On 5/16/07, Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > jon louis mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <snipped all but:> > > > by the way; what is maru? > > IIRC, Rob wrote a nice post about that when I was a > List newbie and asked the same thing; I won't be > anywhere near as thorough, but, in short: > > Maru is part of a Japanese ship's name, as in > 'Kobayashi Maru.' On-List, it's used as part of a > post signature title, and usually relates to the > content of the post, with humor, silliness or even > seriousness "value-added." If you look back at Rob's > recent posts, you'll see. Double and triple entendres > are additional admirable features, worth more points > in the ongoing "I'm terribly clever, don't you agree?" > games. <evil grin>
Considering the naval nature of "Maru", I guess it makes it all the more appropriate that my first read yielded: "...are additional Admiral features..." I seriously never realized that the Brin-L was a secret naval warfare simulation... but then again, I guess just about all debate is when you are a Vice-Admiral of the Narrow Seas*, not that anyone here is, of course. * Just found it a perfect time to use an old insult: http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1719448 -- --Max Battcher-- http://www.worldmaker.net/ You Sunk My Battleship Maru _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
