kitbag question
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
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A question which causes a disadvantage to the asker simply by virtue of being asked.
— I think the original question was a stupid one in the first place. What we in army used to call a "kit-bag question"
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词源
Calque of Hebrew שְׁאֵלַת קִיטְבֶּג (she'elat kitbeg). An apocryphal tale of the term's origin involves a squad of soldiers in the Israeli Army:
A commander tells the soldiers, "We're going on a 5 mile run". And some dip asks, "Do we have to bring our kitbags?" At which point, the answer is yes. It wouldn't have been if the soldier hadn't asked the question.
The story is retold with some variation, but always involving a commander telling a subordinate soldier to run with his kitbag.
A commander tells the soldiers, "We're going on a 5 mile run". And some dip asks, "Do we have to bring our kitbags?" At which point, the answer is yes. It wouldn't have been if the soldier hadn't asked the question.
The story is retold with some variation, but always involving a commander telling a subordinate soldier to run with his kitbag.
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