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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: SQL filesortcc question
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Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> writes:
> On 30/07/15 03:04, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>> Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> writes:
[...]
>>> This molehill is well on its way to becoming a Munro, isn't it?
>>
>> What do you mean by this?  I don't know what it is the molehill, what is
>> the Munro, and who is making the one from the other.
>
> The molehill is the tiny, tiny point at issue - which is that I don't 
> like the changes being made to C.
[snip]

I'm familiar with the idea of "making a mountain out of a molehill", but
I've never heard Munro used in that context.  I see that a "Munro" is
defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3000 feet (not one
specific mountain, it's a generic term); I had never heard that term
before.

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