Sunday, January 22, 2012

Pettifog

pettifog - argue over petty things; 
bicker, brabble, squabble, niggle, quibble






Origin: 1605–15;  back formation from pettifogger,  equivalent to petty  + fogger  < Middle Low German voger  or Middle Dutch voeger  one who arranges things; akin to Old English gefōg  a joining


Supply and demand are, alas, two things I find no uses for, Econometric processes to me are just an awful bore; I use my mathematics skill to pettifog my treatises, And use my flair for jargon-speak to obfuscate my sophistries.

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