On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 08:55:16AM +0100, victor
wrote:
  that makes sense now, so someone jumped the gun.
 Some time ago I learned on this list the expression
 'jumping the shark' - IIRC it was Paul Davis using
 it. But what is 'jumping the gun' ? 
Like a false start in track or swimming. Leaving the blocks before the gun
fires.