"Haywire" - perhaps a little dated now, as in "....gone haywire", "Close enough for farm use", a couple of my favourites. But for boats, "flakey" should be the correct term. > Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 02:10:47 -0500 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Stus-List PC for "cheap" > From: [email protected] > > Think about this in the context of sailboat ownership. > > At one time or another, we've all done it. Some of us still do it. We all > know "that guy down the pier" that's raised it to an art form. > > What? Doing or fixing something on a sailboat "on the cheap" that does or > can lead to less than satisfactory results. Something that may create an > unsafe condition that may put crew or family at risk. Something that > eventually will need to be done over the right way and end up costing more in > the end. > > So......my question is "what clever, imaginative, politically correct phrase > describes cheap?" > > I'm talking about literary genius like using "deferred success" as PC to > describe failure. > > I've considered "irresponsibly frugal", "excessively thrifty", etc. but I > just can't seem to create that "aha" PC phrase for "cheap". > > Dennis C. > Touché 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, La > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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