But an athletic, evolved guppy would scoff at that accomplishment, if you can consider guppies athletic.
Industry executives continued to scoff at the idea of Apple being considered a serious games company.
Both Kurdish factions now scoff at the thought of any non-Kurdish opposition returning to the area.
Ladies and gentlemen, we should scoff at the notion that we cannot make it together.
We scoff at education and critical thinking, preferring to solve our problems with handguns and partisanship.
Sun Belt leaders, while acknowledging the problem, scoff at the idea of companies choosing the Midwest instead.
That is certainly nothing to scoff at, but it is only a fraction of Mr Moore's law.
Today some people may scoff at what might seem like gullibility on the part of those early Americans.
It can acutely affect people who would otherwise scoff at any outburst of emotion at anything involving sports.
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Bulls scoff at the bear argument, noting that stocks aren't expensive based on many earnings, dividend-yield and cash-flow measures.
Mr Aquino's supporters scoff at this, and praise the president's scrupulous hands-off approach.
Breaking a record for an event that has been around for more than 60 years is nothing to scoff at.
Those million-zaire notes they scoff at trade in Lubumbashi, the capital of Shaba province, at only 300, 000 to the dollar.
Most financial advisers would scoff at that, but Mr. Buffett will wait in cash if there aren't compelling values available elsewhere.
On Sermo.com, an online "virtual lounge" only open to physicians, many doctors scoff at the notion of negotiating prices with patients.
While many artists would scoff at the idea of painting a big, box-shaped, steel ship, Peter Max is excited by the idea.
Processing power is the main thing, but the added space at the top of the screen is nothing to scoff at, either.
Most Libyans scoff at the notion that al-Qaeda may gain a foothold.
Sure, saving 10% on a thousand-dollar computer is nothing to scoff at.
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Many of the people who scoff at religion are sublimely confident that, by using science, humanity can march onwards to a better world.
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But, like his candidates, Hillsman is an outsider in his own industry, where other consultants often scoff at the impact of his work.
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Though Saudis frequently scoff at what they regard as foreigners' obsession with the driving ban, it is a perennial topic of private argument.
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But Americans and Paraguayans alike scoff at claims of a base at Mariscal Estigarribia, close to the Bolivian border (the scene of a 1932-35 war).
And while professional investors might scoff at using it to decide when to buy and sell, the breaking of an old record can be psychologically important.
The high art world might scoff at the idea of creating a lower-priced mass product line, but the Ladd brothers have done things differently from the start.
Second, as long as Tehran can murder its own people, scoff at a U.S. president and flout U.N. resolutions without consequence, it will continue to do so.
Some old school jazz musicians will probably scoff at the way Floratone was made, but it's some of the most riveting instrumental music to emerge this year.
As one would expect, he expressed excitement at being Legacy by Angostura's exclusive venue, even though he conceded that some will undoubtedly scoff at the exclusivity factor.
For those who scoff at the thought of retrofitting a beloved class into eye-straining ticket price-hiking 3-D, just look at the performance of The Lion King last weekend.
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Microsoft does, of course, have considerable detractors who scoff at its seeming inability to excel in anything outside of its monopoly operating system and suite of Office products.
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