Re: [GZG] Comments on FT Light
From: Andy Hemming <nonsense_factory@h...>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:48:56 +0100
Subject: Re: [GZG] Comments on FT Light
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> To: gzg-l@vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu
> From: devans@nebraska.edu
> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:33:16 -0500
> Subject: Re: [GZG] Comments on FT Light
>
> Now, be fair. I think it's obvious that Peter was trying to be
helpful, and
> I couched my own comments in enough irony, and DID state 'in the
future',
> that there's a good case that we both thought we were being
constructive.
>
> Most of the side comments have had nothing to do with the ruleset
offer
> itself, of course.
>
> Anyway, Andy, I DID state I'd be sharing the ruleset at my store. I
> apologize to Jon if that didn't sound like gratitude.
>
> Heck, even Mike had criticisms...
>
> Nevermind, sounds like I'm upset, rather than amused.
>
> By the way, Mike, thanks for that! I was in the midst of drafting a
note
> suggesting that tack. Also, I missed the part about possibly taking
out
> thrust altogether. Nice to see the forced manuevering because of dead
fire
> arc again, no? At least, it's good for a trial game.
>
> Anyway, on the whole off-off topic discussion of 'lite', in spite of
my
> being the one that cringes when hearing a sentence started with
> 'Hopefully', as it's misused 99% of the time, and am constantly
playing
> interpreter between folks each mired in their own jargon, I've come to
> appreciate the usefulness of the term that specifies 'subset useful
for
> introduction or ''trying before buying'''. ;->=
>
> I still cringe when it's used in a political context, like, 'Margaret
> Thatcher-lite'.
>
> Hmm... Spellchecker doesn't like 'Nevermind'. Or 'Spellchecker'...
>
> The_Beast
>
> P.S. Really? You don't see 'lite' everywhere in the UK? On everything?
In
> every newspaper article? I just assumed the antipathy started when US
> companies brought out lite beer, and you've never forgiven the US for
what
> we call 'beer' anyway. Foul stuff, that...
>
> P.P.S After weeks of quiet, this has been FUN!
>
> Ken wrote on 04/17/2008 02:17:27 PM:
>
> > Where _I_come from, we don't complain about Free Ice Cream, for
Bog's
> sake....
>
> Andy wrote on 04/18/2008 10:10:33 AM:
>
> > you wanna be careful.... you sound grateful, & that seems to be a
problem
> in
> > these here parts...
>
>
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