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== Origin == | == Origin == | ||
The origin has been widely debated. | The origin of the catch phrase has been widely debated. | ||
=== Weaponizing the digeridoo? === | === Weaponizing the digeridoo? === | ||
According to [[John Brunner]], the phrase originates during the [[Second World War (nonfiction)]] with secret Australian-American | According to [[John Brunner]], the phrase originates during the [[Second World War (nonfiction)]] with secret Australian-American experiments towards [[Weaponization (nonfiction)|weaponizing (nonfiction)]] the [[didgeridoo (nonfiction)]]. | ||
== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Catch phrase]] | * [[Catch phrase]] | ||
* [[John Brunner]] | |||
* [[Transdimensional resource extraction]] | * [[Transdimensional resource extraction]] | ||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[ | * [[Didgeridoo (nonfiction)]] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgeridoo | ||
* [[Resource extraction (nonfiction)]] | * [[Resource extraction (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Weaponization (nonfiction)]] | * [[Weaponization (nonfiction)]] | ||
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[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Catch phrases]] | [[Category:Catch phrases]] | ||
[[Category:John Brunner]] | |||
[[Category:Transdimensional resource extraction]] | [[Category:Transdimensional resource extraction]] | ||
Revision as of 11:04, 31 March 2016
Where the coal-face meets the road is a catch phrase in the transdimensional resource extraction industry.
Effects
The phrase conflates a wide range of coal mine fires (nonfiction) and mountains of burning tires (nonfiction), in a variety of road-related environments.
Origin
The origin of the catch phrase has been widely debated.
Weaponizing the digeridoo?
According to John Brunner, the phrase originates during the Second World War (nonfiction) with secret Australian-American experiments towards weaponizing (nonfiction) the didgeridoo (nonfiction).