Steven Girard work
n.— «Have you ever heard of “Steven Girard Work.” I’m told it is another way of saying “busy work.”» —“Stephen Girard Work” by John Walsh Usenet: alt.quotations Oct. 31, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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