ann sanfedele wrote: >any of you guys know where this originated? it is >turning up in a commerical here in the USA - seems >to me to mean something akin to sticking out like a sore >thumb. >the gorilla says >"but what do I know, I'm only the 800 pound gorilla in the >room" >after offering advice to a couple pondering something or >other - >maybe investments.
The "800-pound gorilla" is a metaphor for any person or agency that is so big and powerful that he/she/it dominates totally and whom no one can challenge. "Adobe is the 800-pound gorilla of the image editing software business" "Frank Theriault is the 800-pound gorilla of the blurry photo business" etc. etc. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
