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> Windows cut the mustard with Windows 11 I think that phrase means nearly the exact opposite of how you used it. (Or, alternately, I really don't understand w

> Windows cut the mustard with Windows 11 I think that phrase means nearly the exact opposite of how you used it. (Or, alternately, I really don't understand what you're saying about Win11.) "to be of high quality" or "to reach or surpass the desired standard or performance"

firecall 3y ago
Maybe they meant Cut and Run? I like to say “Doesn’t Pass the Mustard” just to annoy people
- CoastalCoder 3y ago
  > I like to say “Doesn’t Pass the Mustard” just to annoy people I want to make a joke based on Grey Poupon commercials, but your screwy phrase keep messing me up. Well plaid, sir.
nescioquid 3y ago
I don't know if you're being coy or just poking fun at the cheese/mustard confusion. At least it wasn't a revealing slip: a woman was once telling me that her husband wasn't fussed by something and said that "eh, it's no hair off his back".
Spivak 3y ago
Odd, I've always used it to mean removing everything that doesn't meet expectations. I've got at least a few people who agree with my usage. https://www.matuzo.at/blog/html-boilerplate/ https://www.matuzo.at/blog/html-boilerplate/ > I’m cutting the mustard at JS module support. If a browser supports JavaScript modules, it means that it’s a browser that supports modern JavaScript, such as modules, ES 6 syntax, fetch, etc. https://decadecity.net/blog/2014/03/06/cutting-the-mustard https://decadecity.net/blog/2014/03/06/cutting-the-mustard > The phrase "cutting the mustard" was coined by the BBC responsive news team to describe a technique of setting a minimum standard that a browser must meet in order to get an enhanced experience. Browsers that meet this minimum standard are said to cut the mustard. I guess this is the OG https://archive.li/ANEHs https://archive.li/ANEHs but my parents use this phrase so I would be hard pressed to believe this is where it came from.

firecall 3y ago

Maybe they meant Cut and Run? I like to say “Doesn’t Pass the Mustard” just to annoy people

CoastalCoder 3y ago
> I like to say “Doesn’t Pass the Mustard” just to annoy people I want to make a joke based on Grey Poupon commercials, but your screwy phrase keep messing me up. Well plaid, sir.

nescioquid 3y ago

I don't know if you're being coy or just poking fun at the cheese/mustard confusion. At least it wasn't a revealing slip: a woman was once telling me that her husband wasn't fussed by something and said that "eh, it's no hair off his back".

Spivak 3y ago

Odd, I've always used it to mean removing everything that doesn't meet expectations. I've got at least a few people who agree with my usage. https://www.matuzo.at/blog/html-boilerplate/ https://www.matuzo.at/blog/html-boilerplate/ > I’m cutting the mustard at JS module support. If a browser supports JavaScript modules, it means that it’s a browser that supports modern JavaScript, such as modules, ES 6 syntax, fetch, etc. https://decadecity.net/blog/2014/03/06/cutting-the-mustard https://decadecity.net/blog/2014/03/06/cutting-the-mustard > The phrase "cutting the mustard" was coined by the BBC responsive news team to describe a technique of setting a minimum standard that a browser must meet in order to get an enhanced experience. Browsers that meet this minimum standard are said to cut the mustard. I guess this is the OG https://archive.li/ANEHs https://archive.li/ANEHs but my parents use this phrase so I would be hard pressed to believe this is where it came from.