Meaning: Blow A Zero
Sathyaish
ref: http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?off.9.280721.0
Donna Richoux
> What does it mean to "blow a zero"?
>
> ref: http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?off.9.280721.0
Thanks for giving enough context to explain the usage. The idea of a
breathalyzer test is that you blow into a gadget and it gives a measure
of the alcohol in your body. Therefore he must mean "to score zero on a
breathalyzer test."
It's like "I got a ninety on my science exam."
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Sathyaish
the Discovery channel, I had guessed it was about alcohol tests, but I
wasn't sure the least bit.
the Omrud
> What does it mean to "blow a zero"?
>
> ref: http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?off.9.280721.0
It's not a standard phrase, but in this case it's referring to a
breathalyzer - he will blow into the device and it will read zero
because he's had no alcohol.
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David
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Blowing a zero is more like scoring a 100, a 4.0, or an A on an exam.
Blowing a 0.02 might be considered similar to scoring a ninety.
Donna Richoux
Oh, sorry, I didn't mean there was any *meaningful* connection between
those two sentences. I only thought up an example where "a number" is
scored.
Bill Bonde ('Soli Deo Gloria')
Sathyaish wrote:
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> What does it mean to "blow a zero"?
>
Isn't that what Monica Lewinsky said after her date with Michael
Dukakis?
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