Flash back in history to the days of President Bill Clinton:
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the—if he—if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not—that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement. … Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sxxxxx relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true."
Grand jury testimony (August 17, 1998), answering questions about his attorney's description of an affidavit by Monica Lewinsky
Flash forward to:
BlackAdder:
"You said: "Either we have really good end-of-quarter and year-end results for the conference call Wednesday morning at the market open or we have a really good news release for Wednesday morning before the open. Elsewise I see some short-term disappointment."
My apologies if I am mis-reading but it does appear to suggest that you are possibly looking for a second bit of news on Wednesday morning."
Bill Clinton would be so proud!!! It depends on the meaning of OR in the case of the present Gordian Knot
OR
the meaning of the word "is" in the case of the precedent set by Mr. Clinton back in 1998
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1.used to link alternatives:"a cup of tea or coffee"
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2.introducing a synonym or explanation of a preceding word or phrase:"the espionage novel, or, as it is known in the trade, the thriller"
Then again, Shakespeare had a lot to say about: "Much Ado about Nothing" back in 1623 and that, like this... was a Comedy.
