"Corrie" wrote in message
om...
Think of Christmas tree lights. Type A puts 'em all in series, lose
one and you've lost 'em all, type B puts 'em in parallel, loose one,
and you've only lost 2% of your christmas spirit.

(Pet peeve: It's "lose," not "loose": You might *lose* your life if
your wing-attach bolts come *loose*. I see this error more and more,
even in the current issue of Custom Planes. It bugs me.)

(Kotter) "Alright, Sweathogs, who's first?"

"Ooo! Oooo! Mista Kotter! Let me! Let me!"

"Since he spelled it 'lose' and 'loose' in the same sentence, he covered all
the bases . No matter which one is right, he can claim a typo on the other
one. You lose! ;o)"


Redundant, fail-safe (or gracefully degrading) systems increase
confidence, yes.

(Kotter) "Okay, Epstien - how about this one?"

(Epstien) "Well, Merriam-Webster says redundant means, 'exceeding what is
necessary or normal : Superfluous'." "I think he should use a more
descriptive word like, 'backup'."

The Sport classification seems to be aimed
at, erm, uh, ok, I'll say it - dilletantes. Folks who want to fly,
but who don't want to (or can't afford to) spend a whole lot of time
and money doing it.

(Kotter) Good - last one. Vinnie, your turn.

(Barbarino) "Lessee - dilletantes. Just like 'loose' it ain't even spelled
right. Try 'dilettantes'. And then there's the usage. Merriam- Webster
defines the word as:

1. an admirer or lover of the arts
2. a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge
: dabbler
Synonym: see Amateur

Suggest the more descriptive term, 'Tightwad."

(Kotter) "Okay, Hogs. One more question before we go to lunch. Anyone here
know the meaning of 'Net Nazi'?"

Corrie - All tongue in cheek. Rich S.