I coded a database for a client once where they had a blank field that would
contain a space or a "p".  If the "p" was present $25.00 was added to the
miscellaneous overhead line item in the billing.  I assumed the p was for
PITA!

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Jones <lee@FRUMBLE.CLAREMONT.EDU>
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 4:35 AM
Subject: Re: 14000: weird or wonderful?(was: 14000 headaches)


>>> label each unit, then re-enter the constants each time you
>>> program a chip - that's a total PITA.
>
>> BTW Was is "PITA"? (I thought it was some sort of bread.) :-)
>
>In the non-food category (confirmed by context), PITA
>has been used as shorthand for Pain In The Ass.
>
>                                                Lee Jones
>