Where's the rub?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> – <span word="Quality">Quality</span>, <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rub">Rub</span> (<span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span>, <span word="December">December</span> 11, 2008) – <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Basically">Basically</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rub">rub</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="popularized">popularized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tempering">tempering</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="Shakepeare">Shakepeare</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Hamlet">Hamlet</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>:</p><p>"<span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>…<span word="To">To</span> <span word="die">die</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> – <span word="perchance">perchance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>: <span word="Ay">Ay</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rub">rub</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shuffled">shuffled</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="mortal">mortal</span> <span word="coil">coil</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="pause">pause</span>."</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="Hamlet">Hamlet</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="To">To</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> (<span word="because">because</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nightmare">nightmare</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="misery">misery</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intrigue">intrigue</span>). <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="death">death</span> (<span word="perpetual">perpetual</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>) <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="sighs">sighs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prince">prince</span>, "<span word="Ay">Ay</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rub">rub</span>" – <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hindrance">hindrance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contradiction">contradiction</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="rub">rub</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="valid">valid</span>. "<span word="Rub">Rub</span>" <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bump">bump</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golf">golf</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bump">bump</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="course">course</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span>" (<span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unpredictability">unpredictability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="bumps">bumps</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="grass">grass</span>).</p>
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