Scene: We're all lying around on the floor, watching some random science channel show and the announcer says something to the effect of, "Exactly how much is not known, but a good ballpark figure is..."
The Dormouse: "Ballpark figure! It's when you don't know exactly how much something is and you just take a guess."
Me: "That's right."
The Dormouse: "And it also gets someone off your back when they're bugging you. Sometimes."
The Dormouse: "Ballpark figure! It's when you don't know exactly how much something is and you just take a guess."
Me: "That's right."
The Dormouse: "And it also gets someone off your back when they're bugging you. Sometimes."
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January 25, 2010 at 5:48 PM
She's totally right. I use ballpark figures to get people off my back all the time.
January 28, 2010 at 11:14 AM
so THAT'S why I'm so fond of that phrase... ballpark figure and guesstimate...