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#127144 04/08/04 05:58 PM
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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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#127145 04/08/04 06:03 PM
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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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#127147 04/08/04 06:18 PM
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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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#127150 04/09/04 12:31 AM
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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


#127152 04/15/04 08:05 PM
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tres bien.



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Tres bean!


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