Complete or finished?

[Dev One]

Complete or Finished?
No dictionary has ever been able to satisfactorily define the difference between "complete" and "finished." However, during a recent linguistic conference, held in London , England , and attended by some of the best linguists in the world, Samsundar Balgobin, a Guyanese linguist, was the presenter when he was asked to make that very distinction.
The question put to him by a colleague in the erudite audience was this: “Some say there is no difference between ‘complete’ and ‘finished.’ Please explain the difference in a way that is easy to understand.”
Mr. Balgobin’s response: “When you marry the right woman, you are ‘complete.’ If you marry the wrong woman, you are ‘finished.’ And, if the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are ‘completely finished.’”
His answer received a five minute standing ovation.

[Airspeed]

(not that this would ever happen to me, of course!)

[FlyTexas]

So I guess this guy is 'completely finished'.
http://www.gtspirit.com/2015/02/08/wife ... Tspirit%29

Brian

[Garry Russell]

She appears to have been a little miffed

From the leaves etc., it looks like she may have smashed it open and ripped it up...then stuff got stolen from it afterwards.

[Airspeed]

Must be a b.... foreigner!
Left hand drive, I note.
Obviously not a fine upstanding Briton or Aussie.

[airboatr]

Mike

[Airspeed]

You called, Sir?

[airboatr]

Aren't you forgetting to mention a few other upstanding parties.....

[FlyTexas]

He sure is. Texans!!

Brian

[nigelb]

Texans - upstanding? Let me think.



Nigel²