OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
no-brainer when in fact it was complex.

In that case, why not just say 'simple' or 'obvious'?

Can anyone here explain please?

Is it just about the latest fashion-speak?

Mary

OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:03:05 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

|I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
|no-brainer when in fact it was complex.
|
|In that case, why not just say 'simple' or 'obvious'?
|
|Can anyone here explain please?
|
|Is it just about the latest fashion-speak?

Hawkingesque?
Einsteinesque?
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OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
. net...
I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
no-brainer when in fact it was complex.

In that case, why not just say 'simple' or 'obvious'?

Can anyone here explain please?

Is it just about the latest fashion-speak?

Mary

'no brainer'
a decision or problem that you do not need to think about much because it is
obvious what you should do

create your own opposites, they may well be 'no brainers'
ps. putting 'no brainer' into google may have been a no brainer.
|
P

OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

"Mary Fisher" wrote:
I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
no-brainer when in fact it was complex.

In that case, why not just say 'simple' or 'obvious'?

Can anyone here explain please?

Is it just about the latest fashion-speak?

Mary

Your questions are a no-brainer .....

OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

Mary Fisher wrote:
I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
no-brainer when in fact it was complex.

In that case, why not just say 'simple' or 'obvious'?

Can anyone here explain please?

Is it just about the latest fashion-speak?

Mary


Rocket science.

OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:07:14 +0000, OxSc wrote:

|Mary Fisher wrote:
| I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
| no-brainer when in fact it was complex.
|
| In that case, why not just say 'simple' or 'obvious'?
|
| Can anyone here explain please?
|
| Is it just about the latest fashion-speak?
|
| Mary
|
|
|Rocket science.

I have never seen "Rocket science" on its own
"Its not Rocket science" is the common phrase, which indicates something
slightly harder than a no-brainer.
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OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Mary Fisher wrote:

I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
no-brainer when in fact it was complex.

In that case, why not just say 'simple' or 'obvious'?

Can anyone here explain please?

Is it just about the latest fashion-speak?

Mary

Perhaps the opposite of a no-brainer is a brain teaser?
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OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

"Roger Mills" wrote in message
...
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Mary Fisher wrote:

I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
no-brainer when in fact it was complex.

In that case, why not just say 'simple' or 'obvious'?

Can anyone here explain please?

Is it just about the latest fashion-speak?

Mary

Perhaps the opposite of a no-brainer is a brain teaser?

sigh

I';ll assume that the combined experitise of this ng doesn't know.

And that the opposite of a no-brainer is a brainer.

I shan't be using either.

Mary

OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

"Fiery Jack" wrote in message
...
"Mary Fisher" wrote:
I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
no-brainer when in fact it was complex.

In that case, why not just say 'simple' or 'obvious'?

Can anyone here explain please?

Is it just about the latest fashion-speak?

Mary

Your questions are a no-brainer .....

They would be if there were decisions to be made on them. But there aren't,
so it's probably the wrong context here (which I'm sure you know).

-- JJ

OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
no-brainer when in fact it was complex.

Since this is a DIY group, may I suggest the opposite of no-brainer (aka
buy / do it !) is B&Q (aka DON'T do it)

OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

Mary Fisher wrote:
I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
no-brainer when in fact it was complex.

In that case, why not just say 'simple' or 'obvious'?

Can anyone here explain please?

Is it just about the latest fashion-speak?

Mary


Management speak, certainly not the latest, it's years and years old.
Meaning something you don't have to think about before making a decision.

Opposite (in management speak) - challenging - meaning I haven't got the
faintest idea what to do, but hopefully somewhere along the way somebody
will figure something out.

Biggles

OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
. net...

snip


And that the opposite of a no-brainer is a brainer.


Au contraire; the opposite of a 'no-brainer' is a 'head-scratcher'.


I shan't be using either.

Mary


--

Brian

OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

Mary Fisher wrote:
I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
no-brainer when in fact it was complex.

In that case, why not just say 'simple' or 'obvious'?

Can anyone here explain please?

Is it just about the latest fashion-speak?

Mary


Rocket science, Mary.

OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

Dave Fawthrop wrote:
On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:07:14 +0000, OxSc wrote:

|Mary Fisher wrote:
| I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
| no-brainer when in fact it was complex.
|
| In that case, why not just say 'simple' or 'obvious'?
|
| Can anyone here explain please?
|
| Is it just about the latest fashion-speak?
|
| Mary
|
|
|Rocket science.

I have never seen "Rocket science" on its own
"Its not Rocket science" is the common phrase, which indicates something
slightly harder than a no-brainer.
You got the point, but not the humour. Chacun à son goût.

OT What's the opposite of 'no-brainer'?
 

"Biggles" wrote in message
...
Mary Fisher wrote:
I've just seen a sentence which talked about something being seen as a
no-brainer when in fact it was complex.

In that case, why not just say 'simple' or 'obvious'?

Can anyone here explain please?

Is it just about the latest fashion-speak?

Mary
Management speak, certainly not the latest, it's years and years old.
Meaning something you don't have to think about before making a decision.

Opposite (in management speak) - challenging - meaning I haven't got the
faintest idea what to do, but hopefully somewhere along the way somebody
will figure something out.

:-)

Mary