> > Wolf "Besides, Sam says 'Rinky-dinks' is the term he likes himself, so that should settle the usage part, notwithstanding Travholt, right?" spirit
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Oh, well, I actually considered writing "...notwithstanding Travholt, Ticia, and Brunnen-G's protests" but got cut off in my thought there. I didn't want to be too much the villain!


> Huh? Whaddayamean? I can't remember objecting to the use of "Rinky-dinks" -- on the contrary, I use it extensively in the Rinklopedia!
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> Trav"did I misunderstand something?"holt.

Er...well, maybe *I* did. When I dropped into Chat that day, I found that you, Ticia, Nyp, Faux Pas and wintermute were discussing "rinky-dink" as a term that means small-time and old-fashioned according to Merriam-Webster. (Should I blame Ticia then? :-) My own view was and is that language evolves as the needs and focus of its speakers change. So hey -- if the uncommon word "Rinky-dink" means something boring and insignificant, it's high time that *we* choose to stuff it chock full of meaning and goodness, right?

Wolf "dinky-wink" spirit