It's tragic to see...
Yesterday a guy found the fly "Frammus" (Bob Petti) at the VFB page and
joked about its name on a Swedish fly-fishing forum (in the tying
department). In Swedish, this fly's name would mean something concerning
parts below a woman's waist... and what a discussion that followed!!! In my
opinion, it wasn't a rough joke as much as just pointing out the linguistic
part of it... but what a debate that followed. In a little more than a day
there have been more than 50 posts discussing feminism, insulting women and
all that comes with it. The actual fly has lost its focus a long time ago
but the debate continues... and is covering next to everything concerning
the issue.
I've been sitting thinking "We should have had JD as a moderator here too!".
Already the second post (which wasn't really pointing out the LINGUISTIC
part of the fly's name) would have been too much for him.
/Nick
