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RE: Food for Thought-Simulating Different National Goals
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:17 pm
by Frederyck
It is an idiom: "Everything but the kitchen sink", where you are bringing basically everything with you when you leave for something. Apart from the kitchen sink which usually is considered too bulky/difficult to remove from your house. It's the last item you'd bring. For example: "He brought everything but the kitchen sink when he went camping".
So a "kitchen sink" strategy is as Patrice says when you bring every little unit available to a particular campaign, no matter the consequences elsewhere.
RE: Food for Thought-Simulating Different National Goals
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:27 pm
by Neilster
Actually, it usually means "everything, including the kitchen sink". That is, everything you've got.
I'm sure Swedish kitchen sinks are of such excellent design and high quality that no-one would dream of throwing one [;)]
Cheers, Neilster
RE: Food for Thought-Simulating Different National Goals
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:20 pm
by composer99
The standard metaphor is as Frederyck notes - everything but the kitchen sink.
In the context of the "kitchen-sink" Barbarossa, Neilster has the metaphor down pat - the Germans & Italians (and even the Japanese) go all-out against the USSR, neglecting every other theatre in a single-minded bid for victory.
RE: Food for Thought-Simulating Different National Goals
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:26 am
by Neilster
ORIGINAL: composer99
The standard metaphor is as Frederyck notes - everything but the kitchen sink.
In the context of the "kitchen-sink" Barbarossa, Neilster has the metaphor down pat - the Germans & Italians (and even the Japanese) go all-out against the USSR, neglecting every other theatre in a single-minded bid for victory.
Ah! but Australian kitchen sinks are traditionally flimsy rubbish that one would be happy to remove and fling at something/someone, to be replaced with a high quality one, possibly from Sweden. That's why the expression has a different meaning here. Probably. Of course I could be wrong [:'(]
Our kitchen sinks now compare with the best in the world! It's the ruthless international competition you see. There was a savage shake-out of the local kitchen sink industry, leaving only the best companies. It's really a fascinating story [:D]
p.s. Don't get me started on laundry tubs.
Cheers, Neilster
RE: Food for Thought-Simulating Different National Goals
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:07 am
by Frederyck
ORIGINAL: Neilster
Ah! but Australian kitchen sinks are traditionally flimsy rubbish that one would be happy to remove and fling at something/someone, to be replaced with a high quality one, possibly from Sweden. That's why the expression has a different meaning here. Probably. Of course I could be wrong [:'(]
Our kitchen sinks now compare with the best in the world! It's the ruthless international competition you see. There was a savage shake-out of the local kitchen sink industry, leaving only the best companies. It's really a fascinating story [:D]
p.s. Don't get me started on laundry tubs.
Cheers, Neilster
IKEA will conquer the world with their sturdy, yet amazingly cheap kitchen sinks (DOMSJÖ). If only Germany had had access to the IKEA range of tanks as well, then the world would look mighty different now.*
[:D]
* The latest issue of the IKEA home catalogue includes the fast and efficient GUDERIAN and the popular and easy to carry HOBART.
RE: Food for Thought-Simulating Different National Goals
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:21 am
by micheljq
IKEA will conquer the world with their sturdy, yet amazingly cheap kitchen sinks (DOMSJÖ). If only Germany had had access to the IKEA range of tanks as well, then the world would look mighty different now.*
[:D]
* The latest issue of the IKEA home catalogue includes the fast and efficient GUDERIAN and the popular and easy to carry HOBART.
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IKEA already conquered my kitchen.