Re: [NTLK] [OT] Hell has frozen over

From: Michael J. Hußmann (michael_at_michael-hussmann.de)
Date: Sat Oct 18 2003 - 05:13:45 PDT


Len Cole (leonard.cole_at_verizon.net) wrote:

> "Till Hell freezes over" is an euphemism for the almost zero likelihood
> of some event occurring.

I did get the figurative meaning of "hell freezing over" (which is not a
euphemism, by the way), but I was still wondering about the context. Did
anyone claim that Apple wouldn't release a Windows version "till hell
freezes over", or something to that effect?

- Michael

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