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hey, don't mistake me for someone without a sense of humour!! ;) <html><div></div></html> > To: gzg-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: devans@xxxxxxxxxxxx > 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... > > > _______________________________________________ > Gzg-l mailing list > Gzg-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu:1337/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gzg-l Have you played Fishticuffs? Get fish-slapping on Messenger |
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