Literally, “to make the curious talk”—the French’s notorious explain-all reason given to account for why things are the way they are, without really explaining anything. Often used as a snappish comeback to questions posed by inquisitive children who just won’t shut up. Generally emphasized with a shrug and at least one contemptuously raised eyebrow.

11.03.2005

conference day 1 (1-8 hours)

High Point: Engineer Presenter #4 saying "I'm chewing gum today because my mouth is dry due to my anti-psychotic medication."

Low Point: Anything involving the words "sufficient bandwidth" and/or "gigahertz".

posted by curious m at 1:33 AM

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