When a woman says "5 minutes", think like 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the score is tied, and both teams have all of their timeouts.
Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous.
- - - Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" 1897
how to measure time
