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Subject:Re: STORY: Goober's Best Conversation of the Day From:Andrew Plato <gilliankitty -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 2 Aug 2002 00:03:51 -0700 (PDT)
> At the risk of starting another "tool
war," I vote for "font fondling." It
> has the advantage of alliteration (I've been a
fan of alliteration ever
> since discovering the poems of Vachel Lindsay)
and sounds so much more
> professional than twiddling. Twiddling suggests
idle, pointless, thoughtless
> activity. Fondling suggests caring, focus, and
concentration -- or at least
> obsession...
>
> Besides, Andrew would have wanted it that way.
;-)
Yes...font fondling and template twiddling are it. We
can also add "single-source psychosis" and
"methodology madness."
Andrew Plato
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