Partner asked me if this engagement was more about "threading the needle" or "splitting the atom". How do I shoot myself?

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Tell him you think it's more along the lines of "Polishing a turd" or "putting lipstick on a pig"

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Threading the atom!

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Kessel run

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Use the threaded needle to pull the trigger of the gun with the split atom in it.

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I think the ask should more be - is this engagement more skills dependent or just plan having bodies (I.e. Straight PMO or training)

Gamma knife. Obviously

I would have said "it's more about the interpretation of a psychotic's dream as seen through a clairvoyant".

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him hold a bird in a bush....or something..

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