tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post1824497594763993679..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): Student loan forgivenessJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-12452113228631058672022-08-31T22:33:01.446-04:002022-08-31T22:33:01.446-04:00Originally, boondoggles were clever tricks for sav...Originally, boondoggles were clever tricks for saving work. Now they're sometimes called "life hacks" or "helpful hints". There was a New Deal program which had someone studying and recording boondoggles, neat little folk ideas, from, I believe, West Virginia. Naturally, some Congressman denounced this spending saying that the government shouldn't be funding boondoggles. Now boondoggle means a waste of government money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com