Chad (paper) device which will not punch a complete circle in the tape but, instead, will only cut approximately three-quarters of the circumference of a circle ... thereby leaving a movable, or hinged, lid of paper in the tape." In the "New Hacker's Dictionary", two unattributed and likely humorous derivations for "chad" are offered, a back-formation from a personal name "Chadless" and an acronym for "Card Hole Aggregate Debris". Other etymologies claim derivation from the Scottish name for river gravel, "chad", or the British slang for louse, "chat". When a chad is not fully detached, it is described by various terms corresponding
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of "The stuff that dreams are made of" from "The Maltese Falcon", and, second-handedly, Shakespeare: In Act IV of "The Tempest", Prospero says "We are such stuff / As dreams are made on, and our little life / Is rounded with a sleep". Though no official video was produced for the single, a clip of Simon performing the song at her 1987 beach concert on Martha's Vineyard was released. The song peaked at #8 on the "Billboard" Adult Contemporary chart, where it lasted for seventeen weeks. The song also charted in Ireland, peaking at #28. The Stuff That Dreams Are Made