Re: WHY? (Re: One-pot dish)

In article <viuikq$28v1e$5@dont-email.me>, chamilton5280
@invalid.com says...

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On 2024-12-05, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> wrote:

Michael Trew wrote:

On 12/3/2024 1:07 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2024-12-03, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

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As Dave said, "victory gardens" and backyard chickens/rabbits were
popular from WWII era and back.

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We're not talking about then.  We're talking about the 1960s and
forward.
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Then again, large apartment complexes
weren't a thing then, either.

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You don't think large apartment complexes weren't a thing then?  Time
to brush up on your history:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenement

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I'm more than aware of old tenement buildings, many had some kind of
private outdoor area.  Janet was taking your role playing pedant.  I
thought it was obvious that I was referring to more modern post WWII
high-rise type apartments.

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What is a role playing pedant? I'm lost here!

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Ah, the importance of the hyphen.  You need one:  a role-playing pedant.
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A little additional punctuation from Michael would have denied you
the opportunity to be lost.
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Janet took my role:  playing pedant.

    You're just my understudy, grasshopper.

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We're not playing.  Details matter.

   Not to your new President, or uneducated Americans.
   People like Michael and Cshenk illustrate daily they
don't know and don't care what words mean. They've
literally been dumbed down.
     Janet UK