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Monday, 18 November 2002
If only there had been some sign.

De parvis grandis a cervus erit.
"Small things will make a large pile."

Posted by godfrey (link)
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And sometimes the pile isn't as big as you want to believe it is.
Posted by Lisa on 19 Nov 2002 10:06
Ah, but I think it was bigger than we realized. A little sign here, a little clue there, all easily overlooked on their own; but stick them all together and you've got a huge mountain which, in retrospect, should have been obvious.

All the clues were there, had we but put them together.
Posted by Godfrey on 19 Nov 2002 10:12
And here I thought you had just stepped in chihuahua doo...
Posted by Zach on 19 Nov 2002 20:11
Ha!

Posted by Godfrey on 19 Nov 2002 20:46
Give Google thier fair credit when you borrow their phase.
Posted by Jeff on 23 Nov 2002 09:00
I would, if it were their phrase.

As you can see by this page, it dates back at least as far as the late sixteenth century.
Posted by Godfrey on 23 Nov 2002 09:22