On 2/21/10 1:14 PM, Doug Miller wrote:
In , wrote:
We ought to be looking for horses
not zebras.

Joe G

Wow, ok..... never heard that one. Enlighten me, please.

Full quote: "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras." In other
words, when faced with a problem, look for common, simple explanations before
unusual or exotic ones.


Nice. Adopted for future use.

Wish I had that quip in my arsenal at my last job which involved
training students in troubleshooting audio/video equipment.

The was always the temptation to break into a machine or reach for test
equipment...
when 80 percent of the time, the darn thing just wasn't plugged in. :-)


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