Extreme brogrammerism in men of a certain age

So I had the occasion to attempt to describe a certain former big-boss, a certain notorious retired marine, to the Renaissance Man. "Like 50% of John McAffee," I settled on.

It was a useful and evocative unit. Later norabombay and I discussed it. A six McAffee problem, unlike a three-patch problem, would be resolved by removing McAffee units from the situation, rather than deploying patches until the number was reached.

Sadly, having this usage reach common jargon levels would probably give the dude an unnecessary ego boost...

My tweets

• Mon, 13:46: In the "call Todd" department: http://t.co/BFdUow3l5B (machine safety sign with strong language)
• Mon, 22:43: Tumblr favorite: http://t.co/zNnPy1S8Q2 (from errlix)
• Mon, 23:12: RT @smd: There, I fixed it - http://t.co/WrMg4lpncA @xlerb @mrn
• Mon, 23:52: Photo: z33zy: tineapple http://t.co/ziJKtR2Cze
• Mon, 23:53: ogredrew: tescosfinest: mygarrison: tescosfinest: AMERICA DOESNT KNOW THE JOY OF TERRYS CHOCOLATE ORANGE... http://t.co/6CuAfgKqYH
• Tue, 00:26: RT @ohshitcircuit: And Jelly Belly joins Barilla and Chik-fil-A on the list of companies you should not give money. http://t.co/JnzuxjCpzb
• Tue, 00:27: Explained sadly to Stage Manager today that when candy corn season is over, the usual bowl of jelly beans can no longer be Jelly Belly.
• Tue, 02:05: Brain has decided to convert maybe too much Captain Awkward & car stress into a rehash of past arguments & social failures.
• Tue, 02:07: Bonus points for highlighting the number of ex-crushes, plus the silent treatments.
• Tue, 02:07: Thanks, brain, I clearly needed that tonight.

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