Tags / 2 quotes from 2 sources
#contest
Re: Blink
Who blinks first
..meaning derives from a kids game in a staring contest - whoever blinks first loses. in an adult context, it sometimes refers to a hi-tension stand-off between fierce rivals - can be applied to business or war.
Shantaram (gregory David Roberts)
Forgers in a Red Queen contest
‘Lai ka Rani?’ he asked. A Red Queen? ‘Yeah. It’s a biology thing. It’s about hosts, like human bodies, and parasites, like viruses and such. I studied it when I was running my clinic in the zhopadpatti. The hosts—our bodies—and the viruses—any bug that makes us sick—are locked…