On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 01:49:24 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

is Fuegian for "two people looking at each other each hoping the other
will do what both desire but neither is willing to do."

I bet you didn't know that did you?

You been reading the BBC? Personally, I like 'l'esprit d'escalier'.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4294160.stm