Hegarty had no idea what it actually meant ("progress through technology") but once he'd been told, the idea stuck.
"When I started talking about the issue of plastic firearms months ago, I was told the idea of a plastic gun is science fiction.
"If I just told the idea to senior management as a concept or theory, they would have said, 'No,' " she said.
Presley told the idea to his music publisher, Freddy Bienstock, who was visiting him in Germany, according to the book "Behind the Hits" (1986) by Bob Shannon and John Javna.
"We're told the idea is that when the traders finally dispatch the dogs, they want the heart beating rapidly so that the blood will gush out swiftly, which is believed to enhance the flavour of the meat.
He was told the idea would be pitched to Spec Research, a City of Industry, Calif.
Alan Russell: Truth be told, the idea has been existing from centuries, since Greek mythology.
I told the idea to a colleague, and he said, "I hope you're going to do that".
Only time will tell if the idea sinks or swims.
When you are swimming with your friends, tell them the idea then take your top off slowly.
