> that it has some sort of flaw in it (like a real gimp) I don't think that most non-native speakers have come across the sense of a 'gimp' as a cripple. I for

> that it has some sort of flaw in it (like a real gimp) I don't think that most non-native speakers have come across the sense of a 'gimp' as a cripple. I for one always thought that a gimp was some kind of rodent (probably prompted by the GIMP's mascot). The most common uses of the word "gimp" in Internet-visible English seem to be (i) in reference to The GIMP and (ii) to the "gimp thread", which seems to have something to do with sewing machines. > "Adobe made Flash, so Photoshop must be better." Well, they made enough money from Photoshop to be able to buy Macromedia. Close enough :-)