Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Dec 17, 2014:

Citruswise generalwise, but I am none the wiser for it.

Jacek Kloskowski Dec 17, 2014:

You mean, lemonwise :)

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Dec 17, 2014:

Yes, programwise is a lemon, but if you got lemons, you make lemonade - here make sense of the whole expression.

Jacek Kloskowski Dec 17, 2014:

Something to laugh about: Use of -wise suffix:

http://tinyurl.com/m75omk2

Other uses here:

...
C.C. Baxter: That's the way it crumbles... cookie-wise.
...
Fran Kubelik: Shall I light the candles?
C.C. Baxter: It's a must! Gracious living-wise.
...
C.C. Baxter: Miss Kubelik, one doesn't get to be a second administrative assistant around here unless he's a pretty good judge of character, and as far as I'm concerned you're tops. I mean, decency-wise and otherwise-wise.
...
Kirkeby: [laughs] Well, I don't blame ya. So you hit the jackpot, eh kid? I mean Kubelik-wise.
...
Kirkeby: Premium-wise and billing-wise, we are eighteen percent ahead of last year, October-wise.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053604/quotes