than a soy-disant coinage, eh? thanks.
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t'sa shame I can't use it in French though since calling someone a legume means he is and idiot. My bean-counter hubby wouldn't like it all that much
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Dear Roger: There seems to be no rush to do better. That says a lot. Bill
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