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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 5 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Less is More #75717 07/25/02 10:31 AM 07/25/02 10:31 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England F FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike   veteran F Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England a sort of inflation of adjectives That's a beautiful way of putting it, Alex. So true. Open challenge: can anyone produce a pithy little word (and no taking the pith) that has the above definition? three sizes of soft drink: large, extra-large and super-size Haven't seen that yet, but there's definitely no such thing as a "Small" Coke. It would be Regular. No doubt that term will at some stage be considered too nondescript and colourless. Re: Less is More #75718 07/25/02 10:38 AM 07/25/02 10:38 AM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York R Rubrick addict Rubrick   addict R Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York Open challenge: can anyone produce a pithy little word (and no taking the pith) that has the above definition? Composition Less is more. Edit: wrong definition. a sort of inflation of adjectives Marketing Would Hyperbole also be acceptable? Edit again: Hyperbollocks Re: Less is More #75719 07/25/02 10:43 AM 07/25/02 10:43 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Shona, I had to put this! I looked in my thesaurus under 'exaggeration', and found: fish story! Re: Less is More #75720 07/25/02 11:29 AM 07/25/02 11:29 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando   Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 Jackie, are you trying to tell us that he's really only a fishonascooter? Re: Less is More #75721 07/25/02 12:42 PM 07/25/02 12:42 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Rhuby, I think I'll let him answer that one! Re: Less is More #75722 07/25/02 03:05 PM 07/25/02 03:05 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England F FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike   veteran F Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England >a sort of inflation of adjectives? Hyperbollocks sooooooooooooo good! fishonabike's story #75723 07/25/02 03:29 PM 07/25/02 03:29 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England F FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike   veteran F Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England 'exaggeration', and found: fish story Could be a response to those lines (which I just found quote Sun Ra, whoever he is): "I'm not a part of history - his story, I'm more a part of the mystery, which is my story. What's your story?" "A fish story!" Quite appropriate here actually, Jackie, 'cos fish stories would I think relate to the size of things. Like Coke cups, I mean . A fishonabike story would perhaps be a dramatic exaggeration that sounds wholly convincing when first heard, but on further consideration makes no sense at all. You return to the scene of the "crime" only to find that the storyteller has disappeared, your last bottle of bourbon has mysteriously emptied itself, and there's no fish-food left in the cupboards. Re: Less is More #75724 07/25/02 03:33 PM 07/25/02 03:33 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England F FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike   veteran F Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England he's really only a fishonascooter? Harumph - a scooter's not much better than perambulation. fishonatrike is more like it. Re: Less is More #75725 07/25/02 05:09 PM 07/25/02 05:09 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye   Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Hmph. Probably not even really a fish. Plankton on a trike, perhaps. Re: Less is More #75726 07/25/02 05:38 PM 07/25/02 05:38 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... W Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Less is more? Cellonatrike Oh, and to avoid confusion with the instrument, perhaps cellsonatrike would work better, but I like cellonatrike, take your pick of pronunciation. 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