What is Caolan?
1.
An epiphany which while completely logical is fundamentaly flawed.
A person who is so logical as to appear stupid.
Pronounced: Kayl'n.
Caolan: "If they took all the Heavy Medical equipment out of that ambulance it would go much faster!"
Observer: "A brilliant and eloquent statement, but you are still a Caolan."
It is Caolanesque to beleive that leaving the bank open on the "honour system" would improve efficiency and decrease teller errors.
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2.
Australian:
An epiphany which while completely logical is fundamentaly flawed.
A person who is so logical as to appear stupid.
Also spelled Kaylan.
Caolan: "If they took all the Heavy Medical equipment out of that ambulance it would go much faster!"
Observer: "A brilliant and eloquent statement, but you are still a Caolan."
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