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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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What does "was arrived at with a pencil" mean?
Context: "The meat formula was arrived at with a pencil. You would negotiate a price with the drive-in and then find a way to make it work economically. All-beef hamburger was a myth. There were very few additives that weren't used."
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Anonymous was arrived at with a pencil. In the given context, this is approximately equivalent to "was determined by economic factors" (as opposed to nutritional factors, for example). They used a pencil (and paper) to make the calculations of costs and prices.
- Anonymous was arrived at with a pencil.
- In the given context, this is approximately equivalent to "was determined by economic factors" (as opposed to nutritional factors, for example).
- They used a pencil (and paper) to make the calculations of costs and prices.
- CJ
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Anonymouswas arrived at with a pencil.In the given context, this is approximately equivalent to "was determined by economic factors" (as opposed to nutritional factors, for example).
They used a pencil (and paper) to make the calculations of costs and prices.
CJ
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