Idiom for 'the lesser of the two'?

[Delaney, Timothy]

> From: Gordon Airport [mailto:uce at ftc.gov]
> 
> [slaps forehead] I knew there had to be a simple built in 
> way. I should have looked past the intro-to-the-data-types 
> sections of the references I was using. Thanks all.

It's a good idea to quickly read through all the library reference. You may
not remember the specifics, but you'll know where to look to find things
like this.

Tim Delaney