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By the title, I was expecting this thread to end with handcuffs. 
No doubt, I was almost afraid to click on it.By the title, I was expecting this thread to end with handcuffs.
Minds out of the gutter, guys!
The OP used the expression many times. Don't want to spark more imaginations, so kid is gone.
The OP used the expression many times. Don't want to spark more imaginations, so kid is gone.
The successive revisions of the thread title remind me of a famous Ben Franklin story, supposedly told by him to Thomas Jefferson when he (Jefferson) was distressed at the endless edits to his draft of the Declaration of Independence:
I have made it a rule, said he [Franklin], whenever in my power, to avoid becoming the draughtsman of papers to be reviewed by a public body. I took my lesson from an incident which I will relate to you. When I was a journeyman printer, one of my companions, an apprentice Hatter ... was about to open shop for himself—his first concern was to have a handsome sign-board, with a proper inscription. He composed it in these words ‘John Thompson, Hatter, makes and sells hats—for ready money,’ with a figure of a hat subjoined: but he thought he would submit it to his friends for their amendments. The first he shewed it to thought the word ‘Hatter,’ tautologous, because followed by the words ‘makes hats’ which shew he was a Hatter. it was struck out. The next observed that the word ‘makes’ might as well be omitted, because his customers would not care who made the hats. If good & to their mind, they would buy, by whomsoever made. He struck it out. A third said he thought the words ‘for ready money,’ were useless as it was not the custom of the place to sell on credit, every one who purchased expected to pay. They were parted with, and the inscription now stood ‘John Thompson sells hats.’ ‘Sells hats’ says his next friend? Why nobody will expect you to give them away. What then is the use of that word? It was stricken out, and ‘hats’ followed it, the rather, as there was one painted on the board. So his inscription was reduced ultimately to ‘John Thomson’ with the figure of a hat subjoined.”
This is an early (but wholly recognizable) example of what happens when the peanut gallery is given its say.
I have made it a rule, said he [Franklin], whenever in my power, to avoid becoming the draughtsman of papers to be reviewed by a public body. I took my lesson from an incident which I will relate to you. When I was a journeyman printer, one of my companions, an apprentice Hatter ... was about to open shop for himself—his first concern was to have a handsome sign-board, with a proper inscription. He composed it in these words ‘John Thompson, Hatter, makes and sells hats—for ready money,’ with a figure of a hat subjoined: but he thought he would submit it to his friends for their amendments. The first he shewed it to thought the word ‘Hatter,’ tautologous, because followed by the words ‘makes hats’ which shew he was a Hatter. it was struck out. The next observed that the word ‘makes’ might as well be omitted, because his customers would not care who made the hats. If good & to their mind, they would buy, by whomsoever made. He struck it out. A third said he thought the words ‘for ready money,’ were useless as it was not the custom of the place to sell on credit, every one who purchased expected to pay. They were parted with, and the inscription now stood ‘John Thompson sells hats.’ ‘Sells hats’ says his next friend? Why nobody will expect you to give them away. What then is the use of that word? It was stricken out, and ‘hats’ followed it, the rather, as there was one painted on the board. So his inscription was reduced ultimately to ‘John Thomson’ with the figure of a hat subjoined.”
This is an early (but wholly recognizable) example of what happens when the peanut gallery is given its say.
where as I consider 18 through 20 something to be old children. They're not fully developed. The front part of the brain is still forming until around 24. You know the part of the brain that says "don't do that it's stupid and not worth it". Could get into the debate about how many less people would join up and risk their lives and just as importantly their independence and freedom (for however long they are signed on) if their forebrain was developed. I guess I am saying I can respect and understand your point while going the complete opposite way with it.Great read early in the morning! I make a point of calling people 18 and up, “young men” since they can and do fight and die for our country. Just a personal preference and, though it would still be creepy after the mods got done with the title, it sounds less creepy without kid in the title.
And speaking of signs for a store.... when I told people I was going to open my own smoke shop it seemed like almost everyone asked me if I was going to name it after myself. I told them "no", because after all who was I? Certainly no one would come because they were impressed by the name. I finally gave it a name that told where it was and what we sold. It worked.
I just want to point out I have nothing to do with them. In fact I barely know them guys.
And also if I saw a store that had a sign with Searock Fan. I'd be really confused. Do they sell Searocks? Or fans made from Searocks? Sorry had to go there.And speaking of signs for a store.... when I told people I was going to open my own smoke shop it seemed like almost everyone asked me if I was going to name it after myself. I told them "no", because after all who was I? Certainly no one would come because they were impressed by the name. I finally gave it a name that told where it was and what we sold. It worked.
Though my favorite store sign I have ever seen in my life was in the late 90's in Cleveland Ohio. "The African Pet Supply Shop". I was so tempted to wear a pith helmet into that shop and inquire about their Lion supplies. Oh for in that area half the stores where the African this or that. But that particular one was funny.
Yeah, you figured it out. In the Fan family we always give our kids names with a meaning. The day I was born my dad broke a tooth on a pearl while eating raw oysters and named me in commemoration of the event.
I do not care if this is true. It's too good to let fact checking get in the way.Yeah, you figured it out. In the Fan family we always give our kids names with a meaning. The day I was born my dad broke a tooth on a pearl while eating raw oysters and named me in commemoration of the event.
you don’t do it for encouraging reactions, you just do it.
Amen.
If I waited for encouraging reactions I’d wind up not doing or saying anything at all. We are our own best audience.
I initially tagged a mod as I knew it would go sideways if not. I just worry the editing of titles will become like the Franklin quote earlier. Leaving titles that aren't in violation of rule 9 would save time and hassle for our mods.