Finnegan pin
n.— «Don’t pay any attention to any of that fun stuff. We’re here tomake Finnegan Pins; if they want fun, they can do it on their own time.» —by Merton R. Hubbard Choosing a Quality Control System Dec. 9, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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