Downsizing the N-pound gorilla

[Dan Goncharoff]

Given that some of us on this list may outweigh a 200 lb gorilla, it is not
very impressive at all...
DanG

On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> The other day, someone on some random TV "reality" show made reference to
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> "... a _200_-pound gorilla."
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> Didn't the gorilla used to weigh *800* pounds, back in the day? *Two*
> hundred pounds is only about the size of a well-fed chimpanzee.
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