Rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic

Rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic

A colloquial expression used to describe a task or plan that is considered more foolish than a waste of time, a waste of valuable resources. It refers to the sinking of the Titanic.

The first use of this phrase has been traced to A New York Times article on May 15, 1972.

Online reference: [http://lawlibrary.ucdavis.edu/LAWLIB/August02/0458.html]


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