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Like installing screen doors in a sub

(sandwich) 縁木求魚 (e)n.boku.kyuu.gyo Literally: connection / border – tree – request – fish Alternately: An unreasonable or impossible implementation of a goal. A methodology so flawed that it cannot possibly succeed. For example, climbing a tree in order to catch … Continue reading

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