From: Peter H. Coffin (hellsop_at_ninehells.com)
Date: Sat Oct 18 2003 - 10:29:44 PDT
On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 02:13:45PM +0200, Michael J. Hußmann wrote:
> 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?
That's how Apple announced it on their main page. "Hell froze over.
Introducing iTunes for Windows. The best Windows app ever."
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