Tom's of Maine fennel toothpaste tastes almost exactly like ouzo. Big win!
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Good lord, Ben. Scientology terminology AND wishing things tasted more like ouzo? You've gone completely nuts.
Posted by: tom | March 20, 2006 at 04:52 PM
Scientology terminology?
Posted by: ben wolfson | March 20, 2006 at 05:01 PM
Why do you insist on not crediting your sources?
Posted by: bitchphd | March 20, 2006 at 09:30 PM
Are you gargling with pastis?
Posted by: rone | March 20, 2006 at 10:47 PM
No, but maybe I should start.
Posted by: ben wolfson | March 21, 2006 at 10:02 AM
Days late, but yeah: Scientologists strive for "getting a win" in auditing. Alright, so I'll grant that the phrase MAY have originated elsewhere. I have doubts, though -- could very well be that it leaked into hollywood and pop culture via the CoS. Scientology's use of it goes back to Hubbard's writing.
Posted by: tom | March 23, 2006 at 10:35 PM
You know, I am not a fennel fan.
Posted by: Michael Roetzel | March 24, 2006 at 12:06 AM
My hypothesis is that that's the explanation for your massive suckitude, Michael.
Tom, I think I picked up "big win" from browsing the Jargon File (or communication with others who had).
Posted by: ben wolfson | March 24, 2006 at 12:10 AM
Tom, googling "getting a win" and "big win" yieldeth a bunch of references to court cases, business deals, and sports on the front page. Have the sneaky scientologists conspired to push their technicaly use of their term down in the rankings? Or are you subtly proselytizing, letting us know that we're using Scientology terms already, and might as well join the fold? Huh?
Posted by: Matt Weiner | March 27, 2006 at 05:54 AM