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Is the paperless office a pipe dream?
There has been a steady decrease in the use of "cut paper" (printer paper) of one to two percent a year. Not a precipitous drop, but a drop nonetheless. We can say it is the beginning in this...
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Where did the idiom pipe Dream originate?
1896, British Army slang (Arrow Rebellion) describing fabulations while smoking opium (pipe)
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What does pipe dream mean?
A pipe dream is a fantastic but vain hope, or something that could never come true although you would wish for it. The origin is a reference to the fantasies that occur when smoking an opium pipe.
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Casteless India - A pipe dream?
It can be achieved but it will take lot of time.India is the only country in which there are people belonging to diverse castes.As there is more diversity it'l take time.Also politics in India is...
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What does a pipe dream for bindle stiffs mean?
A pipe dream is something you're not going to get -- it's based on drug lore, using an opium pipe to dream. A bindle stiff is a hobo.