----------------- Original Message ---------------- [meteorite-list] RE: A rosaceae by any other name... Matson, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed, 29 Jan 2003 11:13:37 -0800
Howard replied: > In regards to this auction mentioned below, this > would be the opposite of > obtuse. (Webster- obtuse: insensitve, stupid, blunt, > or greater than right angle.) > Though somewhat pedantic description of a Diablo > Canyon I see no real deception here. I meant "obtuse" in the sense that it is a gauche way to describe a C.D. Perhaps "deceptive" is too strong a word, but I'd still call it misleading. The description was hardly pedantic -- providing detailed classification information without providing the most basic information - THE NAME - is being unfair to tyro collectors who might be duped into overbidding for an exciting new "Coconino County" iron. --Rob ---------------End of Original Message --------------- Okay guys, How about instead of "obtuse", consider the seller to be "obfuscating the obvious"! Doing so only makes one wonder, "Why?" ;-) Bob V. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
