banana problem

a problem which is difficult to bring to a close

TRANSLATION

endloses Problem, Problem ohne Ende in Sicht

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"Right now the publishing industry has a banana problem with books about hackers: it can't seem to stop publishing them."

(Mark Edwards, "The post-modem world", Sunday Times, February 7, 1993)

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A banana problem is one where we don't know where or when to bring a production or operation to a close.

This interesting phrase comes from the story of the little girl who said, "I know how to spell the word 'banana', I just don't know when to stop".

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