Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!norn-news!news.heimat.gr.jp!news.northeye.org!yynet.tama.tokyo.jp!nf.asahi-net.or.jp!jpix!210.132.94.196.MISMATCH!newsfeed2.kddnet.ad.jp!newsfeed2.kddnet.ad.jp!newspeer1.nwr.nac.net!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!novia!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!post01.iad01!news.shared-secrets.com!not-for-mail Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:41:07 +0900 From: CL User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.6) Gecko/20070728 Thunderbird/2.0.0.6 Mnenhy/0.7.5.666 MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: short Shikoku 88 temples tour References: <46d6ea70$0$237$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> <1188529436.777889.72870@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com> <46d79878$0$15720$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com> <46d7d217$0$241$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <46d7d217$0$241$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 000770-0, 2007-08-30), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Lines: 19 Message-ID: <46d7dd6d$0$32041$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com> Organization: Unknown X-Complaints-To: abuse@shared-secrets.com Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:165980 Giny@geenrotzooi_xs4all.nl wrote: > What means YMMV? "Your Mileage May Vary" -- e.g. you may not have the same result as others do. The term is one commonly used in auto industry advertising to prevent lawsuits. Major motor companies needed a way to let manufacturers off the hook when actual gasoline mileage in the real world did not come out similar to published numbers -- which are obtained in laboratory testing, in a closed building, on a rolling road. It is a term frequently used on car and motorcycle enthusiast lists. I am told by a South African acquaintance that there is a Dutch / Afrikaans equivalent, but I can't find it in my saved messages, right now. -- CL