Don Baccus wrote:

A woman friend turned me on to a phrase years ago, don't know how
widespread it is, applicable to men who must be right rather than
accept the judgement of a woman, or admit that they might know more
about the subject at hand: "Male Answer Syndrome".

How about "Answer Swiftly Syndrome" or "Answer Surely Syndrome" as a better
acronym?

Dennis Paulson phone: (206) 756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416